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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mark Plemmons" data-source="post: 1541244" data-attributes="member: 1287">Good thread.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Personally, I like to keep my prices as simple and as close to what I consider reasonable as possible.For example, in dungeon or castle building, my usual guideline is that the base cost of a plain, undecorated 10 foot-by-10 foot stone room equals 100 gp, including labor and materials.  Of course, from there you can add tons of modifiers, if you want to.  That's where most of the arguing comes in.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />I'd say a mostly fully furnished, standard wooden inn would cost about 2,000-3,000 gp, while a grand and fancy inn might be 10,000-25,000 gp.Then there's the rent you need to charge, which is gonna depend on the rooms you have.  This would vary from 1 sp to 2 gp/day, since prices vary depending on availability and the cost of living in the local economy - which of course also varies depending on campaign setting...   Unfortunately, some unscrupulous innkeepers could vary prices depending on the apparent wealth or race of their patrons.  They might not even be above trying to scam an extra gold piece or two by gouging wealthy adventurers (whom they believe will probably die in their next dungeon foray anyway).In very poor areas, one might expect to pay about half the standard cost (and expect leaky roofs, rats, and serious drafts), while in wealthy areas a character might expect to pay as much as four times the standard cost.  The aptly-named “common rooms” are similar to barracks, and anyone who pays their entrance fee simply beds down there for the night.  Semi-private rooms would have two to four beds (often in bunk style) and would be rented for a flat cost, no matter how many people stay there.  Semi-private rooms have locks.  One private room is also rented for the flat cost, not by the number of individuals staying there.  However, private rooms would be generally small and only comfortably accommodate a single person.  But hey, they would come with locks and a chamber pot!Naturally, I'll have more info on this in Goods & Gear: the Ultimate Adventurer's Guide, when it comes back from the printer in (hopefully) a few weeks.  But the above are my rough notes I thought might come in a little handy.</blockquote>

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