Mithral Question

[nothingpoetic]

I am currently playing a dual wielding trident fighter with a dex of 16 (aiming for improved and greater so that will improve) and a str. of 16. I would love to have some mithral heavy armor.

This would give me a nice ac boost, and still allow me to add my dex to my ac as well. Well, my character just got some loot that consisted of mithral plates, cups, and cutlery as a cruel inside joke from my DM. I got roughly 10 pounds of mithral.

I guess I have two questions:

1) how much would the dinnerware be worth, and how much would 10 pounds of mithral be worth?

2) If I had the materials needed for armor, could I contract a armorsmith to form that into the armor I desire? If so would it be at the cost of +9000 or would it be less than that?

Thanks for the help

 

[Jhaelen]

1) how much would the dinnerware be worth, and how much would 10 pounds of mithral be worth?

I think Draconomicon has prices for raw adamantine/mithral. IIRC, its value is surprisingly low.

2) If I had the materials needed for armor, could I contract a armorsmith to form that into the armor I desire? If so would it be at the cost of +9000 or would it be less than that?

Sure you could, but I don't think you'd be able to save much. The reasons are twofold: 1) see above 2) balance - magic item prices are more of a guideline at which level characters should be allowed to have access to the item than anything else.

 

[Whimsical]

I remember extrapolating the price of mithral and adamantine because I wanted to come up with mithral and adamantine currency. I concluded that they are both about 500 gp/lbs, which means that a mithral piece and an adamantine piece would be worth the same as a platinum piece (10 gp), as all coins are 50 per pound. But the mithral piece would be twice as big.

 

[darthkilmor]

I remember extrapolating the price of mithral and adamantine because I wanted to come up with mithral and adamantine currency. I concluded that they are both about 500 gp/lbs, which means that a mithral piece and an adamantine piece would be worth the same as a platinum piece (10 gp), as all coins are 50 per pound. But the mithral piece would be twice as big.

SRD entry for mithral says "other items" are 500 gp/lb. Looks like you were right on target

 

[mvincent]

I think Draconomicon has prices for raw adamantine/mithral. IIRC, its value is surprisingly low.

100 gp per pound. Pretty low compared to the 500 gp per pound price in the DMG is for worked mithral items... but maybe it's for unrefined mithral.

Interestingly though: a small mithral dagger (counts as masterwork) is cheaper than an actual masterwork dagger.

 

[jaelis]

Interestingly though: a small mithral dagger (counts as masterwork) is cheaper than an actual masterwork dagger.

As our friend Tarkin has often pointed out though, that only works if your DM interprets the 500 gp/lb as a linear scale and not as a unit cost. (Ie, the same text could be interpreted to say that anything up to one lb costs 500 gp.)

 

[mvincent]

As our friend Tarkin has often pointed out though, that only works if your DM interprets the 500 gp/lb as a linear scale and not as a unit cost. (Ie, the same text could be interpreted to say that anything up to one lb costs 500 gp.)

If the OP has such a DM, then he will do well to sell his cups, plates and cutlery individually (rather than by the pound). The shrimp forks alone should be worth a small fortune.

 

[cignus_pfaccari]

I believe they'd be referred to as Objects of Art, most likely, and have value not necessarily related to their metal content. So, ask the DM, and point out the metal content first.

Brad

 

[Whimsical]

I also made up some rules for mithral weapons.

Mithral Weapons are masterwork finesse weapons that deals silver damage, benefits from greater hardness, and weighs half as much as its steel counterpart. You can use Weapon Finesse with a mithral weapon, even though it isn’t a light weapon for you. If you can normally use a steel counterpart of the mithral weapon proficiently with weapon finesse, then you can use the mithral weapon with a non-magical +1 competence bonus to hit. A thrown mithral weapon increases its base range incremented by one-half. Item cost modifiers: +20 gp for ammunition, +500 gp for a light weapon, a thrown weapon, or a buckler; +1,000 gp for a one-handed weapon, one head of a double weapon, or a light shield; +2,000 gp for a two-handed weapon, both heads of a double weapon, or a heavy shield. You can also make mithral versions of wooden weapons. They would weight the same as their wooden counterparts and only benefit from being masterwork weapons that deal silver damage with the hardness and hit points of mithral.

 

[jaelis]

If the OP has such a DM, then he will do well to sell his cups, plates and cutlery individually (rather than by the pound). The shrimp forks alone should be worth a small fortune.

/agree

But as long as the DM knew what they were doing when they handed out the treasure, it would be fine.