[RPG] How should I give out treasure in Dungeons and Dragons 4e Essentials

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I am new to DMing dungeons and dragons and have bought the following products from the essentials line:

  • Red Box Starter Set
  • Heroes of Fallen Lands
  • Heroes of Forgotten Kingdoms

I have decided to see how my campaign goes before buying more. My problem is that I don't understand how I should hand out treasure and magic items. I have 6 PCs, all currently at level 1. How much treasure should I give out over the course of their 2cnd level and beyond?

I have read various posts on the topic but I have yet to find one that clearly explains how this works in essentials (rather than original 4e, DMG etc).

The PCs classes are:

  • Fighter
  • Paladin
  • Cleric
  • Wizard
  • Ranger
  • Rogue

Best Answer

The DMG and Rules Compendium each have guidance on treasure to be awarded by level. I'm not going to reproduce the whole table here, but I'll provide the first level from the RC for your benefit.

(11–14) 2d6 × 100 sp; (15+) 2d6 × 10 gp; 
(18+) 1d2 gems worth 100 gp; 
(20+) one art object worth 250 gp; 
(13+) one magic item of level 1d4 + 1

Roll 4d20, add or subtract two for each party member over or under 5. Each line represents a separate roll. If the roll for the line meets or exceeds the target then you add that item to the parcel. For magic items an odd roll is common, even is uncommon and a natural 20 is a rare. You should provide about 10 parcels per level for your adventurers.

Another note: please don't give your players random magic items as part of these parcels, if you want to give random treasure, do it separately. The power progression is keyed around folks getting items they will use.

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