NPC Treasure Table, or PC Treasure Table?

[SHARK]

Greetings!

Which table for treasure do you use, and why?

Personally, I don't quite see why NPC's would somehow have less treasure than a PC of the same class and level. What do you think?

Semper Fidelis,

SHARK

 

[Orco42]

I use the PC table but I make sure most of it is things the PC's cant use (ie Tome of Understanding, ect).

That way NPC's are more powerful but the PC's don't get so much booty.

 

[S'mon]

For elite NPCs I use the NPC treasure table.

For average/non-elite NPCs I use the 'average reward by encounter level' table, or none.

For starting PCs' equipment I use the latter table, so eg starting 6th level PCs have 2100 gp of gear.

I run a fairly low-magic world, using the PC table for everyone would suit a very high-magic world I guess...

 

[Crothian]

Neither. there are far to many varibles that would determine how much money a guys stuff is worth. Sure, level and class can help determine that, but most of the time its social class.

 

[Blacksad]

I think its for balance reason, if PC get treasures from NPC with PC wealth it will increase the gear value of the PC, and giving them a big advantage.

If the D&D wealth system had been balanced so that the gp by level was multiplied by 13 at each level this kind of problem would be resolved but then you'd have high level PC with enough wealth to buy several kingdom.s

PS: in fact it should be a formula close to:
(base gp)*(13.33*0.80*0.80)^level

 

[mmadsen]

Which table for treasure do you use, and why?

You guys hand out treasure? Softies!