[DF] - Party wealth disparity

[ericbsmith]

Originally Posted by Whyte

The problem is, for Hans (I assume) and I, that while the other players are using their full potential for the party's benefit, the Wealthy Fighter is using his Wealth for only his own benefit. Even in the the case of 50/50 split of the above 40%, he is still benefiting from doing something the others did without additional compensation.

If he's splitting the extra profit with his companions he's not doing it only for his own benefit - they are benefiting too. Maybe not as much as he is, but in the end it is HIS advantage, so shouldn't he be the one to benefit most from his advantage?

The Wealthy PC doesn't benefit directly from the Barbarian's 22 HP - he gets some benefit when the Barbarian doesn't die in the fight and can keep protecting him, but the Barbarian benefits more from his not dieing than the Wealthy PC does. Is that fair to the Wealthy PC? Well, yes, the Barbarian paid for the HP he should reap the biggest benefit from it.

The one place where this does break down is on abilities that are taken solely for the benefit of the rest of the party - mostly Healing spells, as most other abilities benefit the character possessing them as much, if not more, than any of the other characters. However, that is the niche that the Cleric has chosen for himself, just as the player of the Wealthy PC has chosen the niche of being Wealthier than the other PCs and the Barbarian has chosen the niche of being a walking wall of flesh.