3catcircus
Adventurer
Ok - I need some help. One of my players wants to build a road and asked about costs...
I can't find anything in DMG or other sources. A quick look on real-world got me a rough estimate of 30 million dollars per mile (assume about 15 million british pounds per mile) for a highway, and another quick research indicated that 1 british pound in 2005 was worth only about 1 pence in the year 1264 - or 1/240 of the value. Therefore, a highway would cost roughly 62500 british pounds per mile in 1264.
Assuming that the british pound weighs .25 gold ounces, and since there are roughly 50 gp per pound weight, then the costs for the player to build a road I'm guesstimating at 313 gp per mile.
Of course, this is all loosey-goosey math, but does anyone have a better idea of the costs to build a road from, say, Nesme to Silverymoon in Forgotten Realms?
I can't find anything in DMG or other sources. A quick look on real-world got me a rough estimate of 30 million dollars per mile (assume about 15 million british pounds per mile) for a highway, and another quick research indicated that 1 british pound in 2005 was worth only about 1 pence in the year 1264 - or 1/240 of the value. Therefore, a highway would cost roughly 62500 british pounds per mile in 1264.
Assuming that the british pound weighs .25 gold ounces, and since there are roughly 50 gp per pound weight, then the costs for the player to build a road I'm guesstimating at 313 gp per mile.
Of course, this is all loosey-goosey math, but does anyone have a better idea of the costs to build a road from, say, Nesme to Silverymoon in Forgotten Realms?