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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 8677607" data-attributes="member: 58172">In a D&D economy, there is also magic.For example, the Fabricate spell can process the ore, separate the gold from the other minerals. The gold can be in any form, from nuggets to coins to bars − to artwork.In my campaigns, for these kinds of spells, I additionally require various skill checks, such as Performance to determine artistic value, and the relevant skills to determine the ability to craft durable high quality products. The pertinent tool proficiences demonstrate professional knowledge about the subject matter.If the goal is simply to produce high-purity bars, that should be reasonably straightforward. So, a check using the Nature skill, Alchemist tools, or Smith tools, should work fine.The spells, Move Earth, Stone Shape, Transmute Rock, and even Erupting Earth spell might help in certain situations. I would allow an Arcana check to successfully tweak a spell, depending on the plausibility or difficulty of the desirable effect. It is also possible that specialist spells or rituals exist for detecting gold, via divination or elemental spells.</blockquote>