General Store
Players use this store to purchase items for their characters to use in the game. Almost all prices are based on actual 1890s costs.
| # |
| Item |
Price |
Notes |
| 1 |
| Belt, leather |
$0.30 |
|
| 1 |
| Blouse |
$1.25 |
|
| 1 |
| Bonnet |
$2.25 |
|
| 2 |
| Boots, cowboy |
$2.00 |
|
| 2 |
| Boots, riding |
$3.00 |
|
| 2 |
| Boots, rubber |
$1.25 |
|
| 2 |
| Boots, soft |
$1.50 |
|
| 1 |
| Brassiere |
$0.25 |
|
| 1 |
| Button Hook |
$0.40 |
a small metal hook (¼-inch diameter) on a 4-inch handle; used to close buttons on the high boots currently in fashion; also useful for reaching into tiny cracks |
| 1 |
| Cap |
$0.50 |
|
| 1 |
| Cape, Opera |
$1.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Cassock |
$3.00 |
priest's robe and collar |
| 1 |
| Cloak, heavy |
$12.00 |
a heavy, hooded cloak used to protect oneself from the elements |
| 1 |
| Cloak, light |
$2.50 |
a lightweight cloak with a hood, used to conceal one's identity |
| 1 |
| Cross |
$0.10 |
small (1"), kept on chain to wear around neck |
| 1 |
| Dress, common |
$4.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Dress, fancy |
$7.50 |
|
| 2 |
| Gloves, kid |
$1.00 |
fine dress gloves |
| 2 |
| Gloves, work |
$0.30 |
|
| 1 |
| Habit |
$1.00 |
nun's headpiece |
| 1 |
| Hat, bowler |
$1.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Hat, deerstalker |
$1.25 |
|
| 1 |
| Hat, silk tophat |
$4.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Hat, ten-gallon |
$1.75 |
|
| 1 |
| Jacket |
$12.00 |
single-breasted jacket for men, usually tailor cut |
| 1 |
| Overalls |
$2.50 |
|
| 1 |
| Overcoat |
$11.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Panties |
$0.40 |
|
| 1 |
| Pants |
$1.75 |
|
| 1 |
| Petticoat |
$1.00 |
underskirt for women |
| 1 |
| Raincoat |
$4.00 |
oil slicker |
| 1 |
| Robe |
$2.00 |
ordinary loose-fitting one-piece robe, not a bathrobe |
| 1 |
| Scarf |
$0.30 |
|
| 1 |
| Shirt |
$1.75 |
|
| 2 |
| Shoes |
$1.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Shorts |
$0.60 |
underwear for men |
| 1 |
| Skirt, dress |
$3.50 |
|
| 1 |
| Skirt, walking |
$2.50 |
|
| 2 |
| Socks |
$0.80 |
|
| 1 |
| Stockings |
$1.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Suit, ladies' dress |
$12.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Suit, mens' business |
$5.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Suit, mens' dress |
$9.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Sweater |
$2.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Union Suit, wool |
$2.00 |
underwear for men, one piece with long sleeves and long legs |
| # |
| Item |
Price |
Notes |
| 1 |
| Backpack |
$2.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Briefcase |
$3.50 |
metal-framed, leather or metal exterior |
| 1 |
| Cabinet Bag |
$3.00 |
also known as the "doctor's bag," this has stiff sides and a hinged top that folds open |
| 1 |
| Club Bag |
$3.00 |
this cross between a duffel bag and a briefcase has a metal frame & clasp and is made of canvas, leather, or alligator hide |
| 1 |
| Flask |
$0.15 |
metal, fits in pocket |
| 1 |
| Handbag |
$1.25 |
|
| 1 |
| Instrument Case |
$3.50 |
wooden case for holding a music instrument |
| 1 |
| Lunchbox |
$0.25 |
metal, usually black |
| 1 |
| Suitcase |
$2.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Trunk |
$2.50 |
more durable & more heavy than a briefcase; waterproof; floats unless weighed down |
| # |
| Item |
Price |
Notes |
| 1 |
| Alcohol |
$0.10 |
used for fuel, not drinking |
| 1 |
| Blanket |
$1.50 |
lightweight |
| 1 |
| Felt |
$0.05 |
five cents per square yard (specify color) |
| 1 |
| Flashlight |
$25.00 |
tiny unit (size of AAA battery), can only shine a beam for a few seconds, wired to a heavy rechargable battery pack |
| 1 |
| House Paint |
$1.00 |
sold in one-gallon cans |
| 1 |
| Lantern |
$2.00 |
burns alcohol |
| 1 |
| Lightbulb |
$0.30 |
|
| 1 |
| Matchbox |
$1.15 |
usually silver |
| 25 |
| Matches |
$0.05 |
|
| 1 |
| Rope, 100' length |
$1.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Rope, 25' length |
$0.25 |
|
| 1 |
| Tin Foil |
$0.05 |
five cents per pound, packaged as a roll |
| # |
| Item |
Price |
Notes |
| 1 |
| Detonator, plunger |
$10.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Dynamite |
$1.50 |
one stick |
| 1 |
| Gunpowder |
$2.50 |
one keg |
| 1 |
| Gunpowder fuse |
$5.00 |
50' long |
| 1 |
| Nitroglycerine |
$2.00 |
one vial |
| 1 |
| Wire |
$2.50 |
50' coil |
| # |
| Item |
Price |
Notes |
| 25 |
| Bullets, pistol (army) |
$0.25 |
|
| 25 |
| Bullets, pistol (derringer/navy) |
$0.25 |
|
| 25 |
| Bullets, rifle |
$0.30 |
|
| 25 |
| Bullets, shotgun |
$0.35 |
|
| 10 |
| Bullets, silver |
$25.00 |
pure silver |
| 1 |
| Carbine, breech-loading |
$3.50 |
small rifle, 8 damage |
| 1 |
| Carbine, lever action |
$12.50 |
small rifle, 14 damage |
| 1 |
| Pistol, army |
$3.50 |
12 damage |
| 1 |
| Pistol, derringer |
$5.00 |
small, lightweight pistol that holds only one bullet, but can be easily concealed on one's person or in a handbag, 8 damage |
| 1 |
| Pistol, navy |
$2.50 |
10 damage |
| 1 |
| Rifle, breech-loading |
$5.00 |
impossible to conceal, 8 damage |
| 1 |
| Rifle, lever action |
$15.00 |
impossible to conceal, 20 damage |
| 1 |
| Scattergun |
$12.50 |
18 damage |
| 1 |
| Shotgun |
$18.00 |
impossible to conceal, 22 damage |
| # |
| Item |
Price |
Notes |
| 1 |
| Liquor |
$0.02 |
bottle of hard liquor |
| # |
| Item |
Price |
Notes |
| 50 |
| Calling Cards |
$0.10 |
pre-printed cards with name, title, and address; primarily handed to butlers to announce a person's arrival at a social event; also used to exchange contact information conveniently |
| 1 |
| Crucifix |
$0.30 |
large (12"), kept on beaded string |
| 1 |
| Rake |
$0.20 |
|
| 1 |
| Scythe |
$2.00 |
8 damage |
| 1 |
| Shovel |
$0.25 |
|
| 4 |
| Stakes, wooden |
$1.10 |
for tent assembly, and other purposes |
| 1 |
| Stepladder, 5' |
$1.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Tripod |
$1.50 |
wooden, not metal; usually used for cameras, but has other applications |
| # |
| Item |
Price |
Notes |
| 1 |
| Banjo |
$4.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Bugle |
$2.50 |
|
| 1 |
| Graphophone (player) |
$25.00 |
weighs 10 pounds |
| 1 |
| Graphophone (recorder) |
$45.00 |
weighs 15 pounds |
| 1 |
| Graphophone cylinder |
$0.50 |
can be purchased blank or pre-recorded with music/sound; one-time recording only |
| 1 |
| Guitar |
$9.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Harmonica |
$0.30 |
|
| 1 |
| Music Box |
$4.50 |
|
| 1 |
| Ocarina |
$0.25 |
|
| 1 |
| Tambourine |
$1.50 |
|
| 1 |
| Tin Whistle |
$0.25 |
|
| 1 |
| Violin |
$6.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Zither |
$3.00 |
|
| # |
| Item |
Price |
Notes |
| 1 |
| Handkerchief |
$0.05 |
|
| 1 |
| Mirror, hand-held |
$0.50 |
|
| 1 |
| Morphine Syrup |
$0.50 |
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup |
| 1 |
| Razor |
$0.05 |
|
| 1 |
| Scissors |
$0.75 |
|
| 1 |
| Soap, bar |
$0.03 |
|
| 1 |
| Umbrella |
$1.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Walking Stick, fancy |
$7.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Walking Stick, ordinary |
$1.45 |
|
| 1 |
| Wallet |
$0.50 |
|
| # |
| Item |
Price |
Notes |
| 1 |
| Camera, box |
$3.00 |
uses photographic plates |
| 1 |
| Camera, folding |
$8.00 |
more convenient than a box camera |
| 1 |
| Camera, stereo |
$4.00 |
takes pictures for a stereoscope |
| 1 |
| Magic Lantern |
$4.00 |
an early version of the slide projector (requires slides & light bulb) |
| 10 |
| Magic Lantern slides |
$1.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Photographic plate |
$1.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Stereoscope |
$0.50 |
presents two similar photographs side-by-side to create a three-dimensional illusion |
| # |
| Item |
Price |
Notes |
| 1 |
| Blacksmith's Kit |
$12.50 |
metalworking tools including hammer, chisel, and tongs; anvil & forge not included (weighs 25 pounds) |
| 1 |
| Carpentry Kit |
$15.00 |
woodworking tools (weighs 15 pounds) |
| 1 |
| Cobbler's Tools |
$3.00 |
leatherworking equipment including knives, punches, awls, shoe polish, saddle soap, and leather cream (weighs 10 pounds) |
| 1 |
| Gunsmith's Kit |
$5.00 |
lightweight kit used for cleaning, repair, and maintenance of guns |
| 1 |
| Photographic Kit |
$25.00 |
includes chemicals needed for taking, developing, and printing pictures |
| 1 |
| Physician's Bag |
$12.50 |
includes bandages, gauze, cotton, carbolic acid, ether, silk thread & needles for sutures, a stethoscope, and assorted medicines; greatly increases success rate of medical care; illegal to own without a license in many areas |
| 1 |
| Priest's Kit |
$10.00 |
includes chalice, pyx, crucifix, candles & stand, bottles for water & wine, sprinkler, oil stock, stole, altar linens |
| 1 |
| Sewing Kit |
$2.50 |
includes a thimble, small scissors, emery bag, needles, threads, buttons, patches, hooks & eyes, tailor's chalk; sufficient tools for creating new clothing |
| 1 |
| Tool Kit |
$1.50 |
small leather tool kit containing pliers, scissors, metal file, cutting edge, screwdriver |
| 1 |
| Watchmaker's Tools |
$30.00 |
a small, lightweight kit |
| # |
| Item |
Price |
Notes |
| 25 |
| Arrows |
$2.00 |
used for hunting |
| 1 |
| Baseball |
$1.50 |
|
| 1 |
| Baseball Bat |
$4.50 |
|
| 1 |
| Baseball Mitt |
$2.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Bow |
$4.00 |
used for hunting, 6 damage |
| 20 |
| Cigars, fancy |
$3.00 |
by the box, usually Cuban |
| 20 |
| Cigars, ordinary |
$0.50 |
by the box |
| 50 |
| Marbles |
$1.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Pipe, Meerschaum |
$5.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Playing Cards, deck |
$0.15 |
52 cards in 4 suits |
| 1 |
| Quiver |
$0.50 |
leather, used for hunting |
| 1 |
| Rolling Paper |
$0.05 |
used with tobacco, 1 box has 100 sheets |
| 1 |
| Tent |
$5.00 |
canvas tent; fits one person with bedroll; comes with four wooden stakes (hammer not included) |
| 1 |
| Tobacco |
$1.50 |
used for smoking, sold in 16oz. cans |
| # |
| Item |
Price |
Notes |
| 1 |
| Bunsen Burner |
$0.75 |
burns alcohol |
| 1 |
| Compass |
$1.00 |
magnetic |
| 1 |
| Measuring tape |
$1.15 |
|
| 1 |
| Microscope |
$18.00 |
x1000 magnification |
| 1 |
| Scale, counter |
$2.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Slide Rule |
$1.25 |
|
| 1 |
| Telescope |
$12.50 |
|
| # |
| Item |
Price |
Notes |
| 1 |
| Handcuffs |
$3.50 |
steel, double-lock (each cuff can be locked separately), includes 1 key |
| 1 |
| Sword cane |
$25.00 |
looks like a walking cane, until a blade pops out at the press of a button, 6 damage |
| 1 |
| Whistle |
$0.75 |
used to call for help |
| # |
| Item |
Price |
Notes |
| 1 |
| Alarm Clock |
$1.50 |
must be wound before bed |
| 1 |
| Hourglass |
$1.00 |
keeps 3 hours' time, with marks for each half-hour |
| 1 |
| Watch fob |
$0.75 |
strap attached to pocket watch |
| 1 |
| Watch, chain |
$6.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Watch, pocket |
$2.50 |
|
| # |
| Item |
Price |
Notes |
| 1 |
| Bicycle |
$10.00 |
weighs 15 pounds |
| 1 |
| Bicycle Tire |
$1.50 |
|
| 1 |
| Boat |
$20.00 |
includes two oars and a folding canvas cover; holds 3 people with gear (weighs 35 pounds) |
| 1 |
| Buggy, covered |
$40.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Buggy, open |
$30.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Sleigh, open |
$22.50 |
|
| 1 |
| Tire pump |
$0.30 |
foot-operated |
| # |
| Item |
Price |
Notes |
| 1 |
| Binoculars |
$10.00 |
x10 magnification (100 feet away seems like 10 feet away) |
| 1 |
| Goggles |
$0.75 |
can be tinted or clear |
| 1 |
| Loupe |
$3.50 |
a magnifying monocle used by jewelers to keep their hands free |
| 1 |
| Magnifying Glass |
$1.75 |
|
| 1 |
| Monocle |
$1.25 |
|
| 1 |
| Opera glasses |
$2.50 |
|
| 1 |
| Spectacles |
$2.75 |
normal eyeglasses |
| 1 |
| Spyglass |
$7.00 |
|
| # |
| Item |
Price |
Notes |
| 1 |
| Baton |
$0.75 |
6 damage |
| 1 |
| Blackjack |
$0.25 |
also called a sap, 4 damage |
| 1 |
| Brass knuckles |
$1.50 |
4 damage |
| 1 |
| Club |
$0.25 |
wooden club, usually poorly made and easy to break (baseball bats represent higher quality), 2 damage |
| 1 |
| Cutlass |
$12.00 |
a short, heavy sword with a curved tip, 10 damage |
| 1 |
| Dagger |
$2.00 |
knife made for stabbing instead of cutting (Bowie knives are serrated daggers), 7 damage |
| 1 |
| Hand ax |
$1.00 |
8 damage |
| 1 |
| Knife |
$0.75 |
6 damage |
| 1 |
| Knife, silver |
$20.00 |
blade and handle both pure silver, elaborately decorated, 6 damage |
| 1 |
| Machete |
$2.50 |
flat, heavy blade used for cutting trees and vines, 10 damage |
| 1 |
| Rapier |
$15.00 |
long, thin sword; called a "foil" when used in fencing, 8 damage |
| 1 |
| Saber |
$17.00 |
a heavy cavalry sword, 12 damage |
| 1 |
| Whip |
$0.25 |
4 damage |
| # |
| Item |
Price |
Notes |
| 1 |
| Book, cloth cover |
$1.00 |
specify contents when purchasing |
| 1 |
| Book, leather cover |
$1.50 |
specify contents when purchasing |
| 1 |
| Book, paper cover |
$0.50 |
specify contents when purchasing |
| 1 |
| Ink, 1oz bottle |
$0.50 |
|
| 1 |
| Inkstand |
$0.35 |
|
| 1 |
| Notebook, pocket |
$0.10 |
|
| 1 |
| Notebook, tablet |
$0.25 |
|
| 1 |
| Pen |
$1.00 |
|
| 1 |
| Pencil |
$0.01 |
|
| 1 |
| Pocketbook |
$0.75 |
useful for tracking finances |
| 1 |
| Typewriter |
$25.00 |
weighs 10 pounds |
Other services:
Oceanliner (per 100 miles): $2.50
Railroad (per 50 miles): $1.50
Riverboat (per 50 miles): $1.00
Horsedrawn Cab (per mile): $0.10
Continental Telegram (per word): $0.05
International Telegram (per word): $0.25
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