In other editions some monsters eggs had prices, being 200 for hippogriff, 5k for griffons and 10k for dragons. But what about say purple worm eggs? Some modules have players able to collect purple worm eggs for a quest and extra if they're lucky. Well then how much should those extra eggs be worth?
Whatever the DM wants them to be. That's trite, I know, but it's what it comes down to. DMs, when all is said and done, control the players' finances. What the eggs are objectively worth doesn't matter half as much as what an NPC is willing to pay for them, after all. Purple Worms are fairly rare and very dangerous, so their eggs might be very valuable - let's say 9k to ballpark it. Unless the DM lets you find someone with sufficient interest, budget and willingness not to haggle or deceive you though, you're not getting that.
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In other editions some monsters eggs had prices, being 200 for hippogriff, 5k for griffons and 10k for dragons. But what about say purple worm eggs? Some modules have players able to collect purple worm eggs for a quest and extra if they're lucky. Well then how much should those extra eggs be worth?
Depends whether there's a market. In general eggs are only going to be particularly valuable if either (a) they're a material component for a spell/magic item, or (b) the monster type is trainable if raised from an egg, but is difficult to raise in captivity. Given that there's a quest, most likely someone has a use for them, but that doesn't mean they have any use for extras, and there's no guarantee anyone else is actually trying to do whatever the quest givers are trying to do.
I'd look at what the quest reward is, and consider that an upper bound on value, with a lower bound of zero. Say, roll 1d20; on 1-10 no buyers can be found, on 11+ get 10% of the original quest reward per point above 10.
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In other editions some monsters eggs had prices, being 200 for hippogriff, 5k for griffons and 10k for dragons. But what about say purple worm eggs? Some modules have players able to collect purple worm eggs for a quest and extra if they're lucky. Well then how much should those extra eggs be worth?
Whatever the DM wants them to be. That's trite, I know, but it's what it comes down to. DMs, when all is said and done, control the players' finances. What the eggs are objectively worth doesn't matter half as much as what an NPC is willing to pay for them, after all. Purple Worms are fairly rare and very dangerous, so their eggs might be very valuable - let's say 9k to ballpark it. Unless the DM lets you find someone with sufficient interest, budget and willingness not to haggle or deceive you though, you're not getting that.
Want to start playing but don't have anyone to play with? You can try these options: [link].
Depends whether there's a market. In general eggs are only going to be particularly valuable if either (a) they're a material component for a spell/magic item, or (b) the monster type is trainable if raised from an egg, but is difficult to raise in captivity. Given that there's a quest, most likely someone has a use for them, but that doesn't mean they have any use for extras, and there's no guarantee anyone else is actually trying to do whatever the quest givers are trying to do.
I'd look at what the quest reward is, and consider that an upper bound on value, with a lower bound of zero. Say, roll 1d20; on 1-10 no buyers can be found, on 11+ get 10% of the original quest reward per point above 10.