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How does a DM correct the balance after accidentally giving the players too much gold?
Inspired by some of the answers to Pitfalls of using the optional 'XP for Gold' rule in a Basic D&D Retro Clone game?
As DM/GM, you slipped up and ended up giving the PCs significantly ...
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Treasure that's hard to put a price on
(We've been playing D&D, but for this answer I'm looking for a system-agnostic answer that works for a premodern setting. Let's say 1500 AD or earlier.)
Most of the treasure the party gets from ...
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A level 18 wizard's heritage (treasure) in DnD3.5
To cut a long story very short, the campaign's opening story ends with the following: The party's mentor, master and "step-father", a level 18 neutral evil wizard who dabbled in shadow magic, is dead, ...
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Should a DM tell the players how valuable non-magical treasure is?
In D&D 4th edition most official adventures have encounters that come with lists of treasure items and their values.
Example (not a great one but you get the idea):
Polished Ruby with gold ...
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Dungeons and Dragons Treasure Parcels
I'm new to D&D and would like to distribute treasure evenly in my dungeon for my level 1 PCs. I've read up briefly on the treasure packages but am still a little fuzzy on how they exactly work and ...
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Does Wealth By Level allow for “free” potions?
The principle behind the wealth by level table in the DMG is to summarize the amount of magical gear that a character will have access to at each level.
It's clear that the potions, scrolls and other ...
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How much is too much? Rules for looting in D&D4
We're a brand new gaming group. We ran our first session tonight. (I believe it is Keep on the Shadowfell, but I'm not positive.) We headed towards Winterhaven, encountered some Kobolds, and made our ...
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How many magic items or magic item equivalents should I give out alongside inherent bonuses in D&D 4e?
When providing players with inherent bonuses (they count as having +1 weapons, neck slot, and armor from levels 2-5 ,+2 from 6-10, and so on.) how often should players receive actual magic items, and ...
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How many gems will fit in a bag?
In Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition there is a plethora of information on the value of gems, and their purported magical uses. But the gems are only ever listed by value, not size or ...
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Pitfalls of using the optional 'XP for Gold' rule in a Basic D&D Retro Clone game?
Basic Fantasy (a Baisc D&D Retro Clone) has the "XP for Gold" optional rule: 1GP of coin or treasure returned to a "safe place" rewards the party with 1 XP. This is in addition to normal XP ...
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Amount of treasure based on number of monsters encountered?
The Monster Manual (1st Edition) indicates the number of monsters encountered and the treasure type. In general, I like these guidelines.
But say for instance, I'm rolling for number of troglodytes ...
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Simpler ways to keep track of the player's wealth/purchasing power?
I'm about to run my first game of D&D as Dungeon Master. I've played a few sessions as a character, and one of the things that always annoyed me was keeping track of how much money we had. The ...
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Treasure tables with mixed groups
In reference to this Treasure tables in 3.5, how does the system expect a GM to handle groups with mixed treasure types?
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What are the consequences of changing the ratio of XP to GP?
One issue with older versions of D&D that heavily relied on treasure GP is that characters have to become rich to advance so that by fourth or fifth level mundane equipment costs become ...
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Treasure tables in 3.5: roll per monster or per encounter?
It recently occurred to me that each monster in the MM has a treasure value, I've been rolling on the treasure table per encounter, am I supposed to roll per monster that has a treasure value over ...
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Where is the D&D 3.5 random loot table?
This should be easy -- however I've gone through three books trying to find it. What book and page number is the random loot per level table for 3.5 edition?
I saw it a couple months ago and didn't ...
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How much treasure is missing from the Keep on the Shadowfell?
According to comments here, as well as the feelings of both my players and I, Keep on the Shadowfell does not award nearly as much treasure as the 4e parcel system suggests that it should.
Does ...
