Item

Barter Equivalent

Coin Price

Fresh fish (1 day)

2 fish hooks / a net repair

5 cp

Dried fish or smoked meat (1 day)

Salt pouch / firewood

1 sp

Root vegetables / island grain (1 day)

Labor (1–2 hrs)

5 cp

Meal, simple (tavern/home)

Story, gossip, small favor

1 sp

Clean water (1 waterskin)

Containers / help hauling

1 cp

Service

Barter Equivalent

Coin Price

Floor space (1 night)

Chores or watch duty

5 cp

Shared bunk (1 night)

Supplies or repair work

1 sp

Private room (rare)

Major favor or goods

5 sp

Boat passage (local)

Fishing help / guard duty

5 sp

Guide (1 day)

Supplies or protection

1 gp

Item

Barter Equivalent

Coin Price

Rope (50 ft, fiber)

Nets, cordage, sinew

5 sp

Torch

Resin / labor

1 cp

Backpack

Leather scraps

2 sp

Waterskin

Hide or bladder

1 sp

Wooden shield

Hardwood planks

5 sp

Hide armor

Tanned hides

8 sp

Item

Barter Equivalent

Coin Price

Simple weapon (non-metal)

Crafting materials

5 sp

Martial weapon (metal)

Salvage + favor

2–4 gp

Arrow / bolt (10)

Feathers / shafts

5 cp

Thieves’ tools (worn)

Precise materials

3 sp

Repair tools

Labor + scrap

2 sp

Item

Barter Equivalent

Coin Price

Minor healing potion

Rare herbs + favor

4 gp

Alchemical bomb

Specialist barter only

3–5 gp

Antiplague / antidote

Ingredients

3 gp

Scroll (1st level)

Knowledge trade

3–5 gp