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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KidSnide" data-source="post: 4170918" data-attributes="member: 54710">YMMV, but my solution is to not give out treasure or xp.  The game is about achieving goals, not collecting things.  The PCs are far more concerned with the rule of nations than they are with their personal financial situation, (although they are hardly above occasional graft).  And so, I level them up after every 2 or 3 adventures.  When I think they need more magic items, I have a grateful NPC present them as a gift, tell them that something they want is up for sale, or make an item noticeable on a dead adversary.  (Since there is hardly ever loot, I usually need to point out that this particular body may be worth searching.)I don't doubt that increasing your character's power is fun.  Most games need xp and treasure to keep the players' interest.  But if you have players who want to participate in a campaign that last many years, they know they need to accept a lower advancement rate.</blockquote>