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Lazy 5e Treasure Parcels

by Mike on 7 July 2025

This guide offers simple treasure parcels for your 5e RPGs – whatever variant of 5e you're playing. Prep a parcel each session. Award a parcel to the whole group where they make sense every session or two.

Tier 1 (1st to 4th level) Treasure Parcel

400 gp worth of coin, gems, jewels, and art
Two uncommon consumable magic items
One uncommon permanent magic item

Tier 2 (5th to 10th level) Treasure Parcel

4,000 gp worth of coin, gems, jewels, and art
Two uncommon or rare consumable magic items
One uncommon or rare permanent magic item

Tier 3 (11th to 16th level) Treasure Parcel

30,000 gp worth of coin, gems, jewels, and art
Two uncommon, rare, or very rare consumable magic items
One uncommon, rare, or very rare permanent magic item

Tier 4 (17th to 20th level) Treasure Parcel

200,000 gp worth of coin, gems, jewels, and art
Two rare, very rare, or legendary consumable magic item
One rare, very rare, or legendary permanent magic item

Using These Parcels

Add a parcel to your prep notes for each session.
Choose the parcel's tier based on the challenges faced by the characters.
Award a parcel every session or two to the whole group.
Customize gems, jewelry, trade bars, and art objects, subtracting their value from the gold value listed. 5e gamemaster guides often include lists of gems, jewels, and artwork you can roll on or choose from. Or you can make up something interesting that fits the theme of your adventure or campaign.
Roll on your favorite 5e random tables for permanent or consumable magic items by rarity.
Instead of random permanent magic items, add character-focused magic items you choose or items based on your players' wish lists.
Include one common magic item per parcel if desired.
Customize art objects and magic items with species, factions, conditions, or secrets and clues.
Include relics – consumable magic items with single-use spell effects.
Tie daily-use spells to permanent magic weapons and armor to give them a unique flavor.

Comparing Parcels Across 5e

These parcels are loosely based on an analysis of D&D 2014, D&D 2024, Tales of the Valiant, and Level Up Advanced 5e which broke out monetary treasure roughly as follows:

Tier 1

2014 D&D: 900
2024 D&D: 500
A5E: 650
ToV: 200
Average: 550

Tier 2

2014 D&D: 9,000
2024 D&D: 4,400
A5E: 4,100
ToV: 2,500
Average: 5,000

Tier 3

2014 D&D: 60,000
2024 D&D: 36,000
A5E: 21,000
ToV: 11,000
Average: 32,000

Tier 4

2014 D&D: 350,000
2024 D&D: 330,000
A5E: 90,000
ToV: 45,000
Average: 203,750

You can compare the Lazy Treasure Parcels to these lists and adjust as you choose.

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Run small battles regularly.
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Reveal secrets through mosaics, old scrolls, and the lore of NPCs.
Keep a loose list of inhabitants and improvise encounters based on the situation and pacing of the game.
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