Optional Rules: Trade Goods - Part One

Trade goods can usually be traded or bartered at 80 to 100% of full value. These goods are accepted anywhere there is a market for them. Ore grades affect trade values.

Metal, Price Per Pound:

1sp        Iron

4sp        Lead

5sp        Copper

1gp        Tin

5gp        Silver

5gp        Bronze

25gp      Electrum (White Gold)

50gp      Gold

500gp    Platinum

Metals are often smelted into ingots of various sizes and weights.
Ore values are different from smelted metal ingots. Ore is raw material, still mixed with impurities and sells for approximately 40% to 75% value. 

Grades of Ore:

40-45%                 Cut-Off Grade Ore, below this level no longer economical to mine

50-55%                 Mid-Grade Ore

60-65%                 Market Grade Ore

70-75%                 High Grade

Roll 1d8 to determine Ore Grad / Trade Value.

1	40%	5	60%
2	45%	6	65%
3	50%	7	70%
4	55%	8	75%

Grains, Produce, and Fruits:

1cp        one pound of wheat, or millet
5sp        one bushel of wheat, or millet (50 pounds)

2cp        one pound of flour, or rice
2sp        one bag of flour, or rice (10 lbs)
2cp        one pound of dried beans
1sp        one bag of dried beans (5 lbs)
3cp        one pound of corn (2 - 3 ears)
2gp        one bushel of corn (70 pounds)
2cp        one pound of onions (3 small, 2 medium, or 1 large)
11sp      one bushel of onions (57 pounds)
3cp        one pound of potatoes (3 average, 10 small)
3sp        one bag of potatoes (10 pounds)

2cp        one pound of apples (4 small, 3 medium, or 2 large)
8sp        one bushel of apples (40 lbs)

2cp        one pound of peaches (3)
1gp        one bushel of peaches (50 lbs)

1gp        one pound of cinnamon, or sugar

2gp        one pound of ginger, or pepper

5gp        one pound of salt

15gp      one pound of saffron, or cloves


Luxury Items:
5sp        one pound of tobacco (15-25 leaves)
8sp        one pound of mild pipeweed / hemp
1gp        strong pipeweed (2-3 cigarettes)
10gp      Black Lotus (the good stuff)

2gp        Haga (not the good stuff)


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