So I'm starting my first pathfinder game tomorrow. One of my players I've played D&D 3.5 with for over seven years. He's always been an optimizer, and that's fine. He's also helping his girlfriend optimize, and that is also fine.
I've also, for the first time, included everything but 3rd party stuff. Which leads to traits. Which leads to one of the players choosing the "rich parents" trait which leaves one of my characters with STARTING 900 GP. Maybe I'm just a few steps from screaming "This ain't how things used ta be and GET OFF MY LAWN" but I find giving ONE player 900 GP to start a little ridiculous. (My optimizing friend also disturbingly said "Also... she kinda took the 'Rich Parents' trait sooooo...She has masterwork s**t.")
At the same time I already put my boot in my mouth and said I'd roll with any official Paizo rules. So while I speak to you from around a mouthful of leather, please- how do I balance this 900 GP her character pulled out of thin air, and is it fair enough to say that "Rich parents is not the same thing as automagically having 'masterwork s**t'."?
Thanks in advance.
