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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gizmo33" data-source="post: 4013596" data-attributes="member: 30001">There are two issues to consider here.  One is what the DMG means by "laborer".  I don't think an American laborer, working in an environment with minimum wage laws and child-labor laws and all of that really is comparable to a medieval "laborer".  I would look outside the US for comparisons.  I would think that a thatcher would make 2sp/day, and his teenage or spouse assistant probably makes 1 sp/day.This is more the issue IMO.  50lbs of silver is worth 250gp.  One has to conclude that either armor-quality steel is worth multiple times it's weight in silver (in which case maybe sp stands for "steel pieces"?)  Or that armorers make 100gp a week or hour?  Basically, I think a sensible look at material and labor costs for producing these items would give a good result.AFAIK iron and silver were more valuable in Medieval times than they are now, both in general terms and in relation to gold.  I'm ok, for bookeeping purposes, with the current 10:1 ratios.</blockquote>