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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BlivetWidget" data-source="post: 7513618" data-attributes="member: 6912801">Ha, that's an interesting idea.  Guilds of transmuters could effectively maintain the ratios of precious metals regardless of what the mines dug up.  As for gem value, I tend to take it a step further and just consider them to have their literal value be obvious, so trying to haggle them down would be like me trying to haggle you into accepting three quarters in exchange for your dollar.  It's slightly silly, but if gem values aren't set in stone (pun not intended but found pleasing), the economy gets a little wobbly.Possibly it requires an extra-cooperative DM, but ideally (for my own peace of mind), I'd like to be able to consider the features with a firm RAW backing.  And I think I can do that with what I posted, twiddling the quality dial on the gems.  Regarding your points:-Corpses... That is... not something I had considered.  Boy, you could really mess with someone by casting Animate Objects on five corpses, because they wouldn't be undead.  Hm.  I'm going to have to think about that some more.  Back to transmuting, I don't know that turning a single corpse into dirt (or a roasted pig...) is a great use of the spell in most cases, but for a single target assassination, that is certainly one way to get rid of the evidence.  You couldn't turn them into air though (the mass thing...).-I think in most cases you would be better off using Minor Alchemy to turn the lock or hinge into wood, but if the DM gets cheeky with you and throws up an adamantine door, this would be great.-I would hope to have the Magnificent Mansion spell by then, but since it's not a ritual, this could be good for making it through the next long rest.-To be safe, I have generally assumed a 5' cube means a 5' cube.  I like your interpretation of volume rather than dimensions (I could make that canoe after all!), but I don't think I could expect that to be consistent across tables.-Yes, the price limit is fine and reasonable, I agree it absolutely makes sense.  The silly part IMO is the density (size and mass) requirement, which requires me to jump through a few hoops to turn my 500 gp into a 500 gp diamond.  I think my posted method is reasonable, no wealth is being created, but it feels unnecessarily complex, like I should just be able to turn 500 gp straight into the diamond.</blockquote>

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