20 gold per person? Those berks just paid at least 60 gold to be slimed by a cube. Meanwhile, my party is neck deep in kobolds, busting their ass for pieces of silver. I might need to pay my players more.
It’s setting-dependent, too. I’m in a Rime of The Frost Maiden campaign and it’s notably a low-gold adventure despite going from level 1 to level 10
Then there is Curse of Strahd. A whole bunch of gold, nothing to spend it on…
Wizard: I’m too drunk to walk…or fly…
Bard: I’ve got it. Rubs a small jello cube with a cloth
DM: A slightly moist skateboard appears.
Party: What the hell is that?
DM: That’s what happens when you gleam the cube.
3rd edition d&d had a special magic item that was used for turning a gelatinous cube into a mount
That was such a long walk to the punchline that I had to call a cUber
