Commerce

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Caves of Qud has a bartering system where items vary in price based on a multitude of factors. Commerce is the base value that is specified for each item that is then multiplied or divided by a multiplier depending on selling or buying.

Trading Multiplier Formula

$\text{Multiplier}=0.07\times (\text{Ego Modifier}+2\text{(if Snake Oiler)})+0.35$

If the player has Glotrot, Ego modifier and Snake oiler no longer have an effect and returns a flat -3. The equation then becomes

$\text{Multiplier (with Glotrot)}=0.14$

The multiplier cannot be higher than 0.95(achievable with +9 Ego modifier or +7 Ego modifier with Snake Oiler) and the multiplier cannot be lower than .05 (-5 Ego modifier).

When buying an item from a trader, this multiplier is divided by the value of the item in question. When the item is sold, the value is multiplied by the multiplier.

Reputation Effect on Trade Prices

Reputation with the merchant also affects trade prices, acting essentially as a bonus or penalty to the player's ego modifier.

Reputation with merchant	Bonus applied to Ego Modifier for Trade
600 or more	+3 bonus
250 to 599	+1 bonus
-249 to 249	0
-599 to -250	-1 penalty
-600 or less	-3 penalty

Sacred Well Reputation Formula

Main article: Sacred well

How much reputation the Sacred well gives is also dependent on the commerce value of the object.

$\text{Reputation}=\text{Commerce}/10$

Reputation cannot go lower than 1, and if an object that has no specified value defaults to 10 reputation.

Book Experience Formula

$\text{Exp}=\text{Floor}(\frac{Commerc{e}^2}{25})$

Modifications and Commerce

Each modification has a Value attribute that is multiplied against the base Commerce value to get the new modified value.

Items by Commerce Value

Page	Commerce	Category
Page	Commerce	Category
Otherpearl	33,333.0	Bracelets
Hand-E-Nuke	10,000.0	Grenades
Kesil Face	10,000.0	Masks
Shemesh Face	8,000.0	Masks
Circle of light in the chord of Shugruith	7,500.0	Floating Nearby
Circle of light in the chord of Qon	7,500.0	Floating Nearby
Circle of light in the chord of Ehalcodon	7,500.0	Floating Nearby
Circle of light in the chord of Agolgot	7,500.0	Floating Nearby
Circle of light in the chord of Rermadon	7,500.0	Floating Nearby
Circle of light in the chord of Qas	7,500.0	Floating Nearby
Circle of light in the chord of Bethsaida	7,500.0	Floating Nearby
Sail from the Great Machine	6,666.0	Cloaks
Gear from the Great Machine	6,666.0	Shields
Flange from the Great Machine	6,666.0	Armor
Gauge from the Great Machine	6,666.0	Masks
Earth Face	6,500.0	Masks
Zetachrome lune	6,000.0	Armor
Levant Face	5,000.0	Masks
Null Face	4,000.0	Masks
Mecha power core	4,000.0	Items
Olive Face	4,000.0	Masks
Swarm rack	3,200.0	Heavy Weapons
Timecube	3,000.0	Trinkets
Mental aggregator	2,265.0	Helmets
Psychodyne helmet	2,140.0	Helmets
Transkinetic cuffs	2,100.0	Bracelets
Spaser rifle	2,000.0	Rifles
Cathedra with sapphire tracery	2,000.0	Cybernetics
Blast cannon	2,000.0	Heavy Weapons
Cathedra with black opal tracery	2,000.0	Cybernetics
Phase cannon	2,000.0	Heavy Weapons
Fist of the Ape God	2,000.0	Cudgels
Cathedra with white opal tracery	2,000.0	Cybernetics
Cathedra with ruby tracery	2,000.0	Cybernetics
Flawless crysteel shardmail	1,900.0	Armor
Leyline puppeteers	1,750.0	Gloves
Crystalline halo	1,666.0	Helmets
Black mote	1,666.0	Floating Nearby
Crystalline jile	1,666.0	Short Blades
Chassis plate	1,600.0	Cloaks
Spaser pistol	1,500.0	Pistols
Two-handed zetachrome long sword	1,500.0	Long Blades
Zetachrome hammer	1,500.0	Cudgels
Zetachrome halberd	1,500.0	Axes
Kah's loop	1,500.0	Armlets
Dagasha's spur	1,500.0	Hats
Zetachrome apex	1,500.0	Helmets
Zetachrome gloves	1,500.0	Gloves
Light rail	1,500.0	Rifles
High-energy thermo cask	1,500.0	Armor
Zetachrome warhammer	1,500.0	Cudgels
Zetachrome long sword	1,500.0	Long Blades
Zetachrome pumps	1,500.0	Footwear
Va'am's lens	1,500.0	Shields
Zetachrome battle axe	1,500.0	Axes
Nacham's ribbon	1,500.0	Cloaks
Tri-hologram bracelet	1,500.0	Bracelets
3D cobblers	1,400.0	Footwear
Zetachrome dagger	1,390.0	Short Blades
Chiral rings	1,250.0	Floating Nearby
Enigma cone	1,250.0	Armor
Longreach grappling gun	1,250.0	Pistols
High-voltage arc winder	1,250.0	Pistols
Nullray pistol	1,200.0	Pistols
Crysteel shardmail	1,200.0	Armor
Hand rail	1,050.0	Pistols
Thermo cask	1,000.0	Armor
Anti-gravity boots	1,000.0	Footwear
Gas tumbler	1,000.0	Equipment
Di-thermo beam	1,000.0	Pistols
Chain laser	1,000.0	Heavy Weapons
Psychic meridian	999.0	Helmets
Dazzle cheek	999.0	Masks
Palladium mesh tabard	925.0	Cloaks
Kaleidocera muffs	900.0	Gloves
Kaleidocera cape	900.0	Cloaks
Eigenrifle	900.0	Rifles
Night-sight interpolators	900.0	Eyewear
Kaleidocera krakows	900.0	Footwear
Psychal fleshgun	900.0	Pistols
Helping hands	900.0	Backpacks
Nano-neuro animator	900.0	Tools
Point-defense drone	800.0	Floating Nearby
Gyrocopter backpack	800.0	Backpacks
Nanoweave vest	795.0	Armor
Linear cannon	750.0	Heavy Weapons
Hypertractor	750.0	Rifles
Arc winder	750.0	Pistols
Laser rifle	750.0	Rifles
Space inverter	750.0	Pistols
Geomagnetic disc	750.0	Thrown Weapons
Plastifer chem vest	750.0	Armor
Freeze ray	750.0	Rifles
Flawless crysteel battle axe	720.0	Axes
Flawless crysteel mace	720.0	Cudgels
Flawless crysteel long sword	720.0	Long Blades
Flawless crysteel halberd	720.0	Axes
Flawless crysteel warhammer	720.0	Cudgels
Flawless crysteel great sword	720.0	Long Blades
Precision nanon fingers	700.0	Gloves

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