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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 7792763" data-attributes="member: 58172">Use the Players Handbook. Use the gp and cp cost as-is. (Convert pp into gp. Convert ep and sp into cp.)The D&D economy is so wonky, it is difficult to match with Ancient Egypt.I was able to track down a recent archeological paper that deals with how much copper is worth, during to the 18th dynasty, from 1550 BCE onward, during the Late Bronze Age. Probably, this is time you want to focus on for themes and tropes.Using very rough numbers to approximate the Egyptian units of weight, the result is something like:1 gold ≈ 2 silver1 gold ≈ 100 copperSo, conveniently:• 1 Duben of gold ≈ 1 pp• 1 Shat of gold ≈ 1 gp• 1 Dubenture of copper ≈ 1 sp• 1 Senya of copper ≈ 1 cpThe standard is the Duben.So, far so good.The difficulty comes because 1 copper can purchase something like 100 liters of grain. Or 100 loaves of bread. This is where the wierd D&D economy fails to match up.In the end, I think its ok to just use the Players Handbook, but convert all prices into either gp or cp.• prices in gold pieces• prices in copper piecesAnd remember there is no money. Just trade one item or job for an other item or job of equal value.</blockquote>