Starting Wealth?

[Mynameisjake]

Has a starting wealth for the Magus been determined? Or did I miss that in the PDF?

[seekerofshadowlight]

I would just use bard.

[YuenglingDragon]

seekerofshadowlight wrote:

I would just use bard.

I might use the Inquisitor instead. They are both somewhat selfish 3/4 BAB 3/4 casters.

[ProfPotts]

Starting gold seems to be, in large part, based on the Armour Proficiencies the class starts with, so I'm guessing that Magus will match the Bard (light) not the Inquisitor (medium).

[Foghammer]

ProfPotts wrote:

Starting gold seems to be, in large part, based on the Armour Proficiencies the class starts with, so I'm guessing that Magus will match the Bard (light) not the Inquisitor (medium).

I built a magus with the bard's starting gold. It was a tight budget, but I thought it was managable at 1st level. However, I assumed he starts with his spellbook as part of his spellcasting class. It came to mind as I built him and I never thought to check to see if a wizard has to pay for his...

[ProfPotts]

Quote:

... A magus begins play

with a spellbook containing...

Basically same text for a Wizard - they begin play with said book.

[IkeDoe]

I use rogue starting wealth (140 gp average, 2nd best).
Both are medium BAB classes that use light armor and honestly, starting with Bard equipment (105 gp average) is hard, very hard.

[ProfPotts]

I'd certainly like the 140 over the 105 average gold for a Magus, just to afford that chain shirt (along with a weapon or two and a spell-component pouch), instead of being stuck with studded leather. Since the guy is designed as a melee fighter, it would be reasonable. But without a need to buy thieve's tools at 30 gp a pop I'm still guessing it'll be at bard levels...

[YuenglingDragon]

ProfPotts wrote:

Starting gold seems to be, in large part, based on the Armour Proficiencies the class starts with, so I'm guessing that Magus will match the Bard (light) not the Inquisitor (medium).

That's not entirely true. The Cleric, Barbarian, Druid, and Ranger all start with Medium Proficiency. The Cleric also gets 140, the Barbarian 105, the Ranger 175, and the Druid only 70.

There has to be something else to the equation.

[ProfPotts]

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There has to be something else to the equation.

Certainly! Hence the 'in large part' bit... although you may think the part smaller than I claim... (hmmm... I'm sure I've heard that somewhere before... ;) ).