5.5e Trade Goods

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Trade Goods

Trade goods are items commonly used by merchants for exchange and barter. This table supplements the one found in the Dungeon Master's Guide (p. 213).

These are average values! Depending on the supply and demand of a region, values will vary: cheaper at the point of origin, and more expensive at distant markets. For example:

• ±50% for common goods (grain, salt, wool)
• ±100% for metals (iron, gold)
• ±500% for luxury goods (silk, spices, dye)

Some regions may have an embargo on certain goods, driving up price in black markets; similarly slavery may be outlawed.

Foodstuffs

Cost	Trade Good
1 cp	1 lb. of rice
2 cp	Two dozen eggs 1 lb. of dried fruit 1 lb. root vegetables 1 lb. of fungi
5 cp	1 lb. of cheese One salted herring
1 sp	1 lb. of beef or mutton 1 lb. of raw or fried beans
2 sp	1 gallon of milk
3 sp	1 pint molasses
5 sp	1 lb. of butter 1 salmon 1 gallon of cream 1 pint of maple syrup
1 gp	1 lb. of alum 1 lb. of garlic 1 pint of honey 1 lb. of maple sugar
2 gp	1 lb. of camphor 1 lb. of nutmeg 1 lb. of sugar 1 lb. of tea
3 gp	One barrel of poor-quality ale 1 lb. of frankincense 1 lb. of mustard
5 gp	One barrel of medium-quality ale One quarter of grain
8 gp	One barrel of good-quality ale 1 lb. of ginseng 1 lb. of myrrh
10 gp	One barrel of salmon (cleaned and salted) One barrel of pork (salted)
15 gp	One barrel of cheap wine
20 gp	One barrel of beef (salted, aka "corned")
50 gp	One barrel of fine wine
200 gp
500 gp

Minerals

Cost Materials 1 cp One ashlar block 2 cp 1 lb. of coal 5 cp 1 sp 1 lb. of zinc 2 sp 1 lb. of wool 1 lb. of tallow 1 lb. of lead 3 sp One fleece of wool (1,5 lb.) 5 sp 1 gp 1 lb. of cotton 1 lb. of ivory 1 lb. of tin 2 gp 1 lb. of bronze 1 lb. of brass 1 lb. of steel 3 gp 5 gp 8 gp 10 gp 15 gp 20 gp 1 lb. of electrum 50 gp One sack of wool (170 fleeces) 100 gp Electrum trade bar (5 lb.) 200 gp 500 gp Livestock and Slaves Cost Livestock 1 cp 2 cp 5 cp One goose 1 sp 2 sp 3 sp 5 sp 1 gp 2 gp 3 gp 5 gp 8 gp 10 gp 15 gp 20 gp 50 gp 200 gp One slave, maid 500 gp