Re: Party Creation
Equipment will come after we finish sheets, so y'all don't have to worry about it quite yet, I just wanted to bring it up.
Max wealth is "Average" for TL 4, so $2,000. If Player 3 is going to be the Financier, I will make an exception for him. No Wealth level above "Very Wealthy" and most of those funds should be spent in to the value of your trade goods.
Here is how I am planning on this wagon to work. We can discuss more after sheets are cut, but as this might affect some points, I'm going to go over it briefly here. The financier should decide on the value of goods he would like to buy i.e. if he puts $10,000 of his wealth into the wagon, you all would be transporting $10,000 worth of goods, mostly cloth (I'm giving you the wagon, supplies for the first leg of the journey, and two mules). When you get to Akendorf on the other side of the pass, you may sell all or part of your cargo at a profit (profit margin will be determined by a successful "Merchant" and/or other role as appropriate). Then choose whether or not to reinvest that profit in goods to take from Akendorf on to the next leg, or divide up profits and go off on some different type of adventure (or both).
For reference, $1 at TL4 is equal to about $12.50-$13 in real world money.