Treasure  Type	1,000's  of  Copper	1,000's  of  Silver	1,000's  of  Electrum	1,000's  of  Gold	1,000's  of  Platinum	Gems	Jewelry	Maps or Magic
A	1-6: 25%	1-6: 30%	1-6: 35%	1-10: 40%	1-4: 25%	4-40: 60%	3-30: 50%	Any 3: 30%
B	1-8: 50%	1-6: 25%	1-4: 25%	1-3: 25%	nil	1-8: 30%	1-4: 20%	Sword, armor, or misc weapon: 10%
C	1-12: 20%	1-6: 30%	1-4: 10%	nil	nil	1-6: 25%	1-3: 20%	Any 2: 10%
D	1-8: 10%	1-12: 15%	1-8: 15%	1-6: 50%	nil	1-10: 30%	1-6: 25%	Any 2 plus 1 potion: 15%
E	1-10: 5%	1-12: 25%	1-6: 25%	1-8: 25%	nil	1-12: 15%	1-8: 10%	Any 3 plus 1 scroll: 25%
F	nil	1-20: 10%	1-12: 15%	1-10: 40%	1-8: 35%	3-30: 20%	1-10: 10%	Any 3 except swords or misc. weapons, plus 1 potion & 1 scroll: 30%
G	nil	nil	nil	10-40: 50%	1-20: 50%	5-20: 30%	1-10: 25%	Any 4 plus 1 scroll: 35%
H	5-30: 25%	1-100: 40%	10-40: 40%	10-60: 55%	5-50: 25%	1-100: 50%	10-40: 50%	Any 4 plus 1 potion & 1 scroll: 15%
I	nil	nil	nil	nil	3-18: 30%	2-20: 55%	1-12: 50%	Any 1: 15%
J	3-24 pieces per individual	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil
K	nil	3-18 pieces per individual	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil
L	nil	nil	2-12 pieces per individual	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil
M	nil	nil	nil	2-8 pieces per individual	nil	nil	nil	nil
N	nil	nil	nil	nil	1-6 pieces per individual	nil	nil	nil
O	1-4: 25%	1-3: 20%	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil
P	nil	1-6: 30%	1-2: 25%	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil
Q	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil	1-4: 50%	nil	nil
R	nil	nil	nil	2-8: 40%	10-60: 50%	4-32: 55%	1-12: 45%	nil
S	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil	2-8 potions: 40%
T	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil	1-4 scrolls: 50%
U	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil	10-80 gems: 90%	5-30 jewelry: 80%	1 of each magic excluding potions & scrolls: 70%
V	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil	2 of each magic excluding potions & scrolls: 85%
W	nil	nil	nil	5-30: 60%	1-8: 15%	10-80: 60%	5-40: 50%	1 map: 55%
X	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil	1 misc. magic plus 1 potion: 60%
Y	nil	nil	nil	2-12: 70%	nil	nil	nil	nil
Z	1-3: 20%	1-4: 25%	1-4: 25%	1-4: 30%	1-6: 30%	10-60: 55%	5-30: 50%	Any 3 magic: 50%

 

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Originally posted by Cedric
Someone may have already asked this question, if so, I apologize...

How do you feel about rolling treasure randomly in 1st Edition and assigning XP to characters for Magic Items they receive?

Cedric
 

Xmas Greetings, Cedric 

Nobody has asked that question before this.

Actually we found the random tables great when the PCs were out in the wilderness on non-scripted adventures, encontering monsters randomly, finding treasure likewise. Of course often times the DM added extra monsters guarding the loot--whatever it turned out to be eventually. Mordenkainen did well waylaying bandits, brigands, and ppirates thus, but sometimes coming up empty after a hard fight with magic items expended for little reward.

Cheerio,
Gary