| Wretched | - |
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Wretched. You live in inhumane Conditions. With no place to call home, you
shelter wherever you can, sneaking into barns, huddling in old crates,
and relying on the good graces of people better off than you. A wretched
lifestyle presents abundant dangers. Violence, disease, and hunger
follow you wherever you go. Other wretched people covet your armor,
Adventuring Gear, which represent a fortune by their
standards. You are beneath the notice of most people.
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| Squalid | 1 sp |
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Squalid. You live in a leaky stable, a mud-floored hut just outside town, or a
vermin-infested boarding house in the worst part of town. You have
shelter from the elements, but you live in a desperate and often violent
Environment, in places rife with disease, hunger, and misfortune. You
are beneath the notice of most people, and you have few legal
protections. Most people at this lifestyle level have suffered some
terrible setback. They might be disturbed, marked as exiles, or suffer
from disease.
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| Poor | 2 sp |
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Poor. A poor lifestyle means
going without the comforts available in a stable community. Simple food
and lodgings, threadbare clothing, and unpredictable Conditions result
in a sufficient, though probably unpleasant, experience. Your
accommodations might be a room in a flophouse or in the Common Room
above a tavern. You benefit from some legal protections, but you still
have to contend with violence, crime, and disease. People at this
lifestyle level tend to be unskilled laborers, costermongers, peddlers,
thieves, mercenaries, and other disreputable types.
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| Modest | 1 gp |
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Modest. A modest lifestyle keeps you out of the slums and ensures that you can
maintain your Equipment. You live in an older part of town, renting a
room in a boarding house, inn, or Temple. You don’t go hungry or
thirsty, and your living Conditions are clean, if simple. Ordinary
people living modest lifestyles include soldiers with families,
laborers, students, Priests, hedge wizards, and the like.
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| Comfortable | 2 gp |
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Comfortable. Choosing a comfortable lifestyle means that you can afford nicer
clothing and can easily maintain your Equipment. You live in a small
cottage in a middle-class neighborhood or in a private room at a fine
inn. You associate with merchants, Skilled tradespeople, and military
officers.
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| Wealthy | 4 gp |
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Wealthy. Choosing a wealthy lifestyle
means living a life of luxury, though you might not have achieved the
social status associated with the old money of nobility or royalty. You
live a lifestyle comparable to that of a highly successful merchant, a
favored servant of the royalty, or the owner of a few small businesses.
You have respectable lodgings, usually a spacious home in a good part of
town or a comfortable suite at a fine inn. You likely have a small
staff of Servants.
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| Aristocratic | 10 gp minimum |
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Aristocratic. You live a
life of plenty and comfort. You move in circles populated by the most
powerful people in the community. You have excellent lodgings, perhaps a
townhouse in the nicest part of town or rooms in the finest inn. You
dine at the best restaurants, retain the most Skilled and fashionable
tailor, and have Servants attending to your every need. You receive
invitations to the social gatherings of the rich and powerful, and spend
evenings in the company of politicians, guild leaders, high Priests,
and nobility. You must also contend with the highest levels of deceit
and treachery. The wealthier you are, the greater the chance you will be
drawn into political intrigue as a pawn or participant.
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