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Trade GoodsSome dragon hoards contain a lot of bulky material—the result of hitting ships and caravans that werecarrying herbs, rare cloth, lumber, refined metal,spices, and other commodities. You can select tradegoods of one or more general types from the TradeGoods table (or roll for them if you wish). The SampleTrade Goods by Type table gives possible materialsfor each of the general types.Trade goods add realism to a hoard, but can alsoadd complications if that realism is taken to anextreme. For instance, almost all the value of thecargo in an ordinary caravan is tied up in mundaneitems such as foodstuffs and textiles. If you apply thatbit of realism to the trade goods in a dragon hoard,you could end up with a hoard that includes (amongother sorts of trade goods) dozens of barrels of grainand crates of cheese—taking up a lot of room, butadding very little to the value of the hoard.To avoid that sort of situation (if you want to), youcan decide that the dragon was picky about whattrade goods it commandeered. By sticking to thehigh-priced items, you can amass several thousandgold pieces’ worth of trade goods without taking upmuch space.Alternatively, you can retain a nod to realism bysaying the hoard does contain (among other tradegoods) 1,000 gp worth of corn and 600 gp worthof cheese, and then leave it up to the characters todecide how much, if any, of that stuff they want tocart away,TRADE GOODSd20 Type1–5 Food, drink, and spices6 Cosmetics and perfumes7 Dyes and paints8–14 Lumber and ore15–18 Furs and hides19–20 TextilesSelling Trade Goods: Transporting bulky tradegoods might be difficult for PCs who probably lackthe wagons and dray animals they would need. Also,DRAGON HOARDSSAMPLE TRADE GOODS BY TYPEIn the following lists, casks, barrels, and crates hold about100 pounds or 12 gallons of trade goods. A bolt of cloth is40 yards.Food, Drink, and SpicesAle, commonAle, fineCheeseCoffeeCooking oilCorn, commonFlour, commonFruits, driedGrainMeats, driedNutsSaltSpices, commonSpices, uncommonSpices, rareSpices, exoticSugar, commonTea leavesTobaccoWine, commonWine, fineCosmetics and PerfumesCommonUncommonRareExoticPrice3 cp per cask2 gp per cask40 gp per crate500 gp per barrel1 sp per cask100 gp per barrel20 gp per barrel100 gp per barrel1 gp per barrel30 gp per crate100 gp per barrel500 gp per barrel80 gp per barrel100 gp per barrel200 gp per barrel1,500 gp per barrel100 gp per barrel20 gp per crate50 gp per crate120 gp per cask1,200 gp per caskPrice1 gp per ounce2 gp per ounce5 gp per ounce20 gp per ounceDyes and PaintsCommonUncommonRareExoticLumber and MetalAdamantine barCopper barDarkwoodGold barIron barLead barMithral barOakPlatinum barSilver barFurs and HidesCommonUncommonRareExoticTextilesCloth of goldCloth of silverCottonLinenSamiteSatinSilkVelvetWoolPrice4 gp per gallon80 gp per gallon400 gp per gallon800 gp per gallonPrice100 gp per pound5 sp per pound10 gp per pound50 gp per pound1 sp per pound5 cp per pound100 gp per pound1 sp per pound5,000 gp per pound5 gp per poundPrice16 gp per crate160 gp per crate1,600 gp per crate8,000 gp per cratePrice4,000 gp per bolt400 gp per bolt80 gp per bolt160 gp per bolt200 gp per bolt480 gp per bolt800 gp per bolt210 gp per bolt40 gp per boltCHAPTER 2 | DM’s Guide to Dragons71