Reference Pages
Gold
Currency & Wealth Management
Gold is an abstract measurement of how much wealth a character has, and is measured in handfuls, bags, and chests.
Currency Denominations
Handfuls
Basic currency unit
10 slots available
Bags
= 10 Handfuls
10 slots available
Chests
= 10 Bags = 100 Handfuls
1 slot maximum
Conversion Chart
Automatic Conversion
Conversion Rules
When you have marked all of the slots in a category and you gain another gold reward in that category, mark a slot in the following category and clear all the slots in the current one.
Example: Handfuls to Bags
If you have 9 handfuls and gain another, you instead mark 1 bag and erase all handfuls.
Example: Bags to Chests
If you have 9 bags and gain another, you mark 1 chest and erase all bags.
Wealth Limit
Maximum Wealth
You can't have more than 1 chest, so if all your Gold slots are marked, you'll need to spend some of your gold or store it somewhere else before you can acquire more.
When At Maximum
- • Spend gold on equipment or services
- • Store wealth in a safe location
- • Invest in property or businesses
- • Share with party members
Optional Rule: Gold Coins
More Granular Tracking
If your group wants to track gold with more granularity, you can add coins as your lowest denomination. Following the established pattern, 10 coins equal 1 handful.
Extended Conversion Chart
Wealth Management Tips
Tracking
- • Mark slots as you gain gold
- • Clear lower denominations when converting up
- • Remember the 1 chest maximum
Spending
- • Equipment upgrades and repairs
- • Services and information
- • Consumables and supplies
- • Property and investments