D&D 5E Buying the Farm - Claiming the Ruin - Occupying the Dungeon

[Ancalagon]

Inflation strikes even in D&D land!

I also wrote about inflation The Treasure Trove and Inflation

 

[S'mon]

I also wrote about inflation The Treasure Trove and Inflation

20% non tax payers: this include people too poor to pay taxes, criminals, children etc
50% poor: their income is 2 sp/day
20% modest: income is 1 gp/day
8% comfortable: 2 gp/day
1% wealthy: 4 gp/day
1% aristocratic: 10 gp/day.

I think having 30% of the population operating in the 'gold piece economy' is very high for an ancient or medieval type setting, but works for a setting like Eberron (it might work for an exceptionally wealthy fantasy city state, too). And you seem to have hardly any children. From what I recall of Roman empire economics, typical daily income was around £25 per day equivalent. I use 1 sp = £10 so that's around 2sp-3sp average income. That's about what I use. I tend to use the BECMI rules as a base for dominon stuff, with a typical farming family of 5 on good land having a family income of 1gp/day.

 

[jasper]

I've seen a tongue-in-cheek dungeon as a business operated by intelligent monsters (beholder, mind flayers and drow), where a young goblin was the main character in a solo adventure. The guy running that game made a cartoon story of the adventure. They invested various treasures and magic items throughout a dungeon full of traps, monsters, that are prepared by a crew (resetting traps, healing the injured monster threats through the place.) A success for them was when visiting adventures end up as TPK, those are the most profitable...

Had a group wanted to operate a tavern for a short while, it only lasted a couple sessions before all but one player got bored with it...

Barry Beholder, "Excuse me dear sir. That was not a TPK. In the business we call it organic, refreshable, dungeon dressing and loot drop."

 

[jasper]

I though that is the best thing when you beat Halaster, claim Undermountain for yourself.

He cheats. He just gives out cheap ill fitting t-shirts now.

 

[Clint_L]

20% non tax payers: this include people too poor to pay taxes, criminals, children etc
50% poor: their income is 2 sp/day
20% modest: income is 1 gp/day
8% comfortable: 2 gp/day
1% wealthy: 4 gp/day
1% aristocratic: 10 gp/day.

I think having 30% of the population operating in the 'gold piece economy' is very high for an ancient or medieval type setting, but works for a setting like Eberron (it might work for an exceptionally wealthy fantasy city state, too). And you seem to have hardly any children. From what I recall of Roman empire economics, typical daily income was around £25 per day equivalent. I use 1 sp = £10 so that's around 2sp-3sp average income. That's about what I use. I tend to use the BECMI rules as a base for dominon stuff, with a typical farming family of 5 on good land having a family income of 1gp/day.

It is kind of depressing that this medieval fantasy wealth distribution somewhat resembles the current world economy...except that the the disparity with the top end is even worse in the real world.

 

[Cergorach]

As one of the players who wanted this, it kept me busy between sessions designing and upgrading homes. Many floor plans and illustrations were drawn for the stuff I wanted to build.