AD&D 1E What is the cost of one night at an Inn?

[billd91]

Funny guy. The thread is tagged AD&D 1e.

Could be worse. Any of us could have answered enough that it "makes a hard man humble" or the "tough guys tumble". But I suppose that depends on exactly where that inn is.

 

[Celebrim]

In central London about £140-£200 a night for a reasonable, clean inn. Not including breakfast.

~$189-$270 US. That's 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 silver pieces, or an equivalent number of gold pieces if you use a gold piece standard where everything is normally priced in gold pieces. A good test is how much is a dagger. If you price a knife or dagger in gold pieces, then it's highly likely 1 gold piece is a typical day's wage.

Of course, a more "medieval" feeling private room won't have quite as large of rooms or as good of heating, certainly no AC. It won't be as clean unless you pay extra for laundry service. The sheets might get washed every two weeks normally, because fabrics are proportionately more expensive. If you bring in lice or fleas, you'll get charged for the laundry service. There won't be indoor plumbing. You'll get a chamber pot under the bed, the maids will come and toss and clean once a day.

 

[aco175]

I noticed the new 5e box set just has gold and nothing else. Might be to keep things simple or to use the gold cardboard chits, but it just as well be an arbitrary system. The menu it comes with has an ale for a gold and a piece of cake for a gold, but you can do a quest to melt down some old weapons for 20 gold and half a day's work.