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<blockquote data-quote="Lord Pendragon" data-source="post: 1826010" data-attributes="member: 707">The one common theme in many of the responses so far as been that the DM provides varied treasure, and then the party divides the loot up based on who needs it.&nbsp; This is a great system, but doesn't really get at the heart of my query.&nbsp; Sure, the party can divide it up based on need if the treasure itself provides something for everyone.&nbsp; Nobody needs to complain, because everyone's getting a fair share naturally.The question comes up when certain characters aren't getting a fair share.&nbsp; The fighter in the party that's only finding scrolls and wands.&nbsp; The wizard in the party fighting nothing but barbarians with magic swords and armor.Say you're in a game where treasure finds do not provide something for everyone.&nbsp; Is a character justified in wanting a (roughly) equal cut of the treasure, even though he can't actually use what's been found?&nbsp; Is a player justified in wanting his PC to have as much loot as the next guy, even if he has to sell what's been found and buy/craft it himself?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lord Pendragon, post: 1826010, member: 707"] The one common theme in many of the responses so far as been that the DM provides varied treasure, and then the party divides the loot up based on who needs it. This is a great system, but doesn't really get at the heart of my query. Sure, the party can divide it up based on need if the treasure itself provides something for everyone. Nobody needs to complain, because everyone's getting a fair share naturally. The question comes up when certain characters [i]aren't getting a fair share[/i]. The fighter in the party that's only finding scrolls and wands. The wizard in the party fighting nothing but barbarians with magic swords and armor. Say you're in a game where treasure finds do [i]not[/i] provide something for everyone. Is a character justified in wanting a (roughly) equal cut of the treasure, even though he can't actually use what's been found? Is a [i]player[/i] justified in wanting his PC to have as much loot as the next guy, even if he has to sell what's been found and buy/craft it himself? [/QUOTE]

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