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<blockquote data-quote="Piratecat" data-source="post: 4827745" data-attributes="member: 2">Nail, each &quot;parcel&quot; is a lump of treasure, hereafter called a Lootlump*. WotC has figured out how much total treasure, both monetary and magical, their balance expects a group to get over the course of a level. They've then broke this out into ten or so lootlumps. There's nothing mandatory about the amount of cash in these lootlumps; so long as the total power of the magic items, and the total value of the treasure, equals the total of all that level's lootlumps, you're doing fine.So, over one level of adventuring, your 5 person party is expected to get 4 magic items and some cash (or the equivalent). This can come in ten separate lootlumps, or three or four larger treasure piles that each consist of multiple lootlumps. I'm not shy about changing the &quot;official&quot; parcel values up a bit, so long as the total remains the same. For instance, let's say one of the official parcels lists a magic item of lvl+2. I want to give a magic item of lvl-1 in my lootlump. As a result, I'll give the magic item I prefer along with enough cash to make up the difference in market value. Everything stay balanced, and I have far more flexibility.* Because it's funnier than 'parcel', that's why. Say it out loud. Lootlump!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Piratecat, post: 4827745, member: 2"] Nail, each "parcel" is a lump of treasure, hereafter called a Lootlump*. WotC has figured out how much total treasure, both monetary and magical, their balance expects a group to get over the course of a level. They've then broke this out into ten or so lootlumps. There's nothing mandatory about the amount of cash in these lootlumps; so long as the total power of the magic items, and the total value of the treasure, equals the total of all that level's lootlumps, you're doing fine. So, over one level of adventuring, your 5 person party is expected to get 4 magic items and some cash (or the equivalent). This can come in ten separate lootlumps, or three or four larger treasure piles that each consist of multiple lootlumps. I'm not shy about changing the "official" parcel values up a bit, so long as the total remains the same. For instance, let's say one of the official parcels lists a magic item of lvl+2. I want to give a magic item of lvl-1 in my lootlump. As a result, I'll give the magic item I prefer along with enough cash to make up the difference in market value. Everything stay balanced, and I have far more flexibility. * Because it's funnier than 'parcel', that's why. Say it out loud. Lootlump! [/QUOTE]

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