Player Starting Gold

Gold is a major source of strength for characters in D&D. More gold allows them to buy better weapons, armor, and magic items, to say nothing of the acquisition of castles, armies, and Organizations. A starting character begins play with a modest sum of money, based on their class. Starting gold amounts are listed in the Starting Gold table. Equipment can be purchased for market value (the value listed in source material) before play, so a character can begin as well equiped as they can afford to be.

Gold at Higher Levels

A player joining an existing group at higher level, or a party starting at a level higher than one will have more starting gold, representing the riches earned from their adventuring up to this point. the Wealth by Level table shows the starting gold for player characters higher than first level. This is not class dependent, as the starting gold of different classes is marginal relative to the wealth earned through adventuring. When purchasing equipment for a higher level character, no more than half the character's starting gold may be spent on a single item.

Starting Gold

Class	Starting Wealth	Average
Alchemist	3d6 × 10 gp	105 gp
Antipaladin	5d6 × 10 gp	175 gp
Arcanist	2d6 × 10 gp	70 gp
Barbarian	3d6 × 10 gp	105 gp
Bard	3d6 × 10 gp	105 gp
Bloodrager	3d6 × 10 gp	105 gp
Brawler	3d6 × 10 gp	105 gp
Cavalier	5d6 × 10 gp	175 gp
Cleric	4d6 × 10 gp	140 gp
Druid	2d6 × 10 gp	70 gp
Fighter	5d6 x 10 gp	175 gp
Hunter	4d6 × 10 gp	140 gp
Inquisitor	4d6 × 10 gp	140 gp
Investigator	3d6 × 10 gp	105 gp
Magus	4d6 × 10 gp	140 gp
Monk, Astoran	1d6 × 10 gp	35 gp
Monk, Shan Lun	1d6 × 10 gp	35 gp
Oracle	3d6 × 10 gp	105 gp
Paladin	5d6 × 10 gp	175 gp
Ranger	5d6 × 10 gp	175 gp
Rogue	4d6 × 10 gp	140 gp
Shaman	3d6 × 10 gp	105 gp
Skald	3d6 × 10 gp	105 gp
Slayer	5d6 × 10 gp	175 gp
Sorcerer	2d6 × 10 gp	70 gp
Summoner	2d6 × 10 gp	70 gp
Swashbuckler	5d6 × 10 gp	175 gp
Warlock	3d6 × 10 gp	105 gp
Warpriest	5d6 × 10 gp	175 gp
Wizard	2d6 × 10 gp	70 gp