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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 5706624" data-attributes="member: 2011">You are off by a factor of about 50.1CP = 50 cents1SP = 5 US Dollars1GP = 50 US Dollars1EP = 500 US Dollars1PP = 5,000 US Dollars1AD = 50,000 US DollarsFoodMeal, common 2 sp = $10Meal, feast 5 gp = $250DrinkAle, pitcher 2 sp = $10Wine, bottle 5 gp = $250Inn stay (per day)Typical room 5 sp = $25Luxury room 2 gp = $100Backpack (empty) 2 gp = $100Bedroll 1 sp = $5Flint and steel 1 gp = $50Pouch, belt (empty) 1 gp = $50Rations, trail (10 days) 5 gp = $250 (dried food is $7 per meal or $210 for 10 days)Rope, hempen (50 ft.) 1 gp = $50Waterskin 1 gp = $50Climber’s kit 2 gp = $100Grappling hook 1 gp = $50Hammer 5 sp = $25Pitons (10) 5 sp = $25Fine clothing 30 gp = $1,500Tent 10 gp = $500Riding horse* 75 gp = $3,750 (i.e. motorcycle)Granted, some of these prices are way off kilter, but that's just because whomever wrote up the 4E prices didn't know jack about economics.But the baseline that I use is the food and room prices.The 3E prices were much closer to 1 GP = $100, but 4E prices are cheaper.</blockquote>