9 replies to this topic

[igi]

Lo folks,
I just wondered if there were any guidelines ni D&D for item prices? As it's driving me nuts the messed up prices in the IE games, and pricing items to fit in.
/igi

[Andyr]

There are in 3E, though I am not sure what the 2E rules are.

[oralpain]

Prices of various items is far more dependant on the setting/economy than anything else. There are generic prices in the core rules and more specific pricing in various campaign settings and suplements.

Can you be more specific as to what you think is messed up and what you are trying to determine prices for?

[igi]

It's hard to find specific examples, I just find it really hard to price new items.

[Torack]

Well...other then the magical items, the prices of the weapons and armour available to you in the Baldur's Gate series should be:

Armour
Chainmail Armour: 75gp
Full Plate Mail Armour: 4.000-10.000gp
Hide Armour: 15gp
Leather Armour: 5gp
Platemail Armour: 600gp
Splint Mail Armour: 80gp
Studded Leather Armour: 20gp

Helmet: 8gp(Basinet), 30gp(Great Helm)

Shield, Buckler: 1gp
Shield, Small: 3gp
Shield, Medium: 7gp
Shield, Body: 10gp

Ranged Weapons
Arrow: 3sp/12(Flight), 3sp/6(Sheaf)
Bolt: 1sp(Light), 2sp(Heavy), 1gp(Hand)
Sling Bullet: 1cp
Dart: 5sp

Composite Longbow: 100gp
Longbow: 75gp
Shortbow: 30gp
Crossbow, Heavy: 50gp
Crossbow, Light: 35gp

Melee Weapons
Battle Axe: 5gp
Hand or Throwing Axe: 1gp
Dagger or Dirk: 2gp
Flail: 8gp(Horseman), 15gp(Footman)
Polearm, Halberd: 10gp
Warhammer: 2gp
Club: -
Mace: 5gp(Horseman), 8gp(Footman)
Sword, Short: 10gp
Sword, Long: 15gp
Sword, Bastard: 25gp(One or Two-handed)
Sword, Two-Handed: 50gp
Sword, Scimitar: 15gp
Sling: 5cp
Spear: 8sp
Quarterstaff: -

[igi]

It's not perfect (since most IE items are magical), but it's awesomely useful.
Thanks!

[Torack]

Well, the problem with magical items is, that AD&D or 2e AD&D, only has an experience bonus when it came to magical items. Finding magical items was a players no.1 source of getting experience.

You weren't supposed to be able to buy them, like in 3rd Edition and v3.5.

[hlidskialf]

Well, the problem with magical items is, that AD&D or 2e AD&D, only has an experience bonus when it came to magical items. Finding magical items was a players no.1 source of getting experience.

You weren't supposed to be able to buy them, like in 3rd Edition and v3.5.

*Looks at his 1st edition books and notes both a column for XP and GP value on all magic items.*
Rules for buying them were strict, but a well DM'd campaign still made shopping a potentionally interesting adventure in itself. (Not to mention finding a store that carried all those spell components you burned up getting that XP.)

[oralpain]

In the very rare cases magical items are sold, they go for the most anyone is willing to pay and not a cent less.

if you need a guideline use 5 to 20 times the XP value for creating the item, in gp. Potions may be a little less, really rare items can be alot more.

I cannot imagen a staff of the magi or a vorporal sword going for less than the price of a few warships, several hundred square miles of good land, or a castle.

That would be in pen and paper. In BG2 and most other comuter games things are far easier to get.

Edited by oralpain, 05 February 2005 - 08:45 AM.

[Torack]

Hot dang! You are correct. My bad. I checked out the 2nd Edition DMG and all it was an experience column.