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Treasure placement guidelines?

A topic by Bear Wizard created May 31, 2022 Views: 121 Replies: 3
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Submitted(+1)

Hi, quick question for you fine folks: how do y’all handle treasure placement? I’ve never played with gold as xp, so I don’t have a good handle on how much is appropriate. Thanks in advance!

HostSubmitted(+3)

I don't know how others handle it but usually my rough guide is to take the average number of expected adventurers - say 3-8 level 5 adventurers would be an average of six, then figure out how much treasure it takes to get from level 5 to 6, times that by six, and then adjust accordingly to module size or relative difficulty. If it's the kind of module you think warrants a level up at the end, you're done! Typically I'll half or quarter the total treasure, then divvy that up between coins, valuables, and magic items.

Submitted(+1)

That’s extremely helpful, thank you! 

HostSubmitted(+1)

There's also a few treasure hoard generators! Donjon has one, and I believe there's one for OSE as well? I haven't used either but you might find some success with them!