Goods & Currency (PSR Supplement)
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A “good” or “trade good” is any item that retains its full value whether bought or sold. This generally includes metals, gemstones, and non-perishable foodstuffs like rice or spices. Gold, silver, and copper pieces are the most widely used goods.
Art goods like statues or portraits are high-value goods, with a cost that might be unique to each item.
Currency
The most widely accepted currencies in this world are the gold piece, silver piece, and copper piece. A gold piece is worth 10 silver pieces, and a silver piece is worth 10 copper pieces.
A skilled laborer can typically earn 1 gold piece per day of work, and an unskilled laborer 1 silver coin per day. Protags are fortunate in that they can often earn even more per day.
Though each is normally a minted coin, every “piece” is 10 grams (or ~0.022 pounds) of the metal and is worth the same amount regardless of what shape it takes. A 100-gram gold bar for example has equal worth to 10 gold pieces.
In common speech the phrase “20 gold” means 20 gold pieces. The actual word “pieces” is often implied. Similarly, copper pieces are often called “pennies.”
