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Commodity illustration: Books

Category:Wares and supplies

Chests of ordinary books

Standard price
80 pieces of eight for 1 item
Surplus
60 pieces of eight
Scarcity
120 pieces of eight
Bulk
0.01 Tons

Equivalent to 8,000 pieces of eight per ton

Export regions

Books travel in chests, either bound or as printed gatherings awaiting a binder. Opening a chest may reveal finished covers or stacks of folded, assembled sheets.

Schools, religious houses, libraries and private readers buy them for study, devotion and pleasure. Printing does not always complete the work: a buyer may have a book bound at its destination. The chest protects paper and ink that must survive the voyage before they can find their readers.

Sources and adaptations

References in the Pavillon Noir books:

  • Carnet de Vercourt, p. 522, 523.

Ludic RPG adaptations used on this page:

  • Chests of books: bulk (house rule).

The description was written by Ludic RPG. Prices are game values expressed in pieces of eight.