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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Greenfield" data-source="post: 6675287" data-attributes="member: 6669384">We try to keep character wealth at about the levels recommended in the book, on a per level basis.  When one adventure comes in too heavy or too light, the next DM makes a few adjustments in what they give out, and it equalizes.This particular DM, however, isn't coming in "a little heavy"  Like I said, he's dumping a hundred k per encounter.  No DM will will be able to hand out lunch money for several adventures after this.<EDIT>According to the DMG (Page 135), the Character Wealth by Level table, 9th level characters should have a total wealth of about 36,000.  10th level character should have about 49,000.  Individual shares are averaging 14,000 plus per encounter.  Two encounters worth is almost a 9th level PC's total budget.  Three is almost the 10 level number.  We're heading into encounter 4 this Saturday.</EDIT>One point that set off alarms in everyone's heads was when he specified, "25k worth of minor items from the Magic Item Compendium".  Since I'm the host and "party secretary", it's my job to share out the Exp and loot via e-mail, so he was asking me to fill in some blanks.  The problem?  MIC is specifically excluded from our "valid source" list for the campaign.  He is always trying to bring in stuff from there, and we are always having to shut him down.I pointed this out, and he insisted that the loot had to come from that book.I flat out refused, and told him why:  Items from outside sources need to be cleared by the group (i.e. all the DMs), and I'm not them.He insisted, explaining that he wanted treasures the players didn't often see, because they were traveling in an area and culture they were unfamiliar with.  (To North Africa by sea).I suggested that I pick from Sandstorm, Stormwrack, and the various Complete books we've approved.  I came up with a list and he approved it.  I don't think he was happy.This suggested to us that he wants to award his own character goodies from that book, and was trying to "license" it by using it to source items for everyone else.I could hear several of the players sharpening their skinning knives as the email exchange went on.It's been said that one should "never ascribe to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.".  Several of us suspect that this case is the exception to that rule.Ah well.</blockquote>

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