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how does gold translate?

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#1
ozinoz
Jun 25, 2008 21:33:13 OK sorry if this is a old topic, but how much has the value of a gold coin changed in 4th ed. i am planning to run an eberron game, but the cost of items seems to have changed so much (a big example plate armour now only costs 50 gold) so until the new stuff comes out i will use my old eberron books. however i am worried that using the treasure system from the new DMG will not translate appropriate wealth to the characters to keep them balanced.
any ideas of wise public?
#2
JohnLynch
Jun 25, 2008 22:48:00 A quick glance shows that some things have increased while others have decreased. I'd say that happens as the usefulness has been changed. So I'd say just use 3.5e prices for things that you're converting yourself.
#3
ozinoz
Jun 26, 2008 16:32:35 sorry i forgot to make an important point, how would the current prices for dragonmarked house services change if at all in 4th ed?
#4
ChaoticGood
Jun 30, 2008 21:45:16 The sort answer is that you're going to have to decide, as the DM, how much those services are worth to your players, at least until next year sometime. This is largely going to depend on how closely you follow the treasure packages concept and what percentage of their wealth YOUR players are willing to sink into ephemerals such as travel and message services.

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#1 ozinoz Jun 25, 2008 21:33:13	OK sorry if this is a old topic, but how much has the value of a gold coin changed in 4th ed. i am planning to run an eberron game, but the cost of items seems to have changed so much (a big example plate armour now only costs 50 gold) so until the new stuff comes out i will use my old eberron books. however i am worried that using the treasure system from the new DMG will not translate appropriate wealth to the characters to keep them balanced. any ideas of wise public?
#2 JohnLynch Jun 25, 2008 22:48:00	A quick glance shows that some things have increased while others have decreased. I'd say that happens as the usefulness has been changed. So I'd say just use 3.5e prices for things that you're converting yourself.
#3 ozinoz Jun 26, 2008 16:32:35	sorry i forgot to make an important point, how would the current prices for dragonmarked house services change if at all in 4th ed?
#4 ChaoticGood Jun 30, 2008 21:45:16	The sort answer is that you're going to have to decide, as the DM, how much those services are worth to your players, at least until next year sometime. This is largely going to depend on how closely you follow the treasure packages concept and what percentage of their wealth YOUR players are willing to sink into ephemerals such as travel and message services.