A few days ago I described approximate card values for generating hoards by the cards. Ultimately I found the card values really hard to work with because the range for each card was so narrow.
For shiggles I reworked the table, expanding the range for each card to span three of the previous cells in each direction rather than just one, then modified my worksheet so it showed the range of values for each card in each tier rather than the specific average value. I printed off a few copies and took them upstairs with my D&D 3.5 Dungeon Master’s Guide and started to populate them.
This worked way, way better.
Updated Card Values
Bearing in mind that these are still guidelines rather than strict ranges and that it’s totally legitimate to go outside them, the values below seem to fit several treasure types fairly well.
To be honest, I find that the ‘coin’ treasure type is proving to be one of the more challenging to populate, mostly because I can’t be bothered to sit down and do it. It’ll be easy enough once I get around to it, for now populating from DMG tables is mostly pretty straightforward.
Ace | 3-5 | 8-14 | 25-43 | 75-130 | 225-390 | 675-1,169 | 2,025-3,507 | 6,705-10,522 | 18,225-31,567 |
2 | 3-6 | 10-17 | 29-50 | 86-149 | 258-447 | 774-1,341 | 2,323-4,024 | 6,969-12,071 | 20,908-36,213 |
3 | 4-6 | 11-19 | 33-57 | 99-171 | 296-513 | 888-1,539 | 2,665-4,616 | 7,995-13,848 | 23,985-41,544 |
4 | 4-7 | 13-22 | 38-65 | 113-196 | 340-588 | 1,019-1,765 | 3,057-5,295 | 9,172-15,886 | 27,516-47,659 |
5 | 5-8 | 14-25 | 43-75 | 130-225 | 390-675 | 1,169-2,025 | 3,507-6.075 | 10,522-18,225 | 31,567-54,675 |
6 | 6-10 | 17-29 | 50-86 | 149-258 | 447-774 | 1,341-2,323 | 4,024-6,696 | 12,071-20,908 | 36,213-62,723 |
7 | 6-11 | 19-33 | 57-99 | 171-296 | 513-888 | 1,539-2,665 | 4,616-7,995 | 13,848-23,985 | 41,544-71,956 |
8 | 7-13 | 22-38 | 65-113 | 196-340 | 588-1,019 | 1,765-3,057 | 5,295-9,172 | 15,886-27,516 | 47,659-82,549 |
9 | 8-14 | 25-43 | 75-130 | 225-390 | 675-1,169 | 2,025-3,507 | 6,075-10,522 | 18,225-31,567 | 54,675-94,700 |
10 | 10-17 | 29-50 | 86-149 | 258-447 | 774-1,341 | 2,323-4,024 | 6,969-12,071 | 20,908-36,213 | 62,723-108,640 |
Jack | 11-19 | 33-57 | 99-171 | 296-513 | 888-1,539 | 2,665-4,616 | 7,995-13,848 | 23,985-41,544 | 71,956-124,632 |
Queen | 13-22 | 50-65 | 113-196 | 340-588 | 1,019-1,765 | 3,057-5,295 | 9,172-15,886 | 27,516-47,659 | 82,549-142,978 |
King | 14-25 | 57-75 | 130-225 | 390-675 | 1,169-2,025 | 3,507-6.075 | 10,522-18,225 | 31,567-54,675 | 94,700-164,025 |
Tier | Basic– | Basic- | Basic | Expert | Heroic | Master | Champion | Legendary | Epic |
Echelon Level | -7..-4 | -3..0 | 1..4 | 5..8 | 9..12 | 13..16 | 17..20 | 21..24 | 25..28 |
D&D 3.x CR | ? | ? | 1/6..1/2 | 1..4 | 5..8 | 9..12 | 13..16 | 17..20 | 21..24 |
Closing Comments
I’ll put my worksheet up in another post.
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