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<blockquote data-quote="isoChron" data-source="post: 532769" data-attributes="member: 5927">Hm, just take the gold prize nowadays and look how much a piece of gold weighs. Somewhere in the books is a rule for that. If I remember it right its a pound per 1000 goldpieces. Can be wrong.I'm not firm with the strange mass units like Pound and Ounce. Is it right that 1 pound is 16 ounces?The prize for Gold in London is today 333Euro (or $) / ounce I think. So 1 goldpiece would be 1.6 ounces at 532.8 Euro (or $).Let's say 530 $.If 100 goldpieces would weigh 1 pound this would be 5300 $ per goldpiece ... a little high.In the middle ages a Fullplate with a sword and a warhorse were at the same prize with a small farm (all inclusive).Fullplate:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1500 gpLongsword:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 15 gpWarhorse (bit, bridle, military saddle): 422 gp&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ---------&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1937 gp1937gp * 530 $/gp = 1026610$. 1 Million $ for a medieval farm ? Think about it. Copper was common, silver for the local traders, gold for the upper class and rich merchants. A medieval farmer has seldom seen a goldpiece and nearly never owned one.DM: &quot;Oh, it's only 2 gold for the room.&quot;Player: &quot;HOW MUCH ?!?&quot;DM: &quot;2 ! And it comes with breakfeast.&quot;Player: &quot;ARGL !&quot;On the other side it is quite possible that no equation will fit. My 2CentsBye</blockquote>

[QUOTE="isoChron, post: 532769, member: 5927"] Hm, just take the gold prize nowadays and look how much a piece of gold weighs. Somewhere in the books is a rule for that. If I remember it right its a pound per 1000 goldpieces. Can be wrong. I'm not firm with the strange mass units like Pound and Ounce. Is it right that 1 pound is 16 ounces? The prize for Gold in London is today 333Euro (or $) / ounce I think. So 1 goldpiece would be 1.6 ounces at 532.8 Euro (or $). Let's say 530 $. If 100 goldpieces would weigh 1 pound this would be 5300 $ per goldpiece ... a little high. In the middle ages a Fullplate with a sword and a warhorse were at the same prize with a small farm (all inclusive). Fullplate: 1500 gp Longsword: 15 gp Warhorse (bit, bridle, military saddle): 422 gp --------- 1937 gp 1937gp * 530 $/gp = 1026610$. 1 Million $ for a medieval farm ? Think about it. Copper was common, silver for the local traders, gold for the upper class and rich merchants. A medieval farmer has seldom seen a goldpiece and nearly never owned one. DM: "Oh, it's only 2 gold for the room." Player: "HOW MUCH ?!?" DM: "2 ! And it comes with breakfeast." Player: "ARGL !" On the other side it is quite possible that no equation will fit. My 2Cents Bye [/QUOTE]

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