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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JonnyP71" data-source="post: 7343959" data-attributes="member: 6788862">Keys thing to remember in 5E - adventurers tend to have very few mechanical needs for monetary treasure- magic items are the surefire way to give the PCs a power spikeUntil you are comfortable with judging how much they actually need, if in doubt always give them *less* than the book recommends for each level, as this will ensure you don't inadvertently mess up the balance.  It is absolutely fine for a PC to reach level 5-6 without ever finding anything more powerful than a single use potion or scroll, as, unlike previous versions of the game, the encounter rules do not assume the party have access to magic items! If they absolutely *must* have magic items then think of some flavourful ones, which have very specific uses.  At about 6th level, I gave my group's fighter a fine white Longsword that shed light in a 10' radius and did +1d6 radiant damage to undead and fiends.  The key element though was that as it was a magical sword, it could do normal damage to creatures immune/resistance to normal weapons.  Another character had a shield that could create an immunity to fear aura for 1 minute, once per day, along with a mail shirt that granted resistance to electrical damage. Most importantly, none of these items had any flat +1/+2 bonuses - they were very situational.</blockquote>