How to Roll Treasure

[Sobec]

Sorry if this is in the wrong spot: I had a little trouble figuring out where this went. My room mate and I recently made the switch from DnD 3.5 to Pathfinder, and we can't quite figure out how to roll up treasure. We'd rather not use the online generators if that's possible. Can anyone please explain to me how to roll treasure and possibly cite which pages and books to use?

[Necromancer]

The random item generator is on page 118 of the GMG (first printing anyway), table 5-2. That's the one I tend to use with several rolls worth then picking the most relevant result.

[Nightwish]

Before randomly rolling treasure, I would first familiarize yourself with the "Placing Treasure" section of Chapter 12 in the Core Rulebook. It begins on page 399. That will give you some very good pointers on just how much treasure (value) you should place in your treasure hordes to avoid being too stingy or too Monty Haul. Pathfinder generally encourages strategic placement of treasure over random rolling, if you have the time before the game to do so. Of course, that also requires that you pre-plan your random encounters, which can be a bit time-consuming, especially if you have a pretty busy real-world life.

If you do prefer to randomly roll your treasure, there is the generator that Necromancer suggested. Also, there is a random magic item generator in the Core Rulebook on page 461. It is meant to be used to stock magic items in the stores and shops in your realm, but it can be used for generating treasure on the fly, too.