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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 6113083" data-attributes="member: 4937"><p>How much is gold worth in your world? </p><p></p><p>D&D economics are nuts because they still maintain the dual economic standard of NPCs living in a silver economy but PCs living in a gold economy. </p><p></p><p>The answer really depends on what sort of boat that they want to buy.</p><p></p><p>I'd guess that for something like a 60' used sailing vessel in good condition capable of sailing on the high seas and of average accomodations (not a luxury vessel fit for transporting royalty) the cost should be around 4000 days wages. If your PCs live in the gold economy (that is, almost everything is priced in gold peices), then probably 4000 g.p. is about right. Of course, since sailors live in the silver economy, that means such a ship is probably 40,000 days wages for a common sailor, which is a problem.</p><p></p><p>Back off that price for a smaller vessel which is consquently more dangerous in open water, or for something a bit more primitive. A viking style longship of similar size might be cheaper, but you'd need a larger crew (40 rowers, for example), and consequently also have provisioning issues. A small 'day boat' might be only a 100 days wages, but you wouldn't really want to try to sail that to the Isle of Dread unless you were a master sailor and it might not be comfortable for the whole party nor be able to transport their gear, animals, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 6113083, member: 4937"] How much is gold worth in your world? D&D economics are nuts because they still maintain the dual economic standard of NPCs living in a silver economy but PCs living in a gold economy. The answer really depends on what sort of boat that they want to buy. I'd guess that for something like a 60' used sailing vessel in good condition capable of sailing on the high seas and of average accomodations (not a luxury vessel fit for transporting royalty) the cost should be around 4000 days wages. If your PCs live in the gold economy (that is, almost everything is priced in gold peices), then probably 4000 g.p. is about right. Of course, since sailors live in the silver economy, that means such a ship is probably 40,000 days wages for a common sailor, which is a problem. Back off that price for a smaller vessel which is consquently more dangerous in open water, or for something a bit more primitive. A viking style longship of similar size might be cheaper, but you'd need a larger crew (40 rowers, for example), and consequently also have provisioning issues. A small 'day boat' might be only a 100 days wages, but you wouldn't really want to try to sail that to the Isle of Dread unless you were a master sailor and it might not be comfortable for the whole party nor be able to transport their gear, animals, etc. [/QUOTE]
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