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<blockquote data-quote="Gus L" data-source="post: 9774041" data-attributes="member: 7045072">Does it matter a lot?&nbsp; I'd assume that's a setting question and even in a Gygaxian vernacular fantasy setting its going to depend on the Inn.&nbsp; Generally I'd figure in big towns its more expensive then in roadhouses ... unless they happen to have a monopoly on a safe place to sleep.Personally the thing I tend to do is say that &quot;upkeep&quot; (including restocking basic dungeoneering equipment like rope and torches) is essentially free.&nbsp; Instead I tend to offer overpriced ways to live more extravagantly in exchange for small bonuses (e.g. Pay for the inn to slaughter a pig/goat or other medium sized beast and feed you a nice meal from it - 25 GP - and gain a +1 to HP next session).&nbsp; In a big town it might be some kind of sybaritic high living&nbsp; for 500 - 1,000 GP and a reroll in the next session.&nbsp; My theory is that fixed cost sinks are boring and easy to forget - they feel like a tax on playing, while buying little bonuses with some kind of diegetic aspect is a player choice and feels better, mostly as it makes sense to people (&quot;If I'd just found $30,000 in a scary tomb I'd get drunk on the best wine and food etc.&quot;) Carousing is another option but I tend to make that a gamble for extra XP vs. some consequence.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gus L, post: 9774041, member: 7045072"] Does it matter a lot? I'd assume that's a setting question and even in a Gygaxian vernacular fantasy setting its going to depend on the Inn. Generally I'd figure in big towns its more expensive then in roadhouses ... unless they happen to have a monopoly on a safe place to sleep. Personally the thing I tend to do is say that "upkeep" (including restocking basic dungeoneering equipment like rope and torches) is essentially free. Instead I tend to offer overpriced ways to live more extravagantly in exchange for small bonuses (e.g. Pay for the inn to slaughter a pig/goat or other medium sized beast and feed you a nice meal from it - 25 GP - and gain a +1 to HP next session). In a big town it might be some kind of sybaritic high living for 500 - 1,000 GP and a reroll in the next session. My theory is that fixed cost sinks are boring and easy to forget - they feel like a tax on playing, while buying little bonuses with some kind of diegetic aspect is a player choice and feels better, mostly as it makes sense to people ("If I'd just found $30,000 in a scary tomb I'd get drunk on the best wine and food etc.") Carousing is another option but I tend to make that a gamble for extra XP vs. some consequence. [/QUOTE]

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