Equipment

Equipment — Armor — Weapons — Goods and Services

Wealth and Currency Within the sprawling cities of Gaia, the standard unit of currency is a small coin of silver, most commonly known as an obol. Larger currencies of silver and gold are used as well, but generally reserved for large denominations. Outside towns and cities, barter is the most common way of doing business with hard currency incurring outright distrust. Gems and jewels are also acceptable currency, again, for prestigious transactions. It is very common for coins to be clipped, cut or altered to lower their value in some way.

Most cities mint their own coins, stamped with a likeness of their ruler or patron god, and various regions give different names for their currencies:

Hellas: obol, drachma (6 obols), stater (3 drachma), copper chalkoi (1/8 obol)

Assur: siqlu, gold daris (20 Siqloi)

Magna: quinari, denarius (2 quinarii), gold aureus (25 denarii)

Phoenicia: sheqel

Indos: rupyarupa ("rupee"), lead sisarupa (5 rupee), gold suvarnarupa (25 rupee), copper tamararupa (1/5 rupee)

A new character receives money depending on their background:

Selling Treasure
Although not typically motivated by silver and gold, adventurers will sometimes come across treasure they want to trade for money. As a general rule of thumb, a character can sell items at a market for half their listed value. Sometimes it can be difficult to exchange treasure for pure coins, but traders can often find something else to barter with.