For a small, personal stash I’ll deal out a blackjack hand (two cards) if I’m going for the Big Boss’s treasure I’ll deal out a five- or seven-card stud hand (but keep all seven).
To start, decide what type of treasure hoard you are generating. So the generator can tell you the characters found jewelry, for instance, but you have to decide if it’s a Third Dynasty Dwarven necklace or a platinum Gnomish puzzle ring. With a few adjustments you could also use it in a modern setting.Īs with all these generators, the treasure generator gives you the framework of a treasure hoard (general value, types of items) and allows you to add the specific details that fit your campaign. Note that I’ve adjusted it for use with 5e D&D, but it’s just as useful for Pathfinder and other fantasy systems. Today I’m going to talk about my treasure generator. Thus was born an entire series of Game Master generators that I used for several years. And like any gamer, what I had were decks of regular playing cards. In short, as a young gamer I didn’t have the spare cash to pick up every new gaming aid that came out, so I improvised with what I had.
I talked about why I started using playing cards as a random generator in the previous post.
