OSR: Testing Treasure Tables & Treasure Values

Treasure tables are, for better or worse, part of old-school RPGs. Since the intention is to make the Treasure Overhaul a very useful and broadly compatible book, it's important to understand the subtleties of historical treasure generation. The average treasure value of a given type is relatively easy to calculate. It's also deceptive. Averages are a good start, but if you only look at averages,…