GemsforDungeonsandDragons

PostedbyRonnyonJune10,2012

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HereissomeinformationregardingD&Dgems.IstartedwiththeofficialD&Dinformationandexpandedonit.Iusethis
informationinmygames.

Standardgemscarriedbyadventurersare1/4indiameter.Theyarecarriedinsmallleatherorcloth
bagstiedsecurelywithastringorleatherstrap.Unlessyourcharacteriscarryinganextremelylarge
numberofgems,theirweightisinsignificantandyoudonothavetokeeptrackofit.Theinformation
listedhereisprovidedforthoserareoccasionswhenyourcharactermayneedtocarryanexceptionallylargegemoravery
largenumberofgems.
Intherealworld,gemsizesdonotdetermineweight.Thedensityofgemsvariesfromverylightstoneslikeopaltoespecially
heavystoneslikesphaleriteorzircon.TokeepitsimpleforD&DIamkeepingtheweightofallgemsthesameandonlyvary
thevaluedependingongemstonetypeandsize.Thepricepercaratdoesnotincreasesmoothlywithincreasingsize.(One4
caratgemismorevaluablethanfour1caratgems.)Toallowforlargerstonesinmygametheydontincreasequiteasfastas
theydointherealworld.Ijustifythisbysayingthatlargerstonesarenotasrareinmyworld.
Allgemslistedhereareroundfacetedandhavethesamedepthastheirdiametermakingthemroughlyspherical(think20
sideddice).

Size

Weight

Value

Numberofgemsthissize
thatwillfitinonecubic
footofspace

6Dia.(sizeofsmall
humanskull)

31,000
carats

14lbs.

Base
valuex
50,000

3Dia.(largefistsize)

4,856
carats

2lbs.

Base
valuex
5,000

64

2Dia.(queballsize)

1,133
carats

1/2lb.

Base
valuex
1,000

216

1Dia.(VeryLargefits
snuglyintoanempty
eyesocket)

145
carats

0.064lbs.
(16=1
lb.)

Base
valuex
100

1,728

1/2Dia.(Largemarble
size)

18
carats

0.008lbs
(125=1
lb.)

Base
valuex
10

13,824

1/4Dia.(Medium
standardsize)

2
carats

0.001lbs.
(1,000=1
lb.)

base
value

110,592

1/8Dia.(Small)

0.3
carats

0.000125
lbs.(8,000
=1lb.)

base
value/
10

884,736

Allgemsweigh110lbs.percubicfoot(shouldyoubesofortunateastoneedtoknowthis).

Gem

BaseValue
agate(banded,eye,ormoss)

10gp

azurite

quartz(blue)

hematite

lapislazuli

malachite

obsidian

rhodochrosite

tigereye

turquoise

freshwater(irregular)pearl

bloodstone

carnelian

chalcedony

chrysoprase

50gp

citrine

iolite
jasper

moonstone

onyx

peridot

rockcrystal(clearquartz)

sard

sardonyx

quartz(rose,smoky,orstarrose)

zircon

amber

amethyst

chrysoberyl

coral

100gp

garnet(redorbrowngreen)

jade
pearl(white,golden,pink,orsilver)

spinel(red,redbrownordeepgreen)

tourmaline

alexandrite

500gp

aquamarine

garnet(violet)

pearl(black)

spinel(deepblue)

topaz(goldenyellow)

emerald

opal(white,black,orfire)

sapphire(blue)

corundum(fieryyelloworrichpurple)

1,000gp

sapphire(blueorblackstar)

ruby(star)
emerald(clearestbrightgreen)

5,000gp

diamond(bluewhite,canary,pink,brown,orblue)

jacinth

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