I have a question about how to best apply the treasure parcel guidelines. Should they be used as the maximum amount of treasure placed in an adventure, assuming that the party will miss or lose some of it due to less-than-successful searching and other problems they encounter? Or should I add in extra treasure to compensate for stuff that they miss or lose?
An example: my PCs have just been arrested, and everything they had with them has been confiscated. They have allies among the authorities, so their next adventure will be a no-gear prison-break, and they will find the vault where their gear has been stored (carefully catalogued and tagged). They'll be able to retain their magic items and other gear, but among the confiscated items were 3 barrels full of silver and copper coin (proceeds from a raided goblin mine and dragon's den, respectively). I doubt they'll try to carry that out with them while trying to escape from prison undetected -- should I compensate them for the loss by adding more cash treasure later on?
An example: my PCs have just been arrested, and everything they had with them has been confiscated. They have allies among the authorities, so their next adventure will be a no-gear prison-break, and they will find the vault where their gear has been stored (carefully catalogued and tagged). They'll be able to retain their magic items and other gear, but among the confiscated items were 3 barrels full of silver and copper coin (proceeds from a raided goblin mine and dragon's den, respectively). I doubt they'll try to carry that out with them while trying to escape from prison undetected -- should I compensate them for the loss by adding more cash treasure later on?