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<blockquote data-quote="J_D" data-source="post: 1759873" data-attributes="member: 20956">Books should be expensive, a treasure in and of themselves.&nbsp; The very cheapest books should be on the order of 20-40 gp for a single book, with the overall average price around 100gp and rare books being worth hundreds or perhaps even a few thousand.If you look at the component costs, though, I do find the price of ink to be ludicrous in the extreme.&nbsp; That price is probably good for the most likely in-game use -- scribing spells and scrolls.&nbsp; Common ink, the sort used to write a mere letter or write entries in an account book, should be far cheaper than this.&nbsp; The materials and methods for making regular ink are common and easy.&nbsp; Just for a comparison, look at a flask of oil (no easier to make or less common of ingredients) -- it costs 1 sp for 16 oz!&nbsp; Common ink should cost copper pieces for a 1 oz vial, at most.Personally, for common ink, I'd say that 5cp to 1sp for 16 oz of ink, and double that for common colored ink.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="J_D, post: 1759873, member: 20956"] Books should be expensive, a treasure in and of themselves. The very cheapest books should be on the order of 20-40 gp for a single book, with the overall average price around 100gp and rare books being worth hundreds or perhaps even a few thousand. If you look at the component costs, though, I do find the price of ink to be ludicrous in the extreme. That price is probably good for the most likely in-game use -- scribing spells and scrolls. Common ink, the sort used to write a mere letter or write entries in an account book, should be far cheaper than this. The materials and methods for making regular ink are common and easy. Just for a comparison, look at a flask of oil (no easier to make or less common of ingredients) -- it costs 1 sp for 16 oz! Common ink should cost [i]copper pieces[/i] for a 1 oz vial, at most. Personally, for common ink, I'd say that 5cp to 1sp for 16 oz of ink, and double that for common colored ink. [/QUOTE]

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