Money and Merchants
Currency
| Coin | Copper | Silver | Gold | Platinum | Astral Diamond |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Piece | 1 | 10 | 100 | 10,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Silver Piece | 1/10 | 1 | 10 | 1,000 | 100,000 |
| Gold Piece | 1/100 | 1/10 | 1 | 100 | 10,000 |
| Platinum Piece | 1/10,000 | 1/1,000 | 1/100 | 1 | 100 |
| Astral Diamond | 1/1,000,000 | 1/100,000 | 1/10,000 | 1/100 | 1 |
In the city of Fane, another unit of currency is the "Share", which is 2 gold pieces.
Settlement Sizes
| Settlement Type | Population | Base Limit | Purchase Limit | Coffer Limit | # of Magic Shops | Merchant DC | Spellcasting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorp | fewer than 60 | 50gp | 500gp | 1,000gp | likely none | 20 | 1st |
| Hamlet | 61 to 300 | 200gp | 1,000gp | 5,000gp | likely none | 22 | 2nd |
| Village | 301 to 2,000 | 1,000gp | 5,000gp | 15,000gp | 1 | 25 | 3rd |
| Small Town | 2,001 to 10,000 | 2,000gp | 10,000gp | 50,000gp | 1d3 | 27 | 4th |
| Large Town | 10,001 to 50,000 | 5,000gp | 25,000gp | 150,000gp | 1d6 | 30 | 5th |
| Small City | 50,001 to 300,000 | 10,000gp | 40,000gp | 500,000gp | 2d4 | 35 | 6th |
| Large City | 300,000 to 1,000,000 | 50,000gp | 150,000gp | unlimited | 3d6 | 40 | 7th |
| Metropolis | 1,000,001 to 5,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 3,000,000 | unlimited | 6d6 | 50 | 8th |
| Megalopolis | 5,000,001 and up | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | yes | 60 | 9th |
- Selling an item to a merchant
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- Base value the merchant will pay for the item is 65% of the item’s full value.
- +2% per 1 point over the Merchant’s Diplomacy DC, Maximum 80% of item value.
- -2% per 1 point under Merchant’s Diplomacy DC, Minimum 50% of item value.
- Buying an item from a merchant
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- Base value the merchant will sell the item for is 90% of the item’s value.
- -1% per 1 point over the Merchant’s Diplomacy DC, minimum 80% of the item value.
- +1% per 1 point under the Merchant’s Diplomacy DC, maximum 100% of the item value.
- Having an Item Crafted
The player must provide the materials to create the item. The cost of these materials is subtracted from the base cost of the item, and then a diplomacy check is made against the appropriate merchant DC.
Link to d20pfsrd Settlements Page.