Use beard balms to maintain moisture and health so it looks more full and less scraggly. Trim the sideburns and maybe chops every so often, as those are the main areas that will make you look homeless if they are unkempt.
Once you have some length, trim a half inch to an inch every 3-6 months (less often if it grows slower than that) to prevent and get rid of split ends, which can be a problem.
I came across a Twitch streamer with his username tattooed across his knuckles in Norse Runes, except it was spelled wrong. He had ᚦ (Th) in place of ᚲ (K or C) which is far from similar in pronunciation. A quick Google search of the wiki page for Norse Runes could have avoided this issue too.
The Pathfinder video games are directly from the Pathfinder tabletop game, which is basically a different copyright of D&D. They would need a DM. I'm not sure what else you could be thinking.
Edit: DM = Dungeon Master (D&D), GM = Game Master (Pathfinder), as this user pointed out below.
Edit: these notes have been addressed in OP's post
Note: Salary growth has outpaced inflation.
You know what else has outpaced inflation? The cost of living. Purchasing power for middle and lower class people is far less than what it used to be. "Inflation" doesn't account for that.
The ball marks XD