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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ringmereth" data-source="post: 2608369" data-attributes="member: 33915">For what it's worth, I agree with Bront. Not looting deceased party members is like someone writing a will requesting that all their worldly posessions be put in a pile and incinerated. It could happen, but a good-aligned character would much rather his companions take his stuff along, to be put to good use and perhaps one day be given back to him should he be raised, than have it sit in a pile, waiting for scavengers or looters to steal them. As for game balance, 190 gp between 4 1st-level characters isn't a big deal. While giving us a few extra expenses isn't unreasonable, doing them for the express purpose of getting rid of said wealth in a blunt manner is rather forceful, and, IMO, damages the suspension of disbelief. It's not a huge deal, but a lot of DMs have a mentality that characters taking useful items from their deceased companions is some horrible act, when in reality it'd be rather unrealistic for it not to happen in most groups, and, at these levels, doesn't really impact game balance too much.</blockquote>