Coins
The most basic type of treasure is money, including copper pieces (cp), silver pieces (sp), electrum pieces (ep), gold pieces (gp), and platinum pieces (pp). Fifty coins of any type weigh 1 pound.
| Coin | Cp | Sp | Ep | Gp | Pp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper | 1 | 1/10 | 1/50 | 1/100 | 1/1000 |
| Silver | 10 | 1 | 1/5 | 1/10 | 1/100 |
| Electrum | 50 | 5 | 1 | 1/2 | 1/20 |
| Gold | 100 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1/10 |
| Platinum | 1,000 | 100 | 50 | 10 | 1 |
Trade Goods
Most wealth is not in coins. It is measured in livestock, grain, land, rights to collect taxes, or rights to resources (such as a mine or a forest).
Guilds, nobles, and royalty regulate trade. Chartered companies are granted rights to conduct trade along certain routes, to send merchant chips to various ports, or to buy and sell specific goods. Guilds set prices for the goods or services that they control, and determine who may or may not offer those goods and services. Merchants commonly exchange trade goods without using currency. The Trade Goods table shows the value of commonly exchanged goods.
| Cost | Goods |
|---|---|
| 1 cp | 1 lb. of wheat |
| 2 cp | 1 lb. of flour or one chicken |
| 5 cp | 1 lb. of salt |
| 1 sp | 1 lb. of iron or 1 sq. yd. of canvas |
| 5 sp | 1 lb. of copper or 1 sq. yd. of cotton cloth |
| 1 gp | 1 lb. of ginger or one goat |
| 2 gp | 1 lb. of cinnamon or pepper, or one sheep |
| 3 gp | 1 lb. of cloves or one pig |
| 5 gp | 1 lb. of silver or 1 sq. yd. of linen |
| 10 gp | 1 sq. yd. of silk or one cow |
| 15 gp | 1 lb. of saffron or one ox |
| 50 gp | 1 lb. of gold |
| 500 gp | 1 lb. of platinum |
Gemstones
Gemstones are small, lightweight, and easily secured compared to their same value in coins.
| 10 gp Gemstones | Description |
|---|---|
| Azurite | Opaque mottled deep blue |
| Banded agate | Translucent striped brown, blue, white, or red |
| Blue quartz | Transparent pale blue |
| Eye agate | Translucent circles of gray, white, brown, blue, or green |
| Hematite | Opaque gray-black |
| Lapis lazuli | Opaque light and dark blue with yellow flecks |
| Malachite | Opaque striated light and dark green |
| Moss agate | Translucent pink or yellow-white with mossy gray or green markings |
| Obsidian | Opaque black |
| Rhodochrosite | Opaque light pink |
| Tigers eye | Translucent brown with golden center |
| Turquoise | Opaque light blue-green |
| 50 gp Gemstones | Description |
|---|---|
| Bloodstone | Opaque dark gray with red flakes |
| Carnelian | Opaque orange to red-brown |
| Chalcedony | Opaque white |
| Chrysoprase | Translucent green |
| Citrine | Transparent pale yellow-brown |
| Jasper | Opaque blue, black, or brown |
| Moonstone | Translucent white with pale blue glow |
| Onyx | Opaque bands of black and white, or pure black and white |
| Quartz | Transparent white, smoky gray, or yellow |
| Sardonyx | Opaque bands of red and white |
| Star rose quartz | Translucent rosy stone with white star-shaped center |
| Zircon | Transparent pale blue-green |
| 100 gp Gemstones | Description |
|---|---|
| Amber | Transparent watery gold to rich gold |
| Amethyst | Transparent deep purple |
| Chrysoberyl | Transparent yellow-green to pale green |
| Coral | Opaque crimson |
| Garnet | Transparent red, brown-green, or violet |
| Jade | Translucent light green, deep green, or white |
| Jet | Opaque deep black |
| Pearl | Opaque lustrous white, yellow, or pink |
| Spinel | Transparent red, red-brown, or deep green |
| Tourmaline | Transparent pale green, blue, brown, or red |
| 500 gp Gemstones | Description |
|---|---|
| Alexandrite | Transparent dark green |
| Aquamarine | Transparent pale blue-green |
| Black pearl | Opaque pure black |
| Blue spinel | Transparent deep blue |
| Peridot | Transparent rich olive green |
| Topaz | Transparent golden yellow |
| 1000 gp Gemstones | Description |
|---|---|
| Black opal | Translucent dark green with black mottling and golden flecks |
| Blue sapphire | Transparent blue-white to medium blue |
| Emerald | Transparent deep bright green |
| Fire opal | Translucent fiery red |
| Opal | Translucent pale blue with green and golden mottling |
| Star ruby | Translucent ruby with white star-shaped center |
| Star sapphire | Translucent blue sapphire with white star-shaped center |
| Yellow-sapphire | Transparent fiery yellow or yellow-green |
| 5000 gp Gemstones | Description |
|---|---|
| Black sapphire | Translucent lustrous black with glowing highlights |
| Diamond | Transparent blue-white, canary, pink, brown, or blue |
| Jacinth | Transparent fiery orange |
| Ruby | Transparent clear red to deep crimson |