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Message: <blockquote data-quote="iserith" data-source="post: 6533265" data-attributes="member: 97077">DMs are free to create or adjust monsters and magical items. Is your objection that they were different from what was in the book?DMs are not required to present "level-appropriate" encounters in this or any other edition of the game.The XP reward does seem low for such an encounter and that's a fair objection in my view. Unless there's something like 7 to 9 PCs.There are no real guidelines for what is "level-appropriate" treasure in D&D 5e. The DM can place whatever he or she likes. This seems like another objection that what you saw in game was different from in the book and/or that you didn't get any of those magic items. There is no requirement that the DM must use items that are from the book.Much like getting shorted on XP, getting shorted on magic items is also a valid objection worth addressing in my view.I can see no rules being broken here. There appears to be an issue with rewards, however. So I would address that directly and politely with the DM and ask for his help in rectifying it. After discussing that, then talk about how your expectation was that he would be using level-appropriate encounters, magic items out of the books, and un-adjusted monsters and see what he says. If you feel it would improve your game experience for him use those things, tell him and be willing to meet the guy halfway.It sounds like your group didn't have a <a href="http://community.wizards.com/forum/product-and-general-dd-discussions/threads/4167196" target="_blank">Session Zero</a>, a pre-game page-setting session where everyone discusses their expectations for the campaign. It's never too late to have this discussion if the group feels it would help smooth out any rough edges. Check that link I just gave you for guidelines on how to conduct one and an actual transcript of a Session Zero that was held for my most recent campaign.Good luck!</blockquote>

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