Gemstones

Gemstones are a type of trade good that trade for the same amount regardless of who is buying them and regardless of the buyer's ego score. They are collectively the most valuable trade goods. Each type of gemstone has a rough and a smooth variant. The smooth variant of the gemstone is always worth 20% more than the rough variant.

List of Gemstones

Rough Gemstones

Gemstone	Value
rough agate gemstone	$100
rough topaz gemstone	$150
rough jasper gemstone	$200
rough amethyst gemstone	$250
rough sapphire gemstone	$300
rough emerald gemstone	$350
rough peridot gemstone	$350

Smooth Gemstones

Gemstone	Value
smooth agate gemstone	$120
smooth topaz gemstone	$180
smooth jasper gemstone	$240
smooth amethyst gemstone	$300
smooth sapphire gemstone	$360
smooth emerald gemstone	$420
smooth peridot gemstone	$420

Sources of Gemstones

• Q Girl starts with up to one each of rough agate, jasper, amethyst, sapphire, and emerald. She is not a merchant and will not restock them.
• Walls with gem deposits have a 4% chance of dropping their gem when destroyed.
• glittermensch brainers, glittermensch boulderers, and glittermensch luminaries drop gemstones when damaged.
• Any type of gemstone can be found as rare random loot almost anywhere in the world.
• Gemstones are sold by jewelers at the Stiltgrounds, if present.
• Gemstones can be sold by legendary gemcutters.

Tips

This section is opinion-based. Your mileage may vary.

• Besides being more valuable than other types of trade goods, they also lack the relative disadvantage of being made of metal, rendering them invulnerable to pulsed field magnets.