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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 7612749" data-attributes="member: 996">Gold has greatly increased in value because (to oversimplify) central banks went off gold/silver standards to fiat currency.  Modern production has really changed the relative value of a lot of basic goods (and for that matter services), too.  I can't think of a valid way to get what 'prices in D&D mean' to map to familiar mediums of exchange, today.  Relative prices within that context are potentially meaningful.  The price list says a meal costs so much and a suit of armor so many times that.  That says something.  Put it all together and still probably doesn't say anything coherent, but it's the most you can reasonably shoot for.</blockquote>