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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sepulchrave II" data-source="post: 4770347" data-attributes="member: 4303">I have this weird need to conceptualize minutiae by arranging things in lists.Goods and ServicesCurrencyGold, silver and copper are the only forms of coinage. Each coin is assumed to weigh 1/200 of a pound.As a point of interest, a pound of pure, unstruck gold is slightly smaller than a ping-pong ball. A pound of silver is slightly smaller than a golf ball. I've tweaked costs to bring them into line with real medieval prices. Castles are expensive. [Edit: Expanded 4/29]Relative Values900,000gp Projected cost of the Temple of Oronthon600,000gp Annual tax revenue of the Crown of Bairgahei at peace200,000gp Annual income received from all holdings of a wealthy duke 50,000gp Value of a dragon's hoard50,000gp Dowry of a princess; one's weight in gold50,000gp Cost to build a stone keep, 60-ft square and 80-ft. high45,000gp Mausoleum built to honor an earl15,000gp Cost of a royal warship with an 80-ft. keel12,000gp Annual stipend paid to an alchemist10,000gp Annual income of an average baron10,000gp Cost of a stone tower, 30-ft diameter and 40-ft high.10,000gp Cost of jewelery worn by a baroness to a royal wedding10,000gp Dowry for a baron's daughter8000gp Grand house for a wealthy merchant6000gp Annual income of the Lord Chief Justice 5000gp Cost to commission and build a merchant cog or knarr3600gp Bed, duke's, with cloth of gold and satin canopy2000gp Cost of a funeral for a wealthy baron1250gp Typical value of a freeholding with stone farmhouse, barn and 20 acres1250gp Annual money generated by a minor nobleman's estates1200gp Dowry for a knight or wealthy gentleman's daughter1000gp Stone townhouse with courtyard and wooden mews1000gp Gown, duchess's, sets fashion700gp Destrier, Anwealdi, 16 hands600gp Skiff, coastal, 30-ft keel500gp Coach, nobleman's300gp Craftsman's house with work area300gp Value of coins and jewelery carried by a Noble250gp Charger, knight's250gp Courser or palfrey250gp Annual wage of an armorer    200gp Catapult and 20 rounds of shot200gp Hunting lodge150gp Pavillion, knight's, fine150gp Barding, for destrier150gp Pony, war-trained144gp Annual wage of a master mason125gp Horse, rouncy, solid120gp Annual income of a mounted man-at-arms120gp Annual wage of a scribe120gp Annual cost of maintaining an earl's charger100gp Annual rent for a merchant's house100gp Gown for lady-in-waiting or young noblewoman100gp Noble's outfit100gp Mail, knight's, with great helm100gp Stone cot with one room100gp Sword, fine, with gold hilt100gp Tapestry, fine75gp Horse, fast, riding60gp Fee to join a major guild50gp Annual income of a thatcher50gp Craftsman's tools50gp Hovel, wooden40gp Grand feast for 50 people40gp Horse, draft or cart horse40gp Mail hauberk or byrnie40gp Sword, large, made for Karl the Mad30gp Dagger, silver, ceremonial30gp Wagon, covered, with 4 wheels25gp Saddle, for war horse25gp Hovel, wattle25gp Thieves' Tools22gp Chest, small, iron-bound with lock20gp Anvil, blacksmith's20gp Average cost of a book20gp Caparison for knight's horse20gp Crossbow20gp Fee to gain the freedom of a large town20gp Gentleman's outfit 20gp Hawk, trained20gp Horse, pack or mule20gp Sword, knight's, good weapon20gp Wedding feast for a wealthy freeman15gp Cart, with 2 wheels15gp Ox15gp Saffron, lb.12gp Sword, footman's shortsword 10gp Cow, good milk cow10gp Cuirboilli for archer or light footman10gp Dog, excellent hunter10gp Saddle, for riding horse10gp Shield, knight's heater, painted10gp Furs and hides for cold weather10gp Annual wage of an unskilled laborer7gp Battle-Axe7gp Bill or glaive7gp Longbow, ash or yew7gp Shield, round, with metal boss and rim7gp Spear, boar6gp Fee to join a minor guild5gp Lance5gp Mace, flanged or spiked5gp Saddle, pack5gp Saddlebags, leather4gp Annual wage of a kitchen servant3gp Bow, hunting or shortbow3gp Spear3gp Axe, horseman's3gp Axe, throwing3gp Cinnamon, lb.3gp Pig2gp Backpack, leather2gp Blanket, wool, thick2gp Bolts, crossbow, 302gp Dagger, dirk2gp Rations, iron, 1 week2gp Sheep1gp Arrows, for longbow or shortbow, 201gp Javelin1gp Rope, 50ft.9sp Crowbar8sp Flint & steel6sp Candle, wax, 1lb.6sp Waterskin5sp Axe, woodsman's5sp Bucket, wooden4sp Bottle, quart4sp Dried fruit, lb4sp Wine, cheap, gallon3sp Bacon, pound3sp Barrel, 20gal3sp Oil, pint3sp Sack, small2sp Candle, tallow, 1lb1sp Chickens, brace1sp Eggs, two dozen1sp Torches, 61sp Wine, good, pint5cp Cheese, pound2cp Ale, good, pint1cp Ale, cheap, pint</blockquote>

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