D&D General Elephants are cheaper than Warhorses

[jmartkdr2]

Dear Diltach we are reaching out to about your warhorse warranty.

So I made a small error and got the Extended Warhorse Warranty instead of the Warhorse Extended Warranty…

 

[MGibster]

not in 2024 btw - an attack with a rider (rules) has that rider take effect if it hits.
There are going to be a LOT of prone characters now.

That can't be right. This isn't a new edition of D&D and I was given to understand everything was fully compatible.

 

[jasper]

So I made a small error and got the Extended Warhorse Warranty instead of the Warhorse Extended Warranty…

We are sorry you made the mistake, as the Extended Warhorse Warranty only covers horses longer that ten feet, we will be forwarding a list of horse vendors which sell that model.

 

[Stormonu]

We are sorry you made the mistake, as the Extended Warhorse Warranty only covers horses longer that ten feet, we will be forwarding a list of horse vendors which sell that model.

Make sure you get the horseshoe to horseshoe cover with it too.

<EDIT> Next up - veterinarians hate this secret - how to get 4 horsepower out of your single horse!

 

[bedir than]

That can't be right. This isn't a new edition of D&D and I was given to understand everything was fully compatible.

you can still use those monsters with saving throws after successful attacks if you want to

 

[Vaalingrade]

Something to consider:

An elephant for us is expensive because it's an endangered animal from far away. In-setting, an elephant might be the equivalent to a big, weird deer that worships the moon and chooses its mates based on another species' economics.

 

[Tonguez]

Something to consider:

An elephant for us is expensive because it's an endangered animal from far away. In-setting, an elephant might be the equivalent to a big, weird deer that worships the moon and chooses its mates based on another species' economics.

In Thailand an elephant sells for around 2 million Baht, a Horse maybe 50000 Baht.

So even where elephants are relatively common workhorses they generally cost a lot more than a horse

Of course if theres too much fantasy in the equation then there really is no common baseline on which to make a comparison

 

[aco175]

"If there were 100gp unguarded in this room, they'd be invisible, hidden behind a secret door or under the floor, locked in a hard-to-open strong box with poison needles or deadly gas released when the box is opened. Clearly this must be an illusion, trick or trap!"

Maybe the coins just have the 'invisible condition' when hiding in a pouch.

 

[Bedrockgames]

In Thailand an elephant sells for around 2 million Baht, a Horse maybe 50000 Baht.

So even where elephants are relatively common workhorses they generally cost a lot more than a horse

Of course if theres to much fantasy in the equation then there really is no common baseline on which to make a comparison

I don't know if this is a factor at all (I would generally imagine Elephants do cost more than horses) but elephants are also sacred in Thailand

 

[MGibster]

An elephant for us is expensive because it's an endangered animal from far away. In-setting, an elephant might be the equivalent to a big, weird deer that worships the moon and chooses its mates based on another species' economics.

Something we don't usually consider in D&D is local supply chains. I imagine a war elephant would be much cheaper in India than it would in England circa 1250 CE. Indians have a local supply of elephants and the infrastructure to capture, tame, and train them whereas none of that exists in England.