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<blockquote data-quote="frankthedm" data-source="post: 5536034" data-attributes="member: 1164"><a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/wilderness.htm" target="_blank">Simple house&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1,000 gp</a><a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/wilderness.htm" target="_blank">Grand house&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 5,000 gp</a><a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/wilderness.htm" target="_blank">Mansion&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 100,000 gp</a><a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/wilderness.htm" target="_blank">Tower&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 50,000 gp</a><a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/wilderness.htm" target="_blank">Keep&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 150,000 gp</a><a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/wilderness.htm" target="_blank">Castle&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 500,000 gp</a><a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/wilderness.htm" target="_blank">Huge castle&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1,000,000 gp</a><a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/wilderness.htm" target="_blank">Moat with bridge&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 50,000 g</a>Personally, I don’t think the DMG prices for property are that unreasonable. ( <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicItems/wondrousItems.htm#instantFortress" target="_blank">IMHO the Instant fortress is underpriced</a> ). The commoners don’t own squat and when the king gets told it costs 1000s of gold for magic items, he expects to get similar amounts for his land. I would personally interpret the high GP costs cover the 'fees' and 'taxes' for obtaining such properties. When players can defend properties, they have a lot of income at their disposal. If they don’t have the cash, they can negotiate prices. And sometimes interested parties may offer really good deals.The Curio Company is pleased to inform you that you have received a most generous offer in regards to the items of significant enchantment you wished to receive more than ‘the going rate’ for. The offer consists of a fully furnished mansion, with the only stipulation being your group takes residence in the mansion for no less than 5 years. The offer comes from the King himself so we strongly recommend you accept such a generosity with haste. The building and land rights alone are worth nearly 100,000 gold, A profit of over 50% beyond the market value of your Crown of Telepathy: 27,000 gp and +6 Cloak of Charisma: 36,000 gp.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="frankthedm, post: 5536034, member: 1164"] [URL="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/wilderness.htm"]Simple house 1,000 gp Grand house 5,000 gp Mansion 100,000 gp Tower 50,000 gp Keep 150,000 gp Castle 500,000 gp Huge castle 1,000,000 gp Moat with bridge 50,000 g[/URL] Personally, I don’t think the DMG prices for property are that unreasonable. ( [URL="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicItems/wondrousItems.htm#instantFortress"]IMHO the Instant fortress is underpriced[/URL] ). The commoners don’t own squat and when the king gets told it costs 1000s of gold for magic items, he expects to get similar amounts for his land. I would personally interpret the high GP costs cover the 'fees' and 'taxes' for obtaining such properties. When players can defend properties, they have a lot of income at their disposal. If they don’t have the cash, they can negotiate prices. And sometimes interested parties may offer really good deals. [I][INDENT] [COLOR="Silver"]The Curio Company is pleased to inform you that you have received a most generous offer in regards to the items of significant enchantment you wished to receive more than ‘the going rate’ for. The offer consists of a fully furnished mansion, with the only stipulation being your group takes residence in the mansion for no less than 5 years. The offer comes from the King himself so we strongly recommend you accept such a generosity with haste. The building and land rights alone are worth nearly 100,000 gold, A profit of over 50% beyond the market value of your Crown of Telepathy: 27,000 gp and +6 Cloak of Charisma: 36,000 gp.[/COLOR][/INDENT][/I] [/QUOTE]

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