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Most adventures will require
some sort of equipment for their successful completion. This chapter
provides an extensive listing of various items of equipment the characters may
want to acquire, ranging from simple knives to large aerial flyers. The
listed purchase price is based on the item's market value at its point of
manufacture or most likely sale point. A revolver, for example, costs the
indicated amount on Earth, or in an established human enclave. Revolvers
are not generally for sale in remote nomadic villages, and if they would have
one, the price might be considerably higher.
In many cases equipment will
be obtained by barter rather than purchase, and in this case the prices should
guide the referee in determining relative equivalent values.
A Note on British Money:
For those unfamiliar with the British system of currency in use in 1889, here is
a short discussion.
The basic units are the
pound, the shilling and the penny. Twelve pennies make a shilling, 20
shillings (or 240 pennies) make a pound. Pennies are sometimes divided
into ha'pennies (half pennies) and farthings (quarter pennies). Prices are
written as "pounds shillings/pennies." For example, three
pounds, two shillings and six pennies would be written as £3 2/6, read as
"three pounds, two-and-six." Shillings alone are written without
the £ sign; for example, three shillings is written 3/-. Pennies alone
are identified by the abbreviation "d" following the number; for
example, sixpence would be written as 6d.
Currency Conversions:
In 1889, a pound sterling was worth $5 in American currency. A shilling
was worth $.25 and a penny, just over $0.02. One dollar equals §15, and
£1 equals §75.
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