On Athas, the relative rarity of metal increases the value of metal items. The equipment lists in the Player’s Handbook show not only how muck each item costs, but what each item is worth in typical Fifth Edition coinage. Each of these “bits ” is worth 1/10 of a ceramic piece. The molded shape of ceramic pieces allows them to be broken into 10 separate pie-shaped pieces.

Ceramic coins can be manufactured from the most common clay of Athas, then glazed in specific colors and kilned to discourage forgery. The most commonly used coin throughout Atkas is the ceramic piece (cp). On Athas, 100 cp (ceramic pieces) = 10 sp = 2 ep = 1 gp = 1/5 pp. Also, some independent dwarven communities and some wealthy merchant families mint their own coins when the precious metals are available to them. Though the currencies vary (a gold coin minted in Tyr might be a bit heavier than the square goldĬoins that bear the Ryharian family crest), they all fall under the standard exchange rates given in the Player’s Handbook. Virtually all Athasian city states issue coins minted in tribute to their sorcerer-kings. Only merchants, adventurers, and those offering professional services for hire commonly deal in coins. Members of the nobility trade either in legal rights, such as the rights to a mine, a well, or farmland or even in gold pieces. Coins, gemstones, trade goods, art objects, animals, and property can reflect a character’s financial well-being.įreemen, villagers, herders, and others who live outside of the nobility trade in goods, bartering for what they need and paying taxes in grain and water. If you have questions about how a rule or feature works, you can usually find the answer there.įor simplicity’s sake, I’ve cribbed a lot of the “fluff” from the 2nd Edition AD&D boxed set, changing the stats to conform to Fifth Edition standards where necessary.

In general, the equipment and coinage uses the same descriptions as the Fifth Edition Player’s Handbook with changes noted below. In an effort to provide a complete ruleset, I’ve constructed the rules for equipment and coinage as concise as possible. Since Athas has a limited supply of metal, equipment and coinage work very differently in a Dark Sun campaign as detailed below. DM Dave 4 Comments on Equipment and Currency in Athas (Dark Sun) | Player Guide for Fifth Edition Posted in GM ToolsĬontinuing my series on Dark Sun, it’s time to dig into the currency and equipment of Athas.

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