Gemstones and Jewelry Generator
I'm in a tinkery mood, gods help me.
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So we know the drill:
Gemstones
| 1d100 | Value (sp) |
|---|---|
| 1-10 | 10 |
| 11-25 | 50 |
| 26-75 | 100 |
| 76-90 | 500 |
| 91-100 | 1000 |
(Also some nonsense about rolling 1d6 per gem and maybe it moves up a step in value)
Jewelry
| 1d100 | Value (sp) |
|---|---|
| 1-20 | 3d6×100 |
| 21-80 | 1d6×1000 |
| 81-100 | 1d10×1000 |
This gives us gems from (barring too much nonsense) 10-5000sp, and jewelry from 300-10000sp. Which makes enough sense if you don't think about it too much.
The above tables don't really give me enough to go on for what something is, and I end up saying "crown" and "necklace" a lot.
Below is a 4d10 table for gems and jewelry. It spits out items between 10-10000sp, and gives them a weight from 1-1000cn, with a handy estimation of their value to weight ratio compared to standard currency. I've also got some optional tables that spit out specific materials and the why a thing is valuable.
Gemstones and Jewelry
| Size/ Rarity | 1-3: Eyeball-Sized 1d10×1cn | 4-7: Fist-Sized 1d10×10cn | 8-10: Skull-Sized 1d10×100cn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-3: Common 1d10×10sp | Worth its weight in Gold | Worth its weight in Silver | Worth its weight in Copper |
| 4-7: Uncommon 1d10×100sp | Worth its weight in Platinum | Worth its weight in Gold | Worth its weight in Silver |
| 8-10: Rare 1d10×1000sp | Worth its weight in Ruby | Worth its weight in Platinum | Worth its weight in Gold |
Item Craft and History
Use the second roll from Size and Rarity respectively
| 1d10 | Craft | History |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Peerless | Unknown |
| 3-4 | Masterwork | Forgotten |
| 5-6 | Competent | Known |
| 7-8 | Amateurish | Famous |
| 9-10 | Shoddy | Legendary |
Materials by Comparative Value
| 1d10 | Copper | Silver | Gold | Platinum | Ruby |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bone | Brass | Agate | Amber | Alexandrite |
| 2 | Bronze | Electrum | Bloodstone | Amethyst | Diamond |
| 3 | Cedar | Glass | Gold | Coral | Emerald |
| 4 | Clay | Maple | Ivory | Ebony | Garnet |
| 5 | Copper | Marble | Jasper | Jade | Jacinth |
| 6 | Granite | Oak | Lapis Lazuli | Jet | Opal |
| 7 | Iron | Obsidian | Mahogany | Palladium | Peridot |
| 8 | Lead | Porcelain | Moonstone | Pearl | Ruby |
| 9 | Shell | Silver | Onyx | Platinum | Sapphire |
| 10 | Tin | Turquoise | Zircon | Tourmaline | Topaz |
Item Format by Size
| 1d10 | Eyeball-Sized | Fist-Sized | Skull-Sized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Earring | Figurine | Crown |
| 2 | Ring | Bracelet | Bowl |
| 3 | Fishhook | Tiara | Mask |
| 4 | Pen nib | Necklace | Book |
| 5 | Scarab | Goblet | Jug |
| 6 | Arrowhead | Egg | Lantern |
| 7 | Pin/Buckle | Hammer | Mirror |
| 8 | Pipe | Dentures | Sceptre |
| 9 | Spoon | Gauntlet | Painting |
| 10 | Inkwell | Dagger | Box |
Groups
There is a 3-in-10 chance of an item being worth 0.5× but 2× to a specific group, and a separate 1-in-10 chance that a group is actively searching for the item, with a 1-in-6 chance of encounter per day.
| 1d10 | Group |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lawful Clerics |
| 2 | Chaotic Clerics |
| 3 | Lords |
| 4 | Wizards |
| 5 | Historians |
| 6 | Alchemists |
| 7 | Navigators |
| 8 | Surgeons |
| 9 | Thieves |
| 10 | Royalty |
Example Rolls
- Known, Amateurish Moonstone-Framed Painting. Size: 800cn, Value: 2500sp or 10000sp to Historians
- Famous, Amateurishly-Cut Fist-Sized Agate. Size: 70sp, Value: 700sp
- Legendary, Competent Electrum Fishhook. Size: 10cn, Value: 30sp, or 120sp to Chaotic Clerics
- Legendary, Amateurishly-Cut, Fist-Sized Obsidian. Size: 80cn, Value: 90sp
- Famous, Peerless, Zircon Ring. Size: 10cn, Value: 400sp, or 1600sp to Royalty
- Known, Amateurish, Brass Lantern. Weight: 700cn, Value: 500sp
See Also
- D4 Caltrops: Treasure Transformations and Trusty Trade Goods
- D4 Caltrops: d100 Jewelry Generator
- Draw the Rest of the Owlbear: Trade Goods and Artifacts
- 1E Online: Value and Reputed Properties of Gems and Jewelry (Just information from the AD&D DMG, delivered in the most beautiful web 1.0 format)
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