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I want to be this guy: "You find an onyx worth 50 gp and two opals, each worth 75 gp." In reality I'm this guy: "The troll's treasure...

"You find three gems that look worthwhile" or similar is what they'll get while in the field unless they take time to do some...

I almost use the "one onyx and two opals" approach, but with a caveat. "You find a black gem and two multicolored gems" (makes a secret...

I just tell them the GP value. You find three gems, one worth 50gp and the other two worth 75 each. It is assumes that when the PCs...

Treasure is really only a big deal for me in games with carousing, like Shadowdark and Pirate Borg, and it's easier for everyone to just...

For me it depends upon the circumstances and to some extent the audience of players. So I voted for "other." For some settings and...

I'm still learning this DM thing, but unless anyone tries to appraise, I just tell them what sort of gem it is. I assume the values...

I basically do this. Except I rarely impose a difference between the worth and what the PCs can sell it for. Functionally those are...

When they find them, "3 gem stones". If they spend time identifying/appraising then assuming success, the full description. Probably...

With enough exposure to finding gems and selling them they'd likely be able to tell the different between types of stones (onyx vs opal...

I can't remember the last time I ran something where I'd be handing out loot with gold piece values attached to them. 2010-ish, maybe...

Nowadays? The second one. Back in the day, the first one or even "you find three gems" (before having someone work to identify them)...

I'm always naming the different types, but depending on how much energy I have and where in the evening we are, I might parcel out...

I used to do more along the lines of "an onyx and two opals" without the valuation, but it's just easier to tell them the value rather...

I'd describe the gems (color, size) and OOC allow PCs skilled in Appraisal or something close (being a Dwarf) to make a roll to...