Trader's scale

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The Trader's Scale is a set of standards for gems, metals, and other crafting materials.

Values range from 0 to (so far) 99.

Gems

  • hardness
  • quality
  • luster
  • clarity
  • markings

Crafting materials

Metals

  • quality
  • hardness
  • durability
  • workability
  • electrical resistance
  • thermal resistance
  • physical resistance

Cloth

  • durability
  • workability
  • electrical resistance
  • thermal resistance
  • physical resistance


Stone

  • quality
  • hardness
  • durability
  • workability


Value ranges

General

Value Durability Workability E Resistance T Resistance P Resistance Hardness
0-? no durability impossible to work with an incredible conductor of electricity incredible at transfering heat and cold terrible at repelling physical blows

Gems

Value Hardness Quality
95-98 nearly perfect
80-94 very hard very high quality
60-79 hard high quality
40-59 somewhat hard medium quality
20-39 somewhat soft low quality
9-19 soft very low quality

Luster

  • chatoyant
  • earthy
  • greasy
  • metallic
  • pearly
  • silky
  • resinous
  • vitreous
  • waxy

Clarity

  • slightly cloudy
  • somewhat cloudy
  • cloudy
  • very cloudy
  • murky
  • very murky
  • nearly opaque
  • opaque

Markings

  • unmarked
  • banded
  • faceted
  • laced
  • smoky
  • spotted
  • swirled

Metal

Value Purity Hardness Durability Workability
99 Extremely pure
95-98 Very pure Absurdly hard
90-94 Somewhat pure Extremely hard
85-89 Somewhat pure Very hard
80-84 Quite hard Great
75-79 Hard
70 Good
65 not hard
60 Good
50 Decent
41 Decent Somewhat challenging
35 Somewhat soft


Stone

Value Quality Hardness
99 Perfect
98-95 Near perfect
80-84 Very high quality
70-79 High quality
60+ Above average

See Also


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