Do you tailor your treasure or do you roll on the treasure tables?

[Psion]

I usually roll (using Jamis Buck's treasure gen) until I see something I like, with the occasional handpicked item thrown in as appropriate to the story or my whims.

 

[MarauderX]

Needle and thread, please, I tailor everything. Generally it's to fit what the NPCs/monsters would have, not what the players want but often times they coincide - everyone likes gold.

 

[the Jester]

I do both. When I tailor treasure, it's almost always to the encounter rather than the party.

 

[diaglo]

i roll ahead of time. cuz i give every magic item a name and background. even potions and scrolls.

but i haven't refereed the new Monty Haul editions

 

[Aristotle]

I used to tailor all of the treasure in my games... Thus far, since I've started running 3e, I've been using adventure modules and giving whatever the adventure module specifies.

When I run the occasional random encounter, or whatever, I roll for treasure. I generally roll for each item twice and give them whichever item seems like it would be more useful to them.

I don't see a need to tailor treasure quite as much in 3e, since the party can usually sell whatever they find and either make or commision the magic items they really want.

 

[Bendris Noulg]

Tailor, usually giving far less than guidelines would indicate with the occassional "big score" (such as a vault full of gold or an artifact, etc.).

 

[Sir Trent]

I always tailor the treasure found, but this doesn't necessarily mean I only give them stuff that's useful to them but, if they get an item they can't use, it's because I chose to give it to them, and there are a lot of reasons why I do this. Maybe I'm just a control freak.

 

[Crothian]

All treasure is totally tailored to what the encounter would have. Most of the time it's not that usefull too the party or common magical items (if such a thing exists).

 

[Nifft]

I tend to tailor my NPC's loot to concepts I haven't tried yet. My PCs seem to enjoy making their own stuff anyway.

There are times when I don't have a specific concept in mind (yet), and I'll roll on the treasure tables until I get an idea of the guy's theme.

-- N

 

[Nighthawk]

Both, although I usually prefer to tailor after the rolls. Whatever I do, I definitely want the players input on this matter. No mysteries or suprises on my end.