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Veknironth wrote: ↑Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:38 am Well I did find one book example in the Western Empire page 161 Gauntlets of Quick hands run 500g per SDC.

-Vek
"How very Prysus of me."

Huh? Wha--? I felt a disturbance calling out to me.

Greetings and Salutations. First, I'll say that's a nice find, Veknironth.

With that said, I'll say I tend to follow the same rule as Library Ogre. In part because it's just easier and I don't want to bog things down, but also in part because that's how Palladium generally does things.

Weapons and other items, in Palladium, generally do not have S.D.C. values. And these items can usually only take damage if directly targeted.

We also gets lines like PF2 main book, page 18, under Supernatural Damage and Hand Weapons (Optional Rule): "Magical weapons and artifacts are basically indestructible and are at no risk of breaking."

If I had to come up with a figure (because someone did something stupid like use a bow as a lever to move something extremely heavy, or an enemy really did target their items), then I'd probably went with about 100 gold if the item is a heavy, sturdy item designed to take damage, and 200 gold if the item is a more mundane item.

These figures are based on values for adding S.D.C. to armor (PF2 main book, page 249). Magic Armor like Cloak of Armor and Leather of Iron effectively cost 200 gold per S.D.C. point added on. Magic S.D.C. (as an Armor Feature) costs 100 gold per S.D.C. Then, if I really felt like it (and probably would depend on why they needed the repairs in the first place) that they have to buy the S.D.C. in bulk of 10 S.D.C. So if a magic cloak was missing 11 S.D.C., they could either pay 2,000 gold to repair 10 S.D.C., or 4,000 gold to repair all 11 S.D.C. (they'd still have to pay for 20 S.D.C. worth, but it can't heal above the items starting S.D.C.).

Though, again, I generally wouldn't do this as a G.M. (and Veknironth's find is as good as any for a baseline price). In general, in my games, I don't have players worry about basic food, lodging, or repairs. This means players don't have to worry about gold for most things, which gives them less to worry about (as well as less for me to keep track of) and also decreases tendencies towards things like Murder Hobos. Seriously, I don't need players looting every last item, weapon, and scrap armor they can find on every corpse they encounter (or the ones they kill).

If they want special items, my usual rule is they need to tell me, they may not get exactly what they want, and they probably have to undergo some type of quest/mission for it (and they often won't know which one until after they complete it, because it's some random loot they find on the way or some added reward thrown in not previously discussed), but in the end they trust me enough that it's a non-issue. Since I've implemented this method I've found it helps me focus more on the story and characters rather than individual loot lust.

Anyways, each game is different. While I stated how I'd do things, I also tried to provide alternatives and the mentality behind those rulings. Hope some of that helps. Farewell and safe journeys.