Middle-earth in Prices

Mostly just silver and copper coins are used: 1 sp = 100 cp Smallest change are tin coins: 1 cp = 10 tp Gold coins are quite rare: 1 gp = 10 sp Mithril coins are extremely rare: 1 mp = 10 - 100 gp Value varies, official price is 10 gp.

I don't bother to use the other Rolemaster coins (10 bp (bronze) = 1 sp, 10 ip (iron) = 1 tp)

Time, if given, is the average work-hours to manufacture the item.

Services
Lodging for one person for one night (costs vary a lot locally): Suite (they might simply refuse to rent it to you) Private Room Two Persons' Room, per person Common Room (no beds, no locked door nor closets) Common Floor (just a roof; heating costs extra) Coal/wood for one night Stable (for one horse, sometimes one person, includes feed) + Oats 4 2 50 7 2 2 8 2 sp sp cp cp cp cp cp cp

Foor for one person (includes a pint of beer/ale, * = must pre-order): *Slaughter (one whole animal, plenty for many) 5-20 sp *Feast (several dishes, fine cutlery and service) 2-8 sp Big Meal (meat and/or fish, vegetables) 1 sp Normal Meal (bread/porridge, some vegetables, fish maybe) 20 cp Light Breakfast/Light Meal (no meat) 10 cp Poor Meal (bread, water, very little vegetables) 2 cp 1 pound of bread 2 cp Rations, dried, 1 person, 1 day, preserves a month 20 cp Greatbread, 1 day for 1 person, preserves a year 50 cp Waybread (not Lembas, but very good), 1 day/1 person 1 sp Drinks (costs vary a great deal): Large mug of beer (1.5 liters) Small mug of beer (a pint/0.5 liters) Jug of cheap wine (a pint/0.5 liters) Cup of cheap wine Cup of hard liquor (80% of volume is alcohol) Cup of good brandy (40%) Cup of Highland Whiskey (Dunlendings' mighty product) Bottle of Highland Whiskey (one liter)

15 5 10 5 15 30 2 24

cp cp cp cp cp cp sp sp

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(Cheaper in Dunland: Cup of Highland Whiskey costs 25 cp, one-liter bottle 3 sp.) Sauna, Baths and Laundry (often combined): Simple Bath Sauna and Bath + Service + Service of a Pretty Washer + Service of a Pretty and Generous Washer Laundry (one set of clothes) + quick dry (may leave burns or holes) Barber, rough haircut or shaving Barber, professional haircut and/or shaving Barber, fine cut and shaving Hairdresser, everyday coiffure Hairdresser, fine coiffure, finest powders etc. Ordinary Clothes (Professionally Made): Dress (woman's), common Dress (woman's), rich Panties/knickers, fine (silk etc.) Panties/knickers, ordinary Pants, leather Pants, linen Robes, ceremonial/magician's fine Scarf Shirt, linen Shirt, woolen Skirt Socks or foot clothes, pair of Stockings, fine (silk etc.) Underpants Utensils: Bottle, glass, 0.5 liter Bottle, glass, 1 liter Silver goblet (small, 0.2 liter) Wooden plate (1' in diameter) Wooden spoon Mending Clothes, per piece: Amateur (work quality varies a lot) Tailor Storing goods (one trunk, per month, storage not warmed): Innkeeper (not all are honest) Guardhouse (much better) Doctor: Amateur/Quack (no magic, poor herbs if any) Poors' Doctor (no magic, poor herbs if any) Doctor (no magic, herbs are paid separately) Miscellaneous: Porter (two hours job) Cost 500 cp 1200+cp 200 cp 75 cp 200 cp 200 cp 2000+cp 50 cp 150 cp 100 cp 200 cp 20 cp 300 cp 50 cp Cost 50 cp 75 cp 400 cp 10 cp 5 cp Time 40 h 80 h 16 h 8 h 16 h 16 h 80 h 4 h 16 h 16 h 16 h 4 h 32 h 8 h Time 6 h 6 h 52 h 4 h 4 h

1 cp 2 cp 10 cp 40 cp (See 'Brothel') 15 cp 5 cp 5 cp 20 cp 150 cp 100 cp 3+ sp

20 cp 50 cp

20 cp 1 sp

20 cp 50 cp 2 sp

10 cp

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Brothel: (Civilized city brothel; there certainly are cheaper options) Admission fee (varies a lot) 1 sp Old or ugly gigolo/prostitute 50 cp Average 2 sp Good-looking 5 sp Beautiful/Handsome or Best of the House 5 sp Additional services (often illegal, not always available): Virgin, as above, plus additional cost at least 20 sp Non-human humanoid (additional cost depends on race) -2..50+ sp Threesome (two paid participants), additional cost 2 sp Bondage, additional cost 10 sp Bad stuff (evil _and_ very probably very illegal): Minor, add per each year of age below 16 years (if human) 2+ sp Perversions, additional cost 20 sp Education: University, one academic term (must pass entrance exam) There are 32 weeks of effective study on one term. It is equal to 1000 hours of studying - if the student works hard. Usually there is no magic nor combat/physical skills, just knowledges and some social skills. Cost includes free use of libraries and turns at laboratories etc. Only part of study is lectures, also there are "homework", talks, exams, essays, debates, speeches, etc. Fighting school, one month (100 hours of study) Rare skills or famous schools/dojos/teachers may cost a lot more. Book, printed (if available) Book, handworked

200+ sp

25 sp

50+ sp 100+ sp

Cost of studying other skills: For these costs, we assume it is some rather common skill, such as leatherworking or riding. Teacher is average, and there is a small school or workshop to study at. Studying gives additional DP to spend on the skill, as much as the student wants, as long as he/she has the time and money. Studying also gives experience, usually 32 points per day. Basics for a skill: The very basics (allowing further study): Additional course (first rank for skill): Additional study: 1 point of DP to the skill:

25 hours 20 cp = 5 sp 75 hours 20 cp = 15 sp

50 hours 20 cp = 10 sp

If the character is working and studying, he/she can only study effectively 2 hours per day. Otherwise, the maximum amount is usually 25 hours per week - most teachers will not agree to teach more. Studying includes practice etc. 2 hours per day, but it is not counted to study time.

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Languages can be learned by talking with others (members of the party), if the talkers stay together most of the time. 25 days of this "language bath" gives one rank to the language, up to the rank the other speaker(s) have. In any case, language ranks above 7th cost double; in study time, and in development points. Rents: (note rent in silver) One-room dwelling in town, one year Craftsman's small workshop and home in town, one year Merchant's house in town, one year Estate (note prices in gold): Small farm, 10+ miles from city, no buildings, 5 hectare Small plot near town, no buildings, max. 1 hectare One-room dwelling in town, average area One-room dwelling in town, fine area Craftsman's home in town (2 rooms,kitchen,bath,small workshop) Merchant's house in town (3 rooms,kitchen,bath), average area Hobbit-house in town (4 rooms, kitchen, bathroom) Mansion in town (living room, 2 bedrooms, kitchen, hall, chellar, 2 floors, balcony), average area Palace in town (two big rooms, 4 bedrooms, kitchen, hall, chellar, servant's rooms, 2 floors, balcony, stables, own small garden, fence), rich area One tower (built, round, 20' diameter, 30' tall) Great tower (5 floors (55' tall), 50' diameter) Mighty tower (7 floors (75' tall), 50' diameter) 200' stone wall (10' thick, 20' high) Small castle (2 towers, gate, gatehouse, walls, large stone keep) Miscellaneous Stuff (Gondor): Good Gauntlet (one piece), steel and leather Lute ("Ibanez") Flute, good quality, wooden Genuine "Fender" Lute (+5 Quality) Daily Wage (Gondor): Labourer Craftsman's Apprentice Craftsman City Guard Postman/messenger, walking Postman/messenger, riding Officer (Guard) Official (Average) Loot (basic treasure stuff) Large Gold Cup Large Sapphire Gold Ring Silver Ring Large Ruby Cost 500 cp 1500 cp 1500 cp 5000 cp Time 32 h 80 h 80 h 160 h

50 sp 200 sp 300 sp

50 40 100 140 500 600 650

gp gp gp gp gp gp gp

1000 gp

8000 400 4500 6000 4000

gp gp gp gp gp

6000 gp

120 130 140 200 16 8 300 500

cp cp cp cp cp per mile (usually about 200 cp/day) cp per mile (usually about 200 cp/day) cp cp

3 60 3 2 80

gp gp gp gp gp

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Silver Necklace Jade Idol (palm size) Gold Necklace Silver Coffer (2 long) Large Emerald Silver Cup Large Diamond

7 5 9 40 50 10 100

gp gp gp gp gp gp gp

np@co.jyu.fi (Mr. Niilo Paasivirta)

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