The reason a book was $2,500 is because those things were handwritten to be copied from one to the other. All of that stuff had to be made by hand, not with the fancy machines we now have. The reason a spyglass is $100,000 instead of $20, a magnifying glass was $10,000 instead of $10, and the hourglass was $2,500 instead of $15, is because it was really hard to blow glass back then. It’s because those things lean toward historical accuracy. So then why are some items more expensive than others? ![]() On average everything in the two groups were between $0.90-$1.10. I split them into 2 categories, Common Items (things you can get easily in the real world, like equipment) and Mundane Items (things you can get, but not easily, like weapons). Long story short, 1 Copper is $1USD, so 1 Gold is $100. ![]() I brought all the prices down to Copper, to convert it easily, and started to see how much money a Copper piece was worth. I took a look at everything on the equipment and lifestyle pages, and I found the real world equivalent. But then, I’ll see a spyglass for 1000gp, or $100,000! What the heck? A book is $2500? What is going on here? This picture contains $111,105 worth of goods On the one hand, some things seem simple, like a mug of ale being 4cp (Copper pieces), and at my local bar I can get a beer for about $4. When playing D&D, I’ve always had a hard time with contextualizing gold. You head back to town with your great pile of loot, hard won by grave robbing and killing, and you spend your spoils. Treasure is only great, however, for it’s usefulness in being spent. If you’re lucky, you might even find magical arms and armor as well. What’s better, at the end of a long dungeon, with a dangerous monster at the end, then to kick over a chest and have gold pieces spilling out, as well as expensive gemstones, and maybe some nice pieces of art, like a gold crown or a statuette. ![]() Within a game of Dungeons & Dragons, the currency used is in Gold pieces, as well as Silver, and Copper (we don’t talk about Electrum or Platinum here).
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