D&D General Elephants are cheaper than Warhorses

[Lidgar]

I think the 1,000 lbs of meat is just what you can get out of the 6,000 to10,000 lb elephant.

Other parts of the elephant probably also have value. So buying and butchering elephants is probably a lucrative side hustle.

I have a halfling rogue PC that loves to set up side hustles, including selling luffas to hobbits. Guess he just found his next one.

Just needs some peanuts and an extra large net.

 

[Lidgar]

Oh, look at the fancy man with his chairs! What, too good for a three-legged stool, like the rest of us peasants?

 

[Horwath]

Here's an economics question; Would you pay ten bucks for a product that would correct D&D's economy???

as a kickstarter so we all finance it or a $10 book with correct economy?

 

[jdrakeh]

So buying and butchering elephants is probably a lucrative side hustle.

Don't go giving my friends any ideas!

 

[Horwath]

I moved my D&D game off of the gold piece standard and on to fiat currency.

you only trade in crappy italian cars?

 

[Blue]

I double checked and they're the same price as they were in 2014. The elephant is 200 gp and a Warhorse is 400 gp. I'm waiting for my wife to start screaming "where's my elephant?".

For funzies, the internet says an elephant has about 1,000 lbs of meat. Rations are 2 lbs and cost 5 sp. 1,000 lbs of rations cost 250 gp, or more than an elephant.

What's the cost of a trained war elephant, which would be the equivalent of a trained warhorse? You're comparing two things where one has had a lot of extra human skill and time put into it. They are not the same.

What is the cost of butchering 1000 lbs of meat?
How long does it take to cure 1000 lbs of meat, and what's the opportunity cost of that?
How much after curing does that 1000 lbs weigh?

Rations also are not slabs of raw meat still attached to the carcass. There's preparation and time. Not just added cost, but also a reduction in the total amount.

D&D economics are silly.

True, but these examples in particular make good sense when you apply some thought.

 

[aco175]

I would like to know how much to feed the two.

 

[Nikosandros]

I moved my D&D game off of the gold piece standard and on to fiat currency.

Do the banks in your game have a reserve requirement?

 

[Lakesidefantasy]

Here's an economics question; Would you pay ten bucks for a product that would correct D&D's economy???

I would absolutely love to see such a product! Then, and only then, will I take a look at it and decide whether I would pay money for it. I suspect I would find such a book to be very boring, so I probably would not buy it.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Do the banks in your game have a reserve requirement?

Of course!

They have to keep a bottle of Pappy (12 yr. old Van Winkle Reserve) on hand at all times, and away from Derek.

Oh, you said banks. I thought you meant me.