Hello. I am a DM attempting to create an advanced system for weapon crafting in a 5e game and I have come across a problem. I have been trying to locate costs for materials (wood, stone, bronze, iron, mithral and adamantine to be specific) and have yet to locate the proper cost for any of them. Does anyone have a proper estimate for what most of these materials would cost per pound of material? Thank you.
Not an exhaustive list, as there isn't one, but it's the place to start and a reference. Wood would probably be between salt and iron, depending on the type of wood. Rarer woods obviously being more expensive. Mithril is an extremely rare metal with its secrets being heavily guarded. It would be very unlikely to uncover a natural mine and being a magical metal would be too expensive for any basic trade.
Cost
Goods
1 cp
1 lb. of wheat
2 cp
1 lb. of flour or one chicken
5 cp
1 lb. of salt
1 sp
1 lb. of iron or 1 sq. yd. of canvas
5 sp
1 lb. of copper or 1 sq. yd. of cotton cloth
1 gp
1 lb. of ginger or one goat
2 gp
1 lb. of cinnamon or pepper, or one sheep
3 gp
1 lb. of cloves or one pig
5 gp
1 lb. of silver or 1 sq. yd. of linen
10 gp
1 sq. yd. of silk or one cow
15 gp
1 lb. of saffron or one ox
50 gp
1 lb. of gold
500 gp
1 lb. of platinum
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You would be unlikely (at best) to find Mithral or Adamantine available in any stores. Both metals are exceptionally rare, very expensive, and the methods to work either are jealously guarded by dwarven mastersmiths.
That said... Mithral, on average, runs 2,500gp per pound.
While mithril is always difficult to find and expensive, if you are playing Storm king’s thunder ( or are playing in a campaign following it) there are actually fairly large amounts of Admantine/ admantite as many of the objects that the giants were after were actually fragments of a huge Admantine object.
It's left intentionally up to the DM's discretion.
Perhaps in one setting Druids have the forests under strict protection, making lumber prices exceptionally high. Or in another Druids may work with woodsmen to grow trees faster, and heartier thus increasing the supply of lumber and decreasing the price.
It's the same with any other resource, supply and demand based on the setting. https://xender.vip/
Hello. I am a DM attempting to create an advanced system for weapon crafting in a 5e game and I have come across a problem. I have been trying to locate costs for materials (wood, stone, bronze, iron, mithral and adamantine to be specific) and have yet to locate the proper cost for any of them. Does anyone have a proper estimate for what most of these materials would cost per pound of material? Thank you.
Basic Rules >> Chapter 5: Equipment >> Trade Goods
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/equipment#TradeGoodsTable
Not an exhaustive list, as there isn't one, but it's the place to start and a reference. Wood would probably be between salt and iron, depending on the type of wood. Rarer woods obviously being more expensive. Mithril is an extremely rare metal with its secrets being heavily guarded. It would be very unlikely to uncover a natural mine and being a magical metal would be too expensive for any basic trade.
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You would be unlikely (at best) to find Mithral or Adamantine available in any stores. Both metals are exceptionally rare, very expensive, and the methods to work either are jealously guarded by dwarven mastersmiths.
That said... Mithral, on average, runs 2,500gp per pound.
While mithril is always difficult to find and expensive, if you are playing Storm king’s thunder ( or are playing in a campaign following it) there are actually fairly large amounts of Admantine/ admantite as many of the objects that the giants were after were actually fragments of a huge Admantine object.
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It's left intentionally up to the DM's discretion.
Perhaps in one setting Druids have the forests under strict protection, making lumber prices exceptionally high. Or in another Druids may work with woodsmen to grow trees faster, and heartier thus increasing the supply of lumber and decreasing the price.
It's the same with any other resource, supply and demand based on the setting. https://xender.vip/