Group loot: Is this a normal thing for your table?
I'm a loot goblin. There I said it.
This also means that I'm the defacto book-keeper-loot-tabulator. I can't say I hate it either because I feel like collecting things in game provides a future potential for AMAZING improvisation.
For example, one session we were in a tavern and there was someone at a nearby table who looked familiar (npc), but introduced himself by a different name. I took out my "vial of toenail clippings" and tossed it on the floor near his feet. I called out "Soandso, I'm sorry for my clumsiness, could you grab that for me?" The npc had to make a roll, but he failed and outed himself. It was awesome.
It's situations like this that make me want to hoover up as many things as are reasonable (while keeping the game flow moving). In this campaign I happen to be an Artificer, so this might even prove more useful as I can create all sorts of weird shit.
Anyway, I keep a shared Google Doc so the other party members can see it too -- it's basically items + currency we get as a group. The DM also drops in the descriptions of special items we acquire over time as a place of reference for us.
How do you handle this in your games? (As a dm? as a player?) Is this normal? Am I NORMAL? LOL.
- Vallon, LVL7 Artificer, Artillerist sub-class.