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<blockquote data-quote="kigmatzomat" data-source="post: 2424519" data-attributes="member: 9254"><p>IMC the players are fond of nick-nacks. In part it's b/c they have 10 pieces of property to furnish but also for style. The gnome is perhaps the worst as he's always looking for things to spruce up his temple but the mage isn't far behind; a crown or necklace is the foundation of a magic item. </p><p></p><p>They have realized that art can alter in value by location and may try to sell off otherwise mundane art as something rare and exotic (paintings of and by elves in a desert, perhaps) but there's the chance it will be seen as worthless junk. I taught them that it's easier to get a better price during a fair since people are prepared to spend money which leaves them hoarding treasure for months at a time. (Like I'm not going to hit *that* target eventually!)</p><p></p><p>NPCs help. Once they found a treasure that had a huge number of copper pieces (~10,000 cp). Since it was already packed into chests, they took them to an ally's residence via teleportation. When they finished their trip and returned a few weeks later they found a bag of gold in place of the twenty-odd chests. Curious, they asked what he'd used 10,000 cp for. Their friend escorted them to the great hall, where 10,000 cp had been attached to the ceiling joists and rafters, giving the hall a nice coppery glow. (IMC the cp have a hole in them so the poor can keep their money on a string) It was only 100gp worth of decoration but there's an unmistakable style to having a hall decorated in money.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kigmatzomat, post: 2424519, member: 9254"] IMC the players are fond of nick-nacks. In part it's b/c they have 10 pieces of property to furnish but also for style. The gnome is perhaps the worst as he's always looking for things to spruce up his temple but the mage isn't far behind; a crown or necklace is the foundation of a magic item. They have realized that art can alter in value by location and may try to sell off otherwise mundane art as something rare and exotic (paintings of and by elves in a desert, perhaps) but there's the chance it will be seen as worthless junk. I taught them that it's easier to get a better price during a fair since people are prepared to spend money which leaves them hoarding treasure for months at a time. (Like I'm not going to hit *that* target eventually!) NPCs help. Once they found a treasure that had a huge number of copper pieces (~10,000 cp). Since it was already packed into chests, they took them to an ally's residence via teleportation. When they finished their trip and returned a few weeks later they found a bag of gold in place of the twenty-odd chests. Curious, they asked what he'd used 10,000 cp for. Their friend escorted them to the great hall, where 10,000 cp had been attached to the ceiling joists and rafters, giving the hall a nice coppery glow. (IMC the cp have a hole in them so the poor can keep their money on a string) It was only 100gp worth of decoration but there's an unmistakable style to having a hall decorated in money. [/QUOTE]
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