Selling loot (wealth advantage and time spent)

[sjmdw45]

Originally Posted by Anthony

The core problem with being the guy who sells things is that it's really not a job that needs an adventurer.

Having better weapons and equipment, on the other hand, is something an adventurer very much wants. Even if you just take that initial $5000 from Wealthy and buy four scrolls of Universal Bless ($1600) and a dwarven whetstone ($500) and hire a $400-a-week 125-point henchman, you're bringing a lot to the table. The fact that you also sell high just means that this advantage in gear and equipment isn't a one-time thing, it's an ongoing advantage.

There's an antisynergy in that multiple Wealthy characters in the same party have diminishing returns, but then that's true for multiple healers too.