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Commodity illustration: Building timber

Category:Wood

Building timber

Standard price
20 to 40 pieces of eight per Ton
Surplus
Not specified
Scarcity
Not specified

Export regions

Building timber is shipped as beams, planks and other cut lengths. Shipyards prize long, sound pieces: a heap of offcuts cannot replace a beam of the right size.

Shipwrights and builders use it for construction and repairs, choosing each piece for its species, shape and dimensions. Oak and pine are especially important to shipbuilding. Felled trunks are squared or sawn before they reach port. Laid out on the quay, the cargo might supply a building frame, a floor or a ship waiting for repairs.

Sources and adaptations

References in the Pavillon Noir books:

  • La Révolte, p. 286, 308.
  • Carnet de Vercourt, p. 522, 523.

Ludic RPG adaptations used on this page:

  • Building timber: trade quantity, trade unit, bulk, price (house rule).

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