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Message: <blockquote data-quote="2eBladeSinger" data-source="post: 4272380" data-attributes="member: 65432">I don’t have the books yet, so I don't know how they address this.  All the information on treasure and parcels I have is from the excerpt.  A ‘parcel’ is just a way of saying ‘a portion of the treasure from level X to X+1’  There is no requirement that a parcel contain any specific treasure only a value.  In the case of an optional encounter, the value of the parcel is roughly proportionate to the value of the experience earned in the option.  If you need the PCs to have a magic item, do not place it in a parcel in an optional encounter.The problem you might have is that, yes, the PCs might level up before your adventure at its conclusion.  Thus at the end of your adventure if there is some sort of climactic battle, the PCs will waltz through it.  In this case I don’t think there is any reason to alter the treasure.  I would suggest…1)    Not adding more than a 20% swing in experience and treasure via optional encounters, it will lessen the chances of your PCs being too powerful.  (Note, 20% is just my best guess, it’s not a book suggestion, but it would seem that 20% over or under wouldn’t make or break your adventure)2)    If the PCs are, in fact, level 2 when your designed level 1 encounter conclusion comes around, beef it up – scaling encounters is extremely easy in 4e.  3)    You don’t need to move parcels around – look at the treasure of your PCs after it’s all said and done, if they’re under-treasured add what they need to the next parcels.  If they’re over treasured – remove some from the next parcels. 4)    Remember, this isn’t 3x.  Having more or less treasure by level isn’t something that’s going to ruin a game or result in a TPK.</blockquote>

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