JacktheRabbit
Explorer
How do you handle this?
I have noticed that if you let a party loot the bodies of every PC that dies you start to have a problem. The party becomes overloaded in equipment for their level.
One example. I started a campaign and I was generous. Each character started with +2 worth of items. Some went with a +2 weapon, some with +2 armor, and a few with +1 weapon and +1 armor.
Now here is the rub. In the very first session the party cleric croaked. Boom the party fighter looted his +2 breastplate and how he has a +2 weapon and +2 armor.
So what to do? Personally I think good parties at least should return a dead characters belongings to his family or bury him with his beloved weapons. Of course greedy characters do not understand this and since I am the DM I cannot do anything directly since this is player interaction.
Suggestions?
I have noticed that if you let a party loot the bodies of every PC that dies you start to have a problem. The party becomes overloaded in equipment for their level.
One example. I started a campaign and I was generous. Each character started with +2 worth of items. Some went with a +2 weapon, some with +2 armor, and a few with +1 weapon and +1 armor.
Now here is the rub. In the very first session the party cleric croaked. Boom the party fighter looted his +2 breastplate and how he has a +2 weapon and +2 armor.
So what to do? Personally I think good parties at least should return a dead characters belongings to his family or bury him with his beloved weapons. Of course greedy characters do not understand this and since I am the DM I cannot do anything directly since this is player interaction.
Suggestions?