How Much Treasure?

Anthony · 08-15-2020, 07:40 PM

It's less important to worry about baseline treasure than the rate of escalation. The problem with giving out big rewards is that next time to equally motivate the PCs you have to give out even bigger rewards, so you have more room for expansion if you start small. On the other hand, you do need to have rewards large enough to actually motivate the PCs. I'd generally start out with rewards of at least $500 per PC, and gradually work up as the campaign proceeds. This does not apply if the PCs aren't expected to be loot motivated in the first place.

08-15-2020, 07:40 PM	#11
Anthony Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Berkeley, CA	Re: How Much Treasure? It's less important to worry about baseline treasure than the rate of escalation. The problem with giving out big rewards is that next time to equally motivate the PCs you have to give out even bigger rewards, so you have more room for expansion if you start small. On the other hand, you do need to have rewards large enough to actually motivate the PCs. I'd generally start out with rewards of at least $500 per PC, and gradually work up as the campaign proceeds. This does not apply if the PCs aren't expected to be loot motivated in the first place. __________________ My GURPS site and Blog.