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<blockquote data-quote="Chimera" data-source="post: 3023271" data-attributes="member: 2002">I use a Silver based system, at 40 silver = 1 gold.&nbsp; Then I essentially cut the price of everything in half and put it in silver.&nbsp; In other words, a Longsword is 300 silver &quot;dollars&quot;.I adjusted the value of some things quite a bit, because they're seriously overpriced in the PHB or DMG.&nbsp; Start with a basic assumption of $50 per GP and then look at the price of some things.&nbsp; Outrageous!&nbsp; $500 for a flask of acid, $2500 for anti-toxin that doesn't really do much, but then - all the alchemical stuff is massively overpriced.&nbsp; Had to completely throw out the prices of the special alchemical stuff.&nbsp; And seriously...the Stronghold Builder's Guide?&nbsp; Laughable.Then you gotta look at other items too.&nbsp; $7500 for a riding dog?&nbsp; $3,750 for a regular longbow?But then again, I also completely redid the magic item cost progression.&nbsp; I use a Cumulative Spell Level system.&nbsp; RAW:&nbsp; 1 = 1, 2=4, 3=9, etc.&nbsp; CSL: 1=1, 2=3, 3=6, etc.&nbsp; Minimum spell level is assumed, with a 0.5 addition for every caster level above minimum.&nbsp; This flattens the curve a bit (9th level spell at 17th CL per RAW = 153, as per CSL = 45), but greatly increases my work.&nbsp; Especially when they don't exactly provide great formulas for Wondrous Items. Going back to the first paragraph and the 300 silver thing.&nbsp; There's still a sense of worth when you get 20,000 'dollars' (silver) of treasure, even if you eventually figure that it's only 500 gp (more or less).&nbsp; In my world, that's a fair amount of money.&nbsp; A lesser man might think &quot;I could sell that magic sword for 20,000 dollars and live like a King for the rest of my life!&quot;&nbsp; (which, if he makes 3 dollars a day and works like a normal peasant, means about 22 years of normal wages for him.)For my game group, what it means is that they've found magnitudes more &quot;money&quot; in magic items than they have come up with in coins and gems.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chimera, post: 3023271, member: 2002"] I use a Silver based system, at 40 silver = 1 gold. Then I essentially cut the price of everything in half and put it in silver. In other words, a Longsword is 300 silver "dollars". I adjusted the value of some things quite a bit, because they're seriously overpriced in the PHB or DMG. Start with a basic assumption of $50 per GP and then look at the price of some things. Outrageous! $500 for a flask of acid, $2500 for anti-toxin that doesn't really do much, but then - all the alchemical stuff is massively overpriced. Had to completely throw out the prices of the special alchemical stuff. And seriously...the Stronghold Builder's Guide? Laughable. Then you gotta look at other items too. $7500 for a riding dog? $3,750 for a regular longbow? But then again, I also completely redid the magic item cost progression. I use a Cumulative Spell Level system. RAW: 1 = 1, 2=4, 3=9, etc. CSL: 1=1, 2=3, 3=6, etc. Minimum spell level is assumed, with a 0.5 addition for every caster level above minimum. This flattens the curve a bit (9th level spell at 17th CL per RAW = 153, as per CSL = 45), but greatly increases my work. Especially when they don't exactly provide great formulas for Wondrous Items. Going back to the first paragraph and the 300 silver thing. There's still a sense of worth when you get 20,000 'dollars' (silver) of treasure, even if you eventually figure that it's only 500 gp (more or less). In my world, that's a fair amount of money. A lesser man might think "I could sell that magic sword for 20,000 dollars and live like a King for the rest of my life!" (which, if he makes 3 dollars a day and works like a normal peasant, means about 22 years of normal wages for him.) For my game group, what it means is that they've found magnitudes more "money" in magic items than they have come up with in coins and gems. [/QUOTE]

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