PFS 2e Treasure Calculation if the Scenario Increases PC Level

[Red Griffyn]

Hi Guys,

It appears to me that the intent of PFS 2e chronicle sheets earning the gold at your PC level is to standardize Wealth By Level (WBL) for PFS 2e PC characters. This is an improvement over 1e PFS that earned you gold based on the tier the scenario was played at.

With that being said, I have a PC that currently has 3 quests completed and is 1 xp away from leveling up from Level 2 to Level 3. If I run the PC through a normal scenario and obtain all 10 treasure bundles does that give the PC:

1.) 4 XP, Full L2 Gold, 4 Days of Dayjob Check at L2 DC.

or

2.) (1 xp, 1/4 of Full L2 Gold, 1 Day of Dayjob Check at L2) + (3xp, 3/4 of Full L3 Gold, 3 Days of Dayjob Check at L3 with a +1 to your original DC check to verify success).

Ideally, it will be option 2, which appears aligned with the philosophy to standardize WBL and avoid PCs with surplus or shortages.

If it is option 1 it also makes quests far less enticing unless you can guarantee you can obtain 4 at a time. I'd hate to shelf a PC until I can get a forth quest.

[Blake's Tiger]

You get your chronicle based on the level you are when you played the scenario. *Then* you apply your chronicle, which includes your XP and coin earned.

So it is your example 1.

Remember that your 4th quest, after your scenario, will also be at a higher level of reward. If you don't play a 4th quest ever, then, yes, you have handicapped yourself.

[Kyrand]

Blake's Tiger wrote:

You get your chronicle based on the level you are when you played the scenario. *Then* you apply your chronicle, which includes your XP and coin earned.

So it is your example 1.

Remember that your 4th quest, after your scenario, will also be at a higher level of reward. If you don't play a 4th quest ever, then, yes, you have handicapped yourself.

This is the way I've read it as well. Though do note you get 8 days of Downtime, not the 4 in your example. Wouldn't want to accidentally short yourself.

[Blake's Tiger]

Another way to look at the situation is this:

My PC has 11 of 12 XP to level N. It takes 3 Scenarios (4 XP each, 12 XP total) to level from N-1 to N.

My PC has played 2 Scenarios and 3 Quests. I play a 3rd Scenario and level up.

My PC is now always riding on 3 Quests worth of gold at level N-1 EXTRA going forward so long as I never do a 4th Quest.

[albadeon]

I've read (and practiced) it as the previous posters have stated above.

Also keep in mind that the actual difference is minute: if we take a character who's just 1XP shy of forth level and compare your method's 1 and 2, the difference is a whopping 6 sp on a regular success, i.e. 1-2% of the possible gains through treasure bundles.

It's effectively so little money that locally there's been talk of "why bother with Earn Income at all?"