Trade Goods & Raw Materials
Gear
Not every item is carried because of its utility. Some are carried because of their value. The table in this section provides a base value for the listed items, but even before haggling begins there may be wild swings in an item’s value based on the availability of that particular commodity, whether it is in season, if it’s of particularly high (or low) quality in that area, or based on the reputation of its producer.
Similarly, this list is only the beginning of what items a traveler might carry from one place to another in hopes of making a profit. Many items on the table (such as food, pelts, and spices) come in a wide variety of types, and some items that are nearly worthless in one area may be incredibly valuable in another. Making a profit requires intelligence, nerve, money, and the ability to move items safely from one place to another. A pony might be able to make some easy money if they have empty room in their pack...but they may also decide that it’s easier to hunt monsters and collect bounties than it is to try to win big profits away from established traders!
| Gear | Cost |
|---|---|
| Beads (10) | 15 |
| Beeswax (1 pound) | 1000 |
| Cotton (10-yard bolt) | 2000 |
| Dye (1 pint) | 2500 |
| Feathers (1 pound) | 4500 |
| Flour (1 pound) | 200 |
| Food (1 pound, dried) | 300 |
| Food (1 pound, fresh) | 400 |
| Honey (1 ounce) | 200 |
| Leather (1 pound) | 800 |
| Linen (10-yard bolt) | 1500 |
| Pelt (large) | 4000 |
| Pelt (small) | 1500 |
| Salt (1 pound) | 2500 |
| Silk (1 square yard) | 3500 |
| Spices (1 ounce) | 50,000 |
| Wool (1 pound) | 35 |
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