Prices (D20)
This page summarises various prices for the DND/PF setting.
Gold
One gold piece is 1/50 pound (0.453592 kg).
For simplicity, we just count all change below gold as fractions of gold, and then keep track of platinum. For those that keep proper track: kudos.
I once read (but don't remember the source) that the price of a "mug" (glass, can) of beer (ale, mead) has stayed relatively stable throughout history. Using this information, and the knowledge that a mug of ale is listed as costing 1 sp, this places the purchasing power of a single gold piece at around $60. You can use this information to determine how much gold should be impressive.
It's worth noting that d20 modern used a conversion of rate of 1 gp to $20.
https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/2m38sx/how_much_would_you_define_as_a_lot_of_gold/
Settlements
http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/gameMasteryGuide/settlements.html
Mass trade
http://tao-dnd.blogspot.se/2010/07/lets-try-it-from-beginning-again.html
Services
Crafting
Takes 1 day per 1,000 gp.
Trade Goods
- These are not vetted but from the Pathfinder page.
| 1 cp | Guinea pig, rat, wheat (1 lb.) |
| 2 cp | Beans (1 lb.), cheese (1 lb.), chicken, flour (1 lb.), potatoes (1 lb.), turnips (1 lb.) |
| 3 cp | Charcoal (20 lbs.), citrus (1 lb.), nuts (1 lb.), peat (20 lbs.) |
| 5 cp | Coffee beans (1 lb.), coal (20 lbs.), masonry stone (1 lb.), sugar (1 lb.) |
| 1 sp | Iron (1 lb.) |
| 5 sp | Copper (1 lb.), garlic (1 lb.), mint (1 lb.), mustard (1 lb.), oregano (1 lb.), thin leather (1 sq. yard), tobacco (1 lb.) |
| 1 gp | Allspice (1 lb.), basil (1 lb.), cinnamon (1 lb.), cloves (1 lb.), dill (1 lb.), glass (1 lb.), goat, honey (1 lb.), maple syrup (1 lb.), nutmeg (1 lb.), rosemary (1 lb.) |
| 2 gp | Beaver pelt, chilies (1 lb.), cardamom (1 lb.), cumin (1 lb.), fennel (1 lb.), ginger (1 lb.), pepper (1 lb.), saffron (1 lb.), sheep, vanilla (1 lb.) |
| 3 gp | Fox pelt, mink pelt, pig, thick leather (1 sq. yard) |
| 4 gp | Ermine pelt, linen (1 sq. yard) |
| 5 gp | Marble (1 lb.), salt (1 lb.), seal pelt, silver (1 lb.) |
| 6 gp | Wool (1 lb. or 1 sq. yard) |
| 8 gp | Cotton (1 lb. or 1 sq. yard) |
| 10 gp | Chocolate (1 lb.), cow, darkwood (1 lb.), silk (1 sq. yard) |
| 15 gp | Cloves (1 lb.), ox, saffron (1 lb.) |
| 50 gp | Cold iron (1 lb.), gold (1 lb.) |
| 300 gp | Adamantine (1 lb.) |
| 500 gp | Mithral (1 lb.), platinum (1 lb.) |
Useful links
- Goods and Services
- Hirelings, servants & services
- Goods and Services
- http://www.d20pfsrd.com/equipment---final/goods-and-services/ue-more-gear-4
- http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/ultimateEquipment/gear/entertainmentAndTradeGoods.html
- http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/ultimateEquipment/gear/lodgingAndServices.html