perhaps this is a bit of a shady campaign...perhaps
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Caius
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I think there was something in the Unaprocable East in regards to Slaves in Thay... *I might be mixed up with the title though* and there was a dungeon adventure that had prostitutes but I'm not sure if there were prices.
Bah, I wish all the D&D books weren't pack for the move or I'd have a quick look for you, sorry.
Bah, I wish all the D&D books weren't pack for the move or I'd have a quick look for you, sorry.
The old 2e netbooks might be able to help you in your quest. There was one call the Netbook of uncarnal knowledge. You should be able to do a web search for AD&D netbooks. I am not sure if there are prices in the book or not, but hopefully it will help you out. The netbooks are free downloads and even though they are a 2e product they should be easily adaptable.
drunkmoogle
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Don't forget price modifiers!
Base Price: Say...20GP
Human Slave: x1
Dwarf Slave: x2 (Good, tough workers)
Elf Slave: x2.5 (They're pretty)
Orc/Hobgoblin/Gnoll Slaves: x2.5 (Strong workers)
"Small" Slave: x.5 (Pretty worthless, and they escape too often)
etc.
And don't forget to add or reduce prices for good/poor ability scores, age, and HD.
As for prostitutes, some simple comparison should do the trick. If a good beer costs $5 at a bar, and a hooker costs ~$100-$500, then the price would be around 2-10 GP (1SP for ale). Of course, you've got your high-priced call girls and sleazy motel chicks to throw off the formula, but that should do nicely.
(All information based off Hollywood)
Base Price: Say...20GP
Human Slave: x1
Dwarf Slave: x2 (Good, tough workers)
Elf Slave: x2.5 (They're pretty)
Orc/Hobgoblin/Gnoll Slaves: x2.5 (Strong workers)
"Small" Slave: x.5 (Pretty worthless, and they escape too often)
etc.
And don't forget to add or reduce prices for good/poor ability scores, age, and HD.
As for prostitutes, some simple comparison should do the trick. If a good beer costs $5 at a bar, and a hooker costs ~$100-$500, then the price would be around 2-10 GP (1SP for ale). Of course, you've got your high-priced call girls and sleazy motel chicks to throw off the formula, but that should do nicely.
(All information based off Hollywood)
Sejs
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If you're looking for work-slaves, I wouldn't up the price for elves. Lower con means they can't work as hard.
As for small-type slaves? It's kinda half-and-half... they can't lift as much, but on the other hand, they can't run away quickly or fight back very well. Gnomes, with their con boost would make pretty decent work-slaves. Not as good as dwarves, but better than halflings. Halflings would make good house-slaves. They're unobtrusive.
As for small-type slaves? It's kinda half-and-half... they can't lift as much, but on the other hand, they can't run away quickly or fight back very well. Gnomes, with their con boost would make pretty decent work-slaves. Not as good as dwarves, but better than halflings. Halflings would make good house-slaves. They're unobtrusive.
Stormrunner
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Both have extremely variable prices.
Prostitutes - you could go down to the skanky part of town and pay 5gp to get your ashes hauled. Of course, you're quite likely to come away with an interesting new disease (or a lump on the head and an empty coin pouch). Or you could go to the Temple of Astarte and fork over a 500gp "donation" for professional service and a disease-free guarantee (it's a temple, they have clerics. Given the tendencies of most of humanity, they also are likely to have the biggest, most expensive marble facade in town - with pillars in, ah, interesting shapes).
Slaves - it mainly depends on skill. Huge numbers of pyramid-builders or ditch-diggers are worked to death because they're cheap (conscripted peasants, captured enemy civilians). If slaves are being used for such purposes, obviously they're cheaper than a draft animal. On the other hand, a highly skilled slave can run into the hundreds or thousands of gp - how much would you pay to have your own personal master chef? - and are correspondingly treated a little better simply because they're expensive to replace.
Prostitutes - you could go down to the skanky part of town and pay 5gp to get your ashes hauled. Of course, you're quite likely to come away with an interesting new disease (or a lump on the head and an empty coin pouch). Or you could go to the Temple of Astarte and fork over a 500gp "donation" for professional service and a disease-free guarantee (it's a temple, they have clerics. Given the tendencies of most of humanity, they also are likely to have the biggest, most expensive marble facade in town - with pillars in, ah, interesting shapes).
Slaves - it mainly depends on skill. Huge numbers of pyramid-builders or ditch-diggers are worked to death because they're cheap (conscripted peasants, captured enemy civilians). If slaves are being used for such purposes, obviously they're cheaper than a draft animal. On the other hand, a highly skilled slave can run into the hundreds or thousands of gp - how much would you pay to have your own personal master chef? - and are correspondingly treated a little better simply because they're expensive to replace.
taliesin15
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Stormrunner's got the right idea about going to the Temple of Astarte, I think, though a donation of 500 gp should get one a veritable coupon booklet of services. I think its also entirely sensible to look at prostitution as the same as Healing, in fact, equating the two in a fantasy context seems entirely sensible.
However, to go from fantasy to "reality" a bit here, one should consider I think local economies of scale. Let's say one is in a Conan or Newhon flavored milieu, slavery and prostitution is going to be pretty common, with markets *proliferating* like crazy in larger urban areas. A Middle Earth flavored milieu is a bit more bunnies and flowers, right? Sure, the orcs enslave and many are virtually slaves themselves, but I know of no actual markets for slaves or whores in Tolkien's world (the satire Bored of the Rings is an entirely other matter).
However, to go from fantasy to "reality" a bit here, one should consider I think local economies of scale. Let's say one is in a Conan or Newhon flavored milieu, slavery and prostitution is going to be pretty common, with markets *proliferating* like crazy in larger urban areas. A Middle Earth flavored milieu is a bit more bunnies and flowers, right? Sure, the orcs enslave and many are virtually slaves themselves, but I know of no actual markets for slaves or whores in Tolkien's world (the satire Bored of the Rings is an entirely other matter).
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