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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Man in the Funny Hat" data-source="post: 5688816" data-attributes="member: 32740">First; the disposition of dead PC's items and wealth should be dictated by the wishes of the dead PC in question - IF the PC takes the time and effort to make his desires known while he is still alive or it can be determined after death (speak with dead?).Second; no matter how much you may miss not having access to the creation of a spiffy magic item because the PC who could create it has died you do NOT get to declare that samples be awarded to newly arriving PC's just because.  Geez, show a LITTLE effort at roleplaying and verisimilitude will you, Mr. Player?Third; transferred wealth factors into the future wealth to be gained by the newly constituted PC party.  If the transferred wealth is high enough it is not just the DM's right but his obligation to ensure that it doesn't make the party wildly over-equipped/over-wealthy.  If that means theft of cash, disenchantment or other destruction of items, whatever.  It is fully justified for reasons players should clearly understand and accept and cooperate with.Fourth; I don't see anything problematic with giving a new guy a magic item formerly possessed by an older guy - so log as wealth/equipment guidelines are still being kept to.  The issue - as the OP indicates - is simply the players attitude.  That is best handled by open, bi-directional communication with all the players.Fifth; just as an aside, all other things being equal the distribution of any and all treasure obtained (even through death of comrades) should be determined by the PC's, not by DM dictates.  Note, however, that a PC party that is in the habit of coldly looting the bodies of their own dead comrades needs to have its alignments watched closely.</blockquote>

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