onsdag 28 december 2011

Speculative fantasy economics

A normal person generates 2-10 coppercoins worth of produce in one days work. Most production is concentrated on making food, and this is often done through farming. The amount of food produced varies greatly with what tools, plants, soil, skills and animals that is used.
Slavelabour and low cast labour generates things that are thought of to have lower value.

10 copper coins buys 1 silver, 10 silver buys 1 gold coin.

Food and lodgings
Dried food                 1 copper/day
Prepared food            1 copper/day
Cheap room               2 copper/night
Nice room                  5 copper/night
Luxurious room and    2 silver
service        
Pitcher of beer            1 copper


Equipment
Sword                      20 silver, 1.5 kilos
Battleaxe                   14 silver, 2.5 kilos
Two handed sword   40 silver, 3 kilos
Mace/morningstar      12 silver, 2.5 kilos
Knife                        2 silver, 0.3 kilos
Dagger                     4 silver, 0.5 kilos
Bow                         10 silver, 1 kilo
10 arrows                 4 silver, 1 kilo
Backpack                 4 silver, 1 kilo
Blanket                     3 silver, 1 kilo
Shield                       10 silver, 3 kilo
Leather armor           40 silover
R. leather armor       70 silver
Chainmail armor       130 silver
Half plate armor       200 silver
Plate armor              300 silver
Shield                       8 silver, 3 kilos
Iron reinforced
shield                       15 silver, 4.5 kilos (ignore first break at fumble)


Materials
One kilo of iron        25 coppers
One kilo of silver     95 silver
One kilo of gold      950 silver

Payment for employment
Horse, cart and driver    15 coppers a day
Worker                          4 coppers a day
Artisan                           6 coppers a day
Master artisan                5 silver a day
Intellectual                      2 coppers a consultation or 1 silver a day
(Historian, astrologian,  
wiseguy, mage)
Guard                            5 coppers a day
Mercenary normal          1 silver a day
Mercenary experienced  2 silver a day
Captain                          3 silver a day
A small freight ship         6 silver a day
with a crew of 5

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