Pocket Change

A FoundryVTT module that automatically adds currency to actors when their tokens are dropped on the canvas.

Overview

Pocket Change rolls up money for an actor and writes it onto them, so your players have something to loot. A treasure table decides how much, and you edit that table yourself. On dnd5e it arrives filled in with the Individual Treasure tables by Challenge Rating from the Dungeon Master's Guide, so it works straight away. On any other system you fill it in to match how that system stores money.

Features

• Automatically generates currency when a token is dropped on the canvas
• Roll new currency at any time from a button on the actor sheet
• Decide which actors receive currency, and how likely they are to have any
• Works with any game system, with autocomplete for actor values
• Comes set up with the DMG Individual Treasure tables by Challenge Rating on dnd5e
• Optionally reports the rolls and the resulting currency in a chat message to GMs

Configuring Treasure

Open Configure Treasure Table in the module settings. It has three tabs.

• Configuration - the actor value that decides how much treasure is generated, such as the challenge rating, the roll used to pick a result, and the currencies that get filled in
• Filters - which actors receive currency, and the percent chance that none is generated at all
• Roll Tables - the tiers and rows that turn a roll into an amount

Filters are split into required checks, which an actor must all pass, and any-of checks, where one is enough. That lets you require an NPC while accepting several creature types.

tip

Anywhere you type an actor value, suggestions appear as you type. A value that does not look like something actors have is outlined as a warning, but can still be saved, since some values are calculated rather than stored.

Generating Currency by Hand

Every actor sheet has a Generate Currency control in its header for GMs. It ignores the filters, and replaces whatever currency the actor is carrying rather than adding to it, so you can roll until you are happy with the result.

Settings

Setting	Scope	Default	Description
Enabled	World	Yes	If enabled, currency is generated for tokens dropped in scenes.
Show Chat Message	World	No	If enabled, a chat message is created any time currency is generated.

The chat message goes to GMs only. It shows every roll that was made and what each one came to, then the currency the actor ended up with.

Currency is never generated for linked tokens, for actors with a player owner, or for anyone who is not a GM.

For Developers

const api = game.modules.get("dfreds-pocket-change").api;

// Add rolled currency on top of what the actor already carries
await api.generateCurrencyForActor(actor);

// Throw away what they carry and roll fresh, like the sheet control does
await api.generateCurrencyForActor(actor, { replace: true });

The filters and the chance of no currency are not applied, since you asked for it directly.