Economics in Skybride

💰 Skybride Economic Guide (5e Currency)

Gold (gp) = luxury & high-end services
Silver (sp) = skilled labor & common goods
Copper (cp) = basic supplies & peasant wages

🛒 Common Purchases

  • Food & Drink

    • Loaf of bread, bowl of stew: 1–3 cp

    • Mug of ale or cider: 4 cp

  • Basic Goods

    • Torch, chalk, simple tools: 1 cp

    • Simple cloak or tunic: 5–10 cp

  • Lodging

    • Common inn (shared room, basic meals): 10 sp

    • Comfortable inn (private room, hot bath): 20 sp

    • Noble lodging (private suite, hot water, special treatment): 5gp

    • Ultra Luxury 15gp

  • Travel & Gear

    • Riding horse (with saddle & tack): 75 gp

    • Healing potion (basic): 50 gp

  • Luxury & Magic

  • Fine clothing (noble attire): 15 gp+

  • Spell scroll (1st level): 100 gp

🧭 Quest Rewards by Tier

  • Local Tier (Level 1–4)

    • Reward: 10–100 gp

    • Examples: Clearing bandits, finding lost items

  • Regional Tier (Level 5–10)

    • Reward: 100–500 gp

    • Examples: Escorting dignitaries, solving town crises

  • National Tier (Level 11–16)

    • Reward: 500–2,000 gp

    • Examples: Defeating major threats, retrieving rare artifacts

  • Epic Tier (Level 17+)

  • Reward: 2,000+ gp or land/title

  • Examples: Slaying ancient beasts, saving kingdoms

🗡️ Weapons & Armor Pricing

  • Club, Dagger, Handaxe, Spear: 1–2 gp

  • Quarterstaff, Mace: 2–5 gp

  • Simple Ranged Weapons

  • Sling: 1 sp

  • Shortbow: 25 gp

  • Light Crossbow: 25 gp

  • Martial Melee Weapons

  • Longsword, Battleaxe, Warhammer: 15 gp

  • Greatsword, Glaive, Halberd: 20 gp

  • Rapier, Scimitar: 25 gp

  • Longbow: 50 gp

  • Heavy Crossbow: 50 gp

  • Ammunition

  • 20 Arrows or Bolts: 1 gp

  • 20 Sling Bullets: 4 cp

  • Padded: 5 gp

  • Leather: 10 gp

  • Studded Leather: 45 gp

  • Hide: 10 gp

  • Chain Shirt: 50 gp

  • Scale Mail: 50 gp

  • Breastplate: 400 gp

  • Half Plate: 750 gp

  • Ring Mail: 30 gp

  • Chain Mail: 75 gp

  • Splint: 200 gp

  • Plate: 1,500 gp

  • Shield (any type): 10 gp

🌍 Regional Flavor

  • Veloria: Port cities charge more. Expect seafood, silks, and naval formality.

  • Alendria: Temples pay in gold, scholars in silver.

  • Hesa: Trade is formal and stable—contracts rule.

  • Arinn: Nobles deal in gold and favors; bartering is common with merchants.

  • Thelidor: Coin tied to lineage; expect tolls and taxes.

  • Verdant Pact: Currency may be symbolic—stories, favors, crafted goods.