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Aquaseafoam
2007-04-04, 12:19 AM
Okay, I'm in the process of making a homebrewed campaign and was hoping to use certain elements of D20 Modern in it, however, I've hit a bit of an obstacle. I don't want to use D20 Modern's Odd and Awkward wealth system. I was wondering if theres any good way to convert the wealth DCs into gold. While I will eventually change the gold into the various currencies of the land, it would make things so much easier to start out with.

Thanks, in advance.

Kyace
2007-04-04, 01:34 AM
Ok, given that when you sell something in D20 modern, the sell value is equal to the buy value DC minus 3 and in D&D when you sell something you generally sell it for half of what you pay for it. I ran these numbers and it didn't climb fast enough for me so I tried again so that each time you raised the DC, the price rose by 1.5x. I like this one better.

Ok, the price starts at $1 for a Wealth DC of 1.
I'll give the DC, the dollar ammount my formula gave and an example from D20 modern for that wealth DC.
My formula is basically 1.5 ^ (Wealth DC - 1) or 1.5 raised to the wealth DC minus one.
So, to find the cost of a DC 11 item, you take 1.5 raised to the tenth power or 57 and a bit. Not pretty but it will give you something to start with.

DC 1 = $1
DC 2 = $1.5 - Fast food
DC 3 = $2.25 - Duct tape
DC 4 = $3.38 - disposable camera.
DC 5 = $5.07 - First Aid Kit
DC 6 = 7.61
DC 7 = 11.41 -Theater ticket
8 17.13
9 25.7 - Cell Phone
10 38.55 - Digital audio recorder
11 57.83
12 86.75
13 130.13 - Stringed Instrument
14 195.2
15 292.8 - GPS
16 439.2 - PDA
17 658.8 - Night vision Goggles
18 988.2
19 1482.3
20 2,223.45
21 3,335.18
22 5,002.77 - Desktop computer
23 7,504.16
24 11,256.24
25 16,884.36
26 25,326.54
27 37,989.81
28 56,984.72 - Condo
29 85,477.08
30 128,215.62
31 192,323.43
32 288,485.15
33 432,727.73
34 649,091.6 - Large House
35 973,637.4
36 1,460,456.1 - Mansion

Dhavaer
2007-04-04, 01:38 AM
A gold piece is supposedly equal to $20.

Aquaseafoam
2007-04-04, 01:40 AM
Hats off to you mate, this should give me exactly what I need. I hadn't thought about doing it that way.

Kyace
2007-04-04, 02:08 AM
A gold piece is supposedly equal to $20.
A fishing hook costs $2?
$160 for ink?

I guess $10 for a hammer makes sense, but too few items from the middle ages are still sold commonly that comparing them is apples to bananas.
$10 a pound of soap and $40 a shovel...

Is $20 : 1 gp supposed to be the guide Wizards of the Coast uses or did someone figure that out afterwards?

Dhavaer
2007-04-04, 03:27 AM
Is $20 : 1 gp supposed to be the guide Wizards of the Coast uses or did someone figure that out afterwards?

Suggested by WotChan.

Holocron Coder
2007-04-04, 05:41 AM
I believe there actually is a table that lists prices IRL and gives a wealth DC for them. Now just to remember where it is.

EDIT: found it. If you have the core rulebook, check out page 204.

Logic
2007-04-04, 05:59 AM
D20 Future has a chart (pg 145) that goes all the way to a Purchase DC of 81. Just in case someone wants to spend
$90 billion.