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<blockquote data-quote="Agback" data-source="post: 994708" data-attributes="member: 5328">Well, one penny was a small wage at any time, even when the coinage was pure and of true weight, and at the beginning of the inflation of silver. By the 15th century, even in England where the coin was not debase until Tudor times, prices and wages roughly tripled from 1100 to 1450.But allowing for that, you are roughly right about a mail hauberk. When used, they cost about 1000 day's wages, and D&amp;D is not too far off setting them at 1500 days' wages. But plate armour in D&amp;D is much too expensive. By the time it came into use in Europe the real cost of metalwork had diminished substantially, and the plate armour actually worn in battle (as opposed to ornate parade armour) only cost about 1,600 days' wages. D&amp;D makes mail aboutthe right price and plate eight times too heavy. What is it about magic that is supposed to make plate armour cost nine times as much as if it were smithed?As for swords, the evidence is that functional ones could be bought very cheaply. The D&amp;D longsword either represents the flashy ornate things that nobles bought from Milan, or is fifteen times too expensive.Smiths in D&amp;D ought to be raking in the dough.4,000,000 ecus d'or were promised. Probably 10,000,000 days' wages. I also know that the kingdom of France was never able to pay it.Regards,Agback</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Agback, post: 994708, member: 5328"] Well, one penny was a small wage at any time, even when the coinage was pure and of true weight, and at the beginning of the inflation of silver. By the 15th century, even in England where the coin was not debase until Tudor times, prices and wages roughly tripled from 1100 to 1450. But allowing for that, you are roughly right about a mail hauberk. When used, they cost about 1000 day's wages, and D&D is not too far off setting them at 1500 days' wages. But plate armour in D&D is [i]much[/i] too expensive. By the time it came into use in Europe the real cost of metalwork had diminished substantially, and the plate armour actually worn in battle (as opposed to ornate parade armour) only cost about 1,600 days' wages. D&D makes mail aboutthe right price and plate eight times too heavy. What is it about magic that is supposed to make plate armour cost nine times as much as if it were smithed? As for swords, the evidence is that functional ones could be bought very cheaply. The D&D longsword either represents the flashy ornate things that nobles bought from Milan, or is fifteen times too expensive. Smiths in D&D ought to be raking in the dough. [B][/B] 4,000,000 ecus d'or were promised. Probably 10,000,000 days' wages. I also know that the kingdom of France was never able to pay it. Regards, Agback [/QUOTE]

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