Coin of Wealth

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Coin of Wealth


Aura faint conjuration; CL 5th
Slot —; Weight —

Description

A Coin of Wealth appears as a single, perfectly ordinary coin of its designated type - copper, silver, gold, or platinum - though it is always pristine and untarnished. When placed within a pouch and left undisturbed for at least 8 hours (typically overnight), the coin conjures additional mundane currency of the same type.

Each morning, the pouch contains an additional 1d6 coins of the same denomination as the Coin of Wealth. These coins are nonmagical, indistinguishable from standard currency, and are considered legitimate tender in most civilized regions.

The coin only functions if kept inside a pouch, sack, or similar soft container. It does not function if stored in rigid containers such as chests, boxes, or vaults, nor if left exposed. Additionally, the coin ceases to function if other items remain in the pouch when the conjuration occurs; the pouch must contain only the Coin of Wealth at the time of activation. If this condition is not met, the coin produces no currency that day.

Construction

Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, minor creation;
Cost 1,250 gp (copper), 2,500 gp (silver), 5,000 gp (gold), 10,000 gp (platinum) + 100 XP (copper), 200 XP (silver), 400 XP (gold), 800 XP (platinum)

Market Price

  • Copper Coin of Wealth: 2,500 gp
  • Silver Coin of Wealth: 5,000 gp
  • Gold Coin of Wealth: 10,000 gp
  • Platinum Coin of Wealth: 20,000 gp

Lore

Scholars of arcane economics often attribute the invention of the Coin of Wealth to a secretive consortium of merchant-mages who sought to stabilize trade routes in times of war. Rather than conjuring vast fortunes outright - which historically led to inflation and economic collapse - these arcanists devised a restrained method of gradual wealth generation, ensuring that markets would not be overwhelmed by sudden influxes of currency.

Legends persist of a miser-king who hoarded dozens of these coins, believing himself cleverer than the magic that governed them. By attempting to store them all together in a great iron coffer, he unwittingly nullified their power entirely. His treasury remained stagnant for decades, a silent testament to the peculiar limitations woven into the enchantment.

Among adventurers, the Coin of Wealth is sometimes viewed with suspicion. While undeniably useful, its slow and methodical nature has led many to speculate that the magic serves a hidden purpose - some whisper that each coin subtly ties its owner into unseen networks of trade, fate, or even extraplanar contracts, ensuring that wealth, once created, always finds its way back into circulation.


Coin of Wealth (Ville des Marais Silver Standard)

Aura faint conjuration; CL 5th
Slot —; Weight —

Description

A Coin of Wealth appears as a single flawless coin of its designated type - iron, copper, silver, or gold. Though it bears no identifiable mint mark, it is always accepted as legitimate tender within Ville des Marais and beyond.

When placed within a pouch and left undisturbed for at least 8 hours, the coin produces additional mundane currency of its own type. Each morning, the pouch contains 1d6 newly formed coins, indistinguishable from ordinary currency.

The coin’s magic is highly particular. It functions only when kept within a soft pouch or purse, and does not operate if stored in rigid containers such as chests, lockboxes, or vaults. Additionally, the pouch must contain only the Coin of Wealth at the time of activation. If any other objects are present, no coins are produced that night.

In Ville des Marais, where iron and copper handle the daily churn of life and silver anchors true commerce, even this slow, steady generation of wealth can quietly shift fortunes over time.

Construction

Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, minor creation

Cost

  • Iron Coin of Wealth: 1,250 gp + 100 XP
  • Copper Coin of Wealth: 2,500 gp + 200 XP
  • Silver Coin of Wealth: 5,000 gp + 400 XP
  • Gold Coin of Wealth: 10,000 gp + 800 XP

Market Price

  • Iron Coin of Wealth: 2,500 gp
  • Copper Coin of Wealth: 5,000 gp
  • Silver Coin of Wealth: 10,000 gp
  • Gold Coin of Wealth: 20,000 gp

(Note: Prices remain denominated in gold pieces for compatibility with standard D20 item valuation.)

Lore

Within Ville des Marais, the Coin of Wealth is spoken of in different tones depending on who you ask. Among dockworkers and laborers, iron and copper variants are whispered blessings - quiet miracles that can stretch a week’s wages just a little further. Among merchants, however, even a single silver coin of this type is viewed as a tool of leverage, capable of subtly tipping long negotiations or sustaining ventures that should have failed.

The city’s guilds maintain a careful fiction that such coins are either myth or exceedingly rare curiosities. In truth, most major counting houses have encountered them at least once, and many maintain discreet methods of identifying unnatural patterns in coin flow. A trader whose purse never seems to run dry may find contracts drying up just as mysteriously.

Older stories suggest the enchantment was never intended to create wealth, but to circulate it. Some arcane theorists claim the coins draw from a vast, unseen reservoir tied to trade itself - while darker rumors insist the wealth comes from somewhere very real: shaved transactions, lost coins, and the unnoticed margins of countless exchanges across the city. Whether truth or paranoia, those who possess a Coin of Wealth rarely keep it for long without consequence.

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