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At one point I’d just say “you find an onyx and two opals,” letting them appraise if they had appropriate skills, but otherwise letting...

I state the type of gem it is (unless rare and would require special character knowledge to identify) and describe the cut, color...

Yeah, I think I was just disheartened after completing a mega-dungeon recently. I'd become the group's unofficial treasurer, and...

I think you can still do all of that stuff, when it's fun and interesting. So maybe they don't need to find a buyer for 99% of treasure...

I quit using gems decades ago. It was just extra bookkeeping without adding anything.

I used to go all-in describing gems and art objects, taking my inspiration from the tables in 2e's Forgotten Realms Adventures. Love...

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...