D&D Low-Level Loot Generator - CR 0-4 Treasure Hoards
Generate a D&D 5e loot hoard scaled for CR 0-4 encounters: modest coin and a rare minor trinket. Reroll for a new hoard or share the seeded link with your table.
Shape the hoard
Choose party scaling or a CR band, then narrow the source and magic-item mix.
Treasure cache
Your hoard will appear here
Set the challenge or party details, then generate a ready-to-use treasure cache.
This loot generator rolls a D&D 5e hoard scaled for CR 0-4 encounters, such as a modest pile of coin beside a handful of minor trinkets. Reroll for a new hoard or open the example below to see the exact draw.
What a CR 0-4 Hoard Contains
At this tier the generator keeps treasure small and legible: a modest pile of copper, silver, and a little gold, a trinket or two worth a few gold pieces each, and only occasionally a gem or art object. Magic items are rare at CR 0-4 and, when one appears, it is a common or uncommon piece or a consumable such as a potion or scroll rather than a permanent weapon.
Expect totals in the tens of gold. That matches the Loot by Level baseline for tier 1, where a 100 gp hoard feels like a windfall and each character earns a first permanent uncommon item around level 3 or 4, not in the first session.
When to Use It
Roll this for the goblin warren, the bandit lookout post, the haunted cellar, or any fight a party of levels 1 to 4 is expected to win. Because the numbers stay small, you can hand out a hoard after every second or third encounter without breaking the early economy, and a healing potion in the pile is worth more to a level 2 party than a bag of gold.
If a level-1 party stumbles into something much older or richer, use the mid-level hoard page instead and let the size of the haul be part of the story.
Example Results
- A modest pile of coin sits beside a handful of minor trinkets.
Questions
- What does a CR 0-4 hoard usually contain?
- Mostly coin with occasional minor trinkets or a low-value valuable. Magic items are rare at this tier, matching the DMG treasure tables for early encounters.
- How is this different from the plain loot generator?
- This page presets the CR band to 0-4, so it always rolls for the lowest treasure tier. Change the CR band control on the page to reach a different tier.