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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dalmosh" data-source="post: 6522583" data-attributes="member: 6786029">Fiddling about with items and treasure is the last thing I want to do as DM, I find it the most boring and tedious aspect of adventure design.  Generally I use the Magic Item Compendium charts, just reskinning the art objects for something appropriate for the encounter.  Sometimes this is straight on the fly, if I've had a busy week.Generally players in my games love doing this at the end of the encounter, as it feels like gambling, and you are responsible for bringing in a really meagre haul if you roll too low.I have my own alchemical items and herbal items tables too, which I use in urban or wilderness foraging attempts.What I hate about using MIC straight off, is that it detracts from the realism and makes it feel more video-gamish.  It can also really mess with continuity when players are using detect magic before you are ready.  Its also sometimes really stupid when some random unimportant mook turns out to have a minor magic item, but didn't use it to save their life.So ideally, I prefer to mostly pre-roll on my own ahead of time, and plan and tailor what is hidden in each area.  I try and have 4-5 random treasure caches preplanned for each session.</blockquote>