Materials

See also: D20PFSRD

=Information= Materials are quantified by value as Goods. They may not be used interchangeably with normal Goods.

Glossary
Goods (Material) – Represents a specific material and may only be used to craft items of said material. When used in this manner, each point of Goods (Material) amounts for 25 GP, instead of the normal 20 GP. E.G. Goods (Mithral)

Goods (Type) – Represents a wider type of material, and may be used to craft items made from any common material of that type. E.G. Goods (Metal)

Composites
Composites are materials that are composed of at least two other materials.

Glossary
Ingredients – The common denominator for the materials that go into creating a composite material. The finished value of the composite material is equal to the sum of the ingredients.

Components – These are the primary ingredients of the material. These make up the physical structure of the material.

Reactants – These are the secondary ingredients of the material. These alter the chemical makeup of the components.

Process – The method used to produce the material.

=Acquisition= Goods (Material) cannot normally be acquired by any means other than resource gathering.

Goods (Type) may be purchased from NPC vendors for 20 GP.

Goods (Material) may be exchanged at a 1:1 ratio for the equivalent Goods (Type), but the inverse is not possible.

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