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<blockquote data-quote="Grymar" data-source="post: 4697525" data-attributes="member: 41371"><p>Generally, my party doesn't find many giant piles of gold. I build NPCs, give them equipment, and this is the treasure the party finds. I try to keep a rough eye on where they stand versus the "gold per level" recommendations, but I'll often fall behind and try to do a quick "catch up." Unfortunately, this doesn't always work out.</p><p></p><p>For instance, having gotten little to no treasure in about 1.5 levels, the party was faced with pirates. They fought their way to the pirate captain and defeated her. In a fit of rage and excitement, one of the party members picked up her body, showed it to her still fighting crew, and then tossed her overboard. Unfortunately, 1.5 levels worth of treasure went down with her. </p><p></p><p>In my current campaign, similarly I was trying to catch them up when they were a bit behind in gold. They found well-guarded wagon hauling tons of gold (for reasons they haven't yet discovered). They had to fight through some very tough guards, but then got the whole wagon...and then took a few bags of gold and left the rest on the road. It wasn't a bad tactical decision (the wagon would have slowed them down in the heavy snow), but it totally shocked me. </p><p></p><p>Players have a talent for screwing up every plan a DM makes...even when he's for once trying to be nice to them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grymar, post: 4697525, member: 41371"] Generally, my party doesn't find many giant piles of gold. I build NPCs, give them equipment, and this is the treasure the party finds. I try to keep a rough eye on where they stand versus the "gold per level" recommendations, but I'll often fall behind and try to do a quick "catch up." Unfortunately, this doesn't always work out. For instance, having gotten little to no treasure in about 1.5 levels, the party was faced with pirates. They fought their way to the pirate captain and defeated her. In a fit of rage and excitement, one of the party members picked up her body, showed it to her still fighting crew, and then tossed her overboard. Unfortunately, 1.5 levels worth of treasure went down with her. In my current campaign, similarly I was trying to catch them up when they were a bit behind in gold. They found well-guarded wagon hauling tons of gold (for reasons they haven't yet discovered). They had to fight through some very tough guards, but then got the whole wagon...and then took a few bags of gold and left the rest on the road. It wasn't a bad tactical decision (the wagon would have slowed them down in the heavy snow), but it totally shocked me. Players have a talent for screwing up every plan a DM makes...even when he's for once trying to be nice to them. [/QUOTE]
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