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<blockquote data-quote="fenriswolf456" data-source="post: 5853101" data-attributes="member: 6687664">I can imagine it being frustrating, but then maybe shift the focus:&nbsp;GM: At a rough estimate, you've gotten XXXX so far in your adventures. So how much is actually in that treasury, Madame/Mister Treasurer?&nbsp;Treasurer: *shrugs* I don't know, I don't have anything marked down.&nbsp;GM: So, it seems your treasurer says that there's no gold in the party treasury, which seems rather suspicious to the rest of you, as you are dead certain there should be at least XXXX/2 in there ... say, is that a new cloak Treasurer is wearing? &nbsp;&nbsp;I'm not sure, I've never really come across this. If there was a treasury involved, I would usually take control of it, and some of my friends were even thankful for it so that they didn't have to deal with it. I find it really odd that they don't let you do the job.&nbsp;To be honest, from the way they're presented here, your fellow players seem lazy and a bit childish. To not make an effort to keep track of things, and then stamp their feet when they don't know how much they have, almost sounds like they're not really into playing the game. I'd be really clear with them up front. It's not your job as DM to keep track of their gold; you have enough to keep track of as it is. If it's not marked somewhere on someone's sheet, then it's lost (hole in the bag, theft in the streets, forgot the money bag back in the last inn, whatever). If they manage to find the noted amounts later on, well, who hasn't found something that was right in front of them the whole time? (&quot;But I checked my backpack three times! I don't know how I could have missed the bag of coins&quot;).&nbsp;The only suggestion I have that as a player, you do the treasurer job anyway. Nothing says that you can't also keep track of party gold. Then if someone complains, you an at least say &quot;Actually, we have XXXX gold in the treasury, talk to Treasurer&quot;. If they're still unappreciative, shrug and let them suffer, and only speak up for when you want to get something.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fenriswolf456, post: 5853101, member: 6687664"] I can imagine it being frustrating, but then maybe shift the focus: GM: At a rough estimate, you've gotten XXXX so far in your adventures. So how much is actually in that treasury, Madame/Mister Treasurer? Treasurer: *shrugs* I don't know, I don't have anything marked down. GM: So, it seems your treasurer says that there's no gold in the party treasury, which seems rather suspicious to the rest of you, as you are dead certain there should be at least XXXX/2 in there ... say, is that a new cloak Treasurer is wearing? I'm not sure, I've never really come across this. If there was a treasury involved, I would usually take control of it, and some of my friends were even thankful for it so that they didn't have to deal with it. I find it really odd that they don't let you do the job. To be honest, from the way they're presented here, your fellow players seem lazy and a bit childish. To not make an effort to keep track of things, and then stamp their feet when they don't know how much they have, almost sounds like they're not really into playing the game. I'd be really clear with them up front. It's not your job as DM to keep track of their gold; you have enough to keep track of as it is. If it's not marked somewhere on someone's sheet, then it's lost (hole in the bag, theft in the streets, forgot the money bag back in the last inn, whatever). If they manage to find the noted amounts later on, well, who hasn't found something that was right in front of them the whole time? ("But I checked my backpack three times! I don't know how I could have missed the bag of coins"). The only suggestion I have that as a player, you do the treasurer job anyway. Nothing says that you can't also keep track of party gold. Then if someone complains, you an at least say "Actually, we have XXXX gold in the treasury, talk to Treasurer". If they're still unappreciative, shrug and let them suffer, and only speak up for when you want to get something. [/QUOTE]

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