Generic Equipment Purchase for up to Level 15


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So with 3.5e and 4th ed it is assumed by the game's math that each level you gain X amount of gold which increases your to hit, spell DC, AC, saves, etc by Y amount. 4th ed later came out with "inherent bonuses" that allowed DMs to remove some of the assumed wealth. I'm looking to recreate that for Pathfinder.

However to do that I need to work out what the assumed math is for each level. I've done this using a generic "fighter type" that only buys items that add to their saves, to hit and AC. Realistically a fighter type would probably purchase things like boots of speed, etc. But for simplicity's sake, I'm just using generic items to work out the math.

Could people take a look at the items I buy at each level and let me know if they think these items look reasonable for the level they're obtained at.

Level 2 (1,000 gp):
• 150 Disposables
• 300 Mwk Weapon
• 550 Leftover

Level 3 (2,000):
• 300 Disposables
• 2,000 Weapon +1
• 250 Leftover

Level 4 (3,000):
• 450 Disposables
• 1,000 Armour +1
• 1,000 Cloak of Resistance +1
• 800 Leftover

Level 5 (4,500):
• 675 Disposables
• 4,000 Belt of Giant Strength +2
• 625 Leftover

Level 6 (5,500):
• 825 Disposables
• 3,000 Cloak of Resistance +2
• 2,000 Ring of Protection +1
• 300 Leftover

Level 7 (7,500):
• 1,125 Disposables
• 6,000 Weapon +2
• 675 Leftover

Level 8 (9,500):
• 1,425 Disposables
• 5,000 Cloak of Resistance +3
• 2,000 Amulet of Natural Armour +1
• 75 Leftover

Level 9 (13,000):
• 1,950 Disposables
• 8,000 Belt of Giant Strength +4
• 3,000 Armour +2
• 125 Leftover

Level 10 (16,000):
• 2,400 Disposables
• 5,000 Armour +3
• 6,000 Ring of Protection +2
• 2,725 Leftover

Level 11 (20,000):
• 3,000 Disposables
• 10,000 Weapon +3
• 7,000 Cloak of Resistance +4
• 2,725 Leftover

Level 12 (26,000):
• 3,900 Disposables
• 6,000 Amulet of Natural Armour +2
• 7,000 Armour +4
• 9,000 Cloak of Resistance +5
• 2,825 Leftover

Level 13 (32,000):
• 4,800 Disposables
• 14,000 Weapon +4
• 9,000 Armour +5
• 7,025 Leftover

Level 14 (45,000):
• 6,750 Disposables
• 20,000 Belt of Giant Strength +6
• 10,000 Ring of Protection +3
• 10,000 Amulet of Natural Armour +3
• 5,275 Leftover

Level 15 (55,000):
• 8250 Disposables
• 18,000 Weapon +5
• 14,000 Ring of Protection +4
• 14,000 Amulet of Natural Armour +4
• 6,025 Other Stuff

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NOTE: I assume 15% of the wealth obtained at each level goes to consumables such as wands of CLW, potions, etc.

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Looks pretty good but based on pre-gen PC and NPC gear and other things, I usually assume magic armor (and cheap wondrous items like Cloaks of Resistance) are attained before magic weapons. Game usually assumes you have a +1 weapon by 4th level, not 3rd, and up by 4 from there -- a +2 weapon at 8th, +3 weapon at 12th, etc..

Of course it all depends on circumstances what really happens but as a general rule of thumb...

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