Monetary System
Most DnD games require some sort of monetary system. This one is a synthesis from several sources,
and you are welcome to use it.
The common people of the world deal in silver pieces (sp) and the
copper pieces (cp).
Merchants and adventurers use the gold piece (gp) as the standard unit of
currency for most transactions.
The exchange of large amounts of money might be handled in gems, but the value is
always measured in gold.
Many ancient empires minted platinum pieces, and merchants accept them,
even if most people never see them.
In fantastic realms beyond the natural world, the astral diamond (ad) is used as
currency.
| You Have |
Its Worth (cp) |
Its Worth (sp) |
Its Worth (gp) |
| Shell |
.01 |
.001 |
.0001 |
| Lead Bead |
.01 |
.001 |
.0001 |
| Ceramic Bit (bit) |
.1 |
.01 |
.001 |
| Ceramic Piece |
1 |
.1 |
.01 |
| Copper Piece (cp) |
1 |
.1 |
.01 |
| Bronze Piece |
1 |
.1 |
.01 |
| Silver Piece (sp) |
10 |
1 |
.1 |
| Electrum Piece (ep) |
50 |
5 |
.5 |
| Gold Piece (gp) |
100 |
10 |
1 |
| Cow or Ox |
1000 |
100 |
10 |
| Tilfenim Piece |
2500 |
250 |
25 |
| Mithril Piece |
3000 |
300 |
30 |
| Adamantium Piece |
4500 |
450 |
45 |
| Xagium Piece |
5000 |
500 |
50 |
| Platinum Piece (pp) |
10,000 |
1000 |
100 |
| Oracalium Piece |
10,000 |
1000 |
100 |
| Astral Diamond* (ad) |
1,000,000 |
100,000 |
10,000 |
| Chaos Emerald* (ce) |
10,000,000 |
1,000,000 |
100,000 |
A coin is about an inch across, and weighs about a third of an ounce (50 coins to
the pound).
* Astral Diamonds and Chaos Emeralds weigh 500 to the pound.
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