Starting Funds Determination
Roll 3d6 and record results, next roll 2d6 and consult the chart below.
Roll
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Multiplier
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Source
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2
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X5
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Petty theft. 10% chance an item of equipment was from the theft and
may be noticed in the future.
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3
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X6
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Savings from Honest work.
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4
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X7
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Gambling Proceeds.
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5
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X8
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Recompense for a dead animal.
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6
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X9
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Investment, character will gain half again as much every 6 months 1d6
additional times.
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7
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X10
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Inheritance. 5% chance an item is an heirloom your now dead relative
stole or swindled from someone in the past.
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8
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X11
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Debt paid off to you. You never thought it would happen but your
cousin paid you back that money you loaned him years ago.
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9
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X12
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“Found” a dead body; all gear and coin were scavenged from the body someone
might notice a piece of gear as having belonged to a friend or relative in
the future.
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10
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X13
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Sold share of business interest.
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11
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X14
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Grave Robbing . 20% chance a piece of equipment wss from grave and
could be linked to robbery in the future.
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12
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X15
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Miraculous reward! That beggar you helped weeks ago turned out to be
a noble, one of his agents just dropped off this small sack of coins in
gratitude.
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Record the source and multiply the original 3d6 roll by the multiplier on the chart to determine the value of starting funds/equipment. The player and DM are of course encouraged to follow-up on the sources of the funds however best fits dispotions and the campaign.
I like, and it sets up a bit of potential backstory or mechanics for plot devices or side-adventures (especially for some one-on-one development, etc.)
ReplyDeleterolled a 3d6 and came up with 13 - yields a range of 65-195 - seems reasonable.
This is ace; use two dice of one colour and one of another and you can do this in one roll.
ReplyDeleteNifty. PDFed, printed, and it's going in my big red binder of B/X house rules. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteDoes this apply to only PCs or would you use it for NPC adventurers as well?
ReplyDeleteI don't usually buy the equipment for NPC adventurers the same way as a player would for a PC. It's mostly selection to fit the campaign role for an NPC.
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