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Wealth and Money

Source PRPG Core Rulebook pg. 140
Each character begins play with a number of gold pieces that he can spend on weapons, armor, and other equipment. As a character adventures, he accumulates more wealth that can be spent on better gear and magic items. Table 6–1 lists the starting gold piece values by class. In addition, each character begins play with an outfit worth 10 gp or less. For characters above 1st level, see Table 12–4.

Table 6-1: Starting Character Wealth

Class	Starting Wealth	Average
Barbarian	3d6 x 10 gp	105 gp
Bard	3d6 x 10 gp	105 gp
Cleric	4d6 x 10 gp	140 gp
Druid	2d6 x 10 gp	70 gp
Fighter	5d6 x 10 gp	175 gp
Monk	3d6 x 10 gp	35 gp
Paladin	5d6 x 10 gp	175 gp
Ranger	5d6 x 10 gp	175 gp
Rouge	4d6 x 10 gp	140 gp
Sorcerer	2d6 x 10 gp	70 gp
Wizard	2d6 x 10 gp	70 gp

Coins

Source PRPG Core Rulebook pg. 140
The most common coin is the gold piece (gp). A gold piece is worth 10 silver pieces (sp). Each silver piece is worth 10 copper pieces (cp). In addition to copper, silver, and gold coins, there are also platinum pieces (pp), which are each worth 10 gp.

The standard coin weighs about a third of an ounce (50 to the pound).

Table 6-2: Coins

Exchange Value	cp	sp	gp	pp
Copper Piece (cp)	1	1/10	1/100	1/1,000
Silver Piece (sp)	10	1	1/10	1/100
Gold Piece (gp)	100	10	1	1/10
Platinum Piece (pp)	1,000	100	10	1

Other Wealth

Source PRPG Core Rulebook pg. 140
Merchants commonly exchange trade goods without using currency. As a means of comparison, some trade goods are detailed on Table 6–3.

Table 6-3: Trade Goods

Cost	Item
1 cp	One pound of wheat
2 cp	One pound of flour, or one chicken
1 sp	One pound of iron
5 sp	One pound of tobacco or copper
1 gp	One pound of cinnamon, or one goat
2 gp	One pound of ginger or pepper, or one sheep
3 gp	One pig
4 gp	One square yard of linen
5 gp	One pound of salt or silver
10 gp	One square yard of silk, or one cow
15 gp	One pound of saffron or cloves, or one ox
50 gp	One pound of gold
500 gp	One pound of platinum

Selling Treasure

Source PRPG Core Rulebook pg. 140
In general, a character can sell something for half its listed price, including weapons, armor, gear, and magic items. This also includes character-created items.

Trade goods are the exception to the half-price rule. A trade good, in this sense, is a valuable good that can be easily exchanged almost as if it were cash itself.

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