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<blockquote data-quote="Kichwas" data-source="post: 705127" data-attributes="member: 891">Roman soldiers were paid quite well if I recall correctly.Medievil Soldiers were usually slaves (serfs) conscripted to serve.Modern soldiers are usually so poorly paid as to be living in poverty. Many US military personal for example have to suppliment their income with welfare and other benifits. When I was in in the early 90s, I was getting about 300 to 400 a month. Less than my rent, so I had to go through a series of strange room mates...I tend to base everything but technology in my fantasy off of Roman standards. Which is actually what most D&amp;D does if you look at it.Medieval people had zero freedom of movement or social mobility, never saw nor used a single coin of any type in their lives, rarely went more than a few miles from their birth spot, were mostly illiterate, and could be forced to do just about anything by the local warlord...In Roman times however they had a complex economy, coinage in wide circulation, wide scale literacy, citizenship with rights, social mobility, and the freedom to wander about the empire. A lot more like your typical D&amp;D setup.So I would use the Roman model for a soldier's pay.<a href="http://www.romans-in-britain.org.uk/mil_soldiers_life.htm" target="_blank">http://www.romans-in-britain.org.uk/mil_soldiers_life.htm</a>(A Roman soldier's life)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kichwas, post: 705127, member: 891"] Roman soldiers were paid quite well if I recall correctly. Medievil Soldiers were usually slaves (serfs) conscripted to serve. Modern soldiers are usually so poorly paid as to be living in poverty. Many US military personal for example have to suppliment their income with welfare and other benifits. When I was in in the early 90s, I was getting about 300 to 400 a month. Less than my rent, so I had to go through a series of strange room mates... I tend to base everything but technology in my fantasy off of Roman standards. Which is actually what most D&D does if you look at it. Medieval people had zero freedom of movement or social mobility, never saw nor used a single coin of any type in their lives, rarely went more than a few miles from their birth spot, were mostly illiterate, and could be forced to do just about anything by the local warlord... In Roman times however they had a complex economy, coinage in wide circulation, wide scale literacy, citizenship with rights, social mobility, and the freedom to wander about the empire. A lot more like your typical D&D setup. So I would use the Roman model for a soldier's pay. [url]http://www.romans-in-britain.org.uk/mil_soldiers_life.htm[/url] (A Roman soldier's life) [/QUOTE]

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