Giant Pricelist (tm)


Contents:


Introduction

This list was compiled from different sources by Darin Lea. I've since then edited it to suit my needs. In particular, the earnings of mercenaries etc. have been tweaked way down. The completely unedited original version is also available. If your browser doesn't display tables properly, try the non-table version (may be slightly old).

This list is more oriented towards "big" than "accurate". You should not assume historical accuracy, although some of the prices may be from historically accurate sources.

Prices are in pounds (L), shillings (s), pennies (d), halfpennies (h) and farthings (f).

1 pound = 20 shillings = 240 pennies

1 shilling = 12 pennies

1 penny = 2 halfpennies = 4 farthings

The corresponding french money units (the abbreviations are the same):

England France
Pound Livre
Shilling Sou
Penny Denier
Halfpenny -
Farthing -


Some typical incomes (when room and board is provided):

Occupation Income per year Income per week
The filthy rich L 4000 - L 6000 L 77 - L 115
Knight L 5 s 4 d 24
Man-at-arms L 2 s 12 d 12
Archer L 2 s 2 d 10
Building worker L 1 s 1 d 5
Agricultural laborer s 4 d 4 d 1

The most typical inhabitant of Mythic Europe, the common farmer, seldom came into contact with money. Barter was the most common form of trade in small communities.

Note that not only the price, but also the availability of items, varies with location. Some of these items should only be for sale in major trade centers, and possibly in very limited quantities. Also, some items (notably weapons and armor) may only be for sale to the upper social classes. If you don't like improvising, approximate the rarity of the item (no, I'm not going to classify the hundreds of items in this list) and consult the following (arbitrarily derived, feel free to change) table:

Availability probability
RarityFarmVillageTownCityCapitalTrade center
Very common 50% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Common 10% 50% 80% 100% 100% 100%
Uncommon 0% 10% 50% 80% 100% 100%
Rare 0% 0% 10% 20% 50% 80%
Very rare 0% 0% 0% 10% 30% 50%
Legendary 0% 0% 0% 0% 10% 20%

Note:




Anachronisms

It is often the case that players encounter items or phenomena that did in fact not exist in the time period of the game. Such items and phenomena are called anachronisms. Whether something is an anachronism, depends of course on the time period played. A thing may also be a partial anachronism, in the sense that although it did exist at the time, it was very rare.

Times and origins are historical, not mythical. Time period is expressed in centuries. If separate Rare and Common time periods are not known, the time period is given in a large field that encompasses both the Rare and the Common fields.



Anachronisms in the canonical time period

These items and phenomena were at least not common in the early 13th century.




Available in Europe
Item First introduced in When Rare Common
Barding, horse Europe late 12th late 12th mid 13th
Barding, plate Europe early 14th early 14th
Bascinets Europe

mid 13th
Bookshelves Europe 15th 15th
Cannons Europe early 14th early 14th
Coffee Arabic Countries BC 4th 15th
Compasses China
12th 13th
Corn/maize America -

Cranequins Europe

late 14th
Crossbows, steel Europe early 14th early 14th 15th
Crossbows, war S. Europe
10th 13th
Eye glasses Italy late 13th late 13th
Faceted gems



Gunpowder China 8th mid 13th early 14th
Handguns Europe mid14th mid 14th
Helms, visored Europe

early 14th
Hops in beer (preservative)

10th 14th
KnittingEgypt
13th
Liquor Europe early 14th early 14th
Magnets BC -

Opium Asia


Paper China
early 13th
Pasta noodles China


Plate armour Europe
late 13th 14th
Playing cards Asia 9th 12th
Playing cards, TarotFrance late 13th late 13th
Pocket watches Europe


Potatoes America - early 16th
Powerful longbows

15th
Pumpkins America -

Spinning wheels

13th
Squash America -

Sternpost rudders China
early 13th
Sugar canes Middle east - Crusades
Tea Asia BC late 16th
Tobacco Unknown - early 16th
Tomatoes America -

Trebuchet, with counterweight

late 12th 13th
Turkeys America -

Two-hand swords Japan/Asia 12th? 14th
Wheelbarrow China
late 12th 13th
Windlasses Europe early 13th? early 13th? late 13th
Windmills, vertical England
late 12th 13th

Notes:



Other anachronisms:




Available in Europe
Anachronism First introduced in When Rare Common
Alchemy, EuropeanEurope 8th 8th 16th
Alchemy, OrientalChina BC 4th 9th
Arabic numeralsArabic countries?
early 12th
Armies, trained and well-organized



Barbaric Britain/Scandinavia



Budapest



Canal lock gates

late 14th
Celibate clergyEurope 12th 12th
Dante's Hell Europe


Distillation, advancedArabic countries 13th-14th

FeminismEurope 19th 19th
GypsiesIndia ca. 8th mid 14th
KnittingEgypt
13th
Madri



Mass production



Metric system France late 18th late 18th 19th
Papal infallibility Europe late 19th late 19th
Rabbits in Britain
- late 12th
Street lights Europe 14th 14th
Tactics, advanced



Notes:




Anachronisms before the canonical time period

Here are items and phenomena that did exist in the early 13th century, but have not always been present. They are for the benefit of players that play an earlier time period. Things that were present before Christ have not been included.




Available in Europe
Item First introduced in When Rare Common
Cogs (ships)

10th
Cogs, with round bottoms

11th
Condensors (for distillation)

12thlate 12th
Crossbows (in Italy)

11th 11th
Crossbows, composite Europemid 12th mid 12th late 12th
Crossbows, hunting Roman (3rd?)


Crossbow stirrups/spanning hooks Europemid 12th mid 12th late 12th
Curb bits (for horses)

late 9th 11th
Drawplates

11th 11th
Furnace, above-ground reduction


8th
Grindstones, rotary with crank handle

9th
Hammer, trip


12th
Helms, great Europe

early 13th
Helms, masked Europe

late 12th
Horse collars


8th
Horseshoes, nailed

late 9th 11th
Ink, gall-iron (black)

7th 7th
Loom, mechanized

12th 12th
Plows, moldboard Europeearly 9th early 9th
Rudders

12th late 12th
Ships, two-masted

12th late 12th
Soaps, olive-oil

11th 11th
Spurs

late 9th 11th
Stirrups Asia
late 9th 11th
War-hats, brimmed Europe

late 12th
Waterwheels, horisontal

8th
Waterwheels, vertical

late 10th 11th


Other anachronisms:




Available in Europe
Anachronism First introduced in When Rare Common
Agriculture, open-field (crop rotation)

late 10th 11th
Artesian wells

early 12th
Artes Liberales

early 5th
AD/BC dating

late 7th
Castles, motte-and-bailey


8th
Carolingian miniscule

8th 9th?
Cistercian order

early 12th 12th
Keeps, stone

late 9th 11th


More details are also available.


Empty fields mean "I don't know; please tell me if you do." Also, if you think any of the above information is incorrect, or have more items to add, let me know.

Contributors:


Armor and Shields


Weapons

Weapon prices do not include quivers, sheaths, scabbards, or ammunition, which must be purchased separately. Options are as in Armor.


War Machines

Item Price
Ballista d 96
Catapult, heavy d 200
Catapult, light d 144
Cauldron, suspended d 24
Gallery d 24
Hoist d 48
Ladder d 2
Mantlet d 8
Ram d 48
Ram catcher h 4
Siege tower d 192
Sow d 48
Trebuchet d 300


General Equipment


Alchemical Equipment

Item Price
Air bladder f 1
Alanthor L 2
Alembic d 10
Ball, crystal d 96
Basin d 36
Beaker d 3
Bellows d 120
Brazier, brass d 96
Crucible d 60
Decanter d 48
Furnace d 36
Prism d 36
Retort d 75
Scales, alchemist's d 180
Weights, calibrated (per gram) d 6



Criminal Equipment


Musical Instruments

Prices are for instruments of Good Craftsmanship and Common Material. Also available are:

Instruments

Item Price
Bandore d 75
Bellows organ L 7
Chimes d 5
Drum d 5
Fife d 12
Flute, metallic d 30
Flute, wooden d 15
Gong d 20
Harp L 1
Harp, regal L 5
Horn d 40
Lute d 60
Lyre d 120
Mandolin d 180
Pipes d 25
Rebec & bow d 200
Recorder d 18



Animals


Inns


Bars


Food

Prices are for 1 pound unless stated otherwise.

Item Price
Barley d 5
Beans f 1
Beef d 2
Beets f 1
Bread, honey (1 loaves) h 1
Bread, rye (2 loaves) f 1
Bread, wheat (2 loaves) h 1
Butter h 1
Cabbage f 1
Carrots f 1
Cheese (5-lb roll) d 3
Chicken, roasted (1) d 1
Corn f 1
Cornmeal h 1
Crab d 1
Cream (per gallon) d 6
Duck, roasted (1) d 1
Eggs (2 dozen) f 1
Fish, cod d 1
Fish, eel f 3
Fish, herring h 1
Fish, herring, pickled d 1
Fish, mackerel f 1
Fish, pike d 1
Fish, salmon d 2
Fish, trout d 2
Flour, rye f 1
Flour, wheat h 1
Fruit, apples f 1
Fruit, apricots h 1
Fruit, berries h 1
Fruit, dates, dried d 3
Fruit, grapes d 1
Fruit, oranges d 5
Fruit, peaches d 1
Fruit, pears h 1
Fruit, plums d 1
Fruit, raisins d 2
Mutton, roasted d 1
Goat, roasted d 2
Goose, roasted (1) d 3
Ham d 2
Honey, African d 4
Honey, Asian d 5
Honey, European d 2
Jams (per pint) d 6
Jelly (per pint) d 5
Lamb, roast (1) d 8
Lentils f 1
Melon, cantaloupe (2) h 1
Melon, honeydew (2) h 1
Melon, watermelon (1) h 1
Milk, cow (per gallon) d 2
Milk, goat (per gallon) d 1
Milk, sheep (per gallon) d 1
Mushrooms h 1
Nuts, imported, common h 1
Nuts, imported, exotic d 5
Nuts, local f 1
Oat cakes (1 dozen) f 1
Oatmeal f 1
Oats d 2
Oil, cooking (per gallon) d 1
Olives d 8
Onions f 1
Oysters h 1
Peas f 1
Pheasant, roasted (1) d 1
Pickles d 2
Pie, fruit (1) h 1
Pie, meat (1) f 3
Pork d 2
Porridge d 1
Pumpkin (1) h 1
Rabbit, roasted (1) d 1
Radishes f 1
Rye d 1 h 1
Seaweed d 5
Squash f 1
Veal, roasted d 3
Venison, roasted d 3
Vetches d 1
Vinegar d 2
Wheat d 1 h 1



Spices

Prices are for 1 ounce unless stated otherwise.

Item Price
Alum d 16
Camphor d 50
Cinnamon d 40
Cloves d 12
Frankincense d 75
Ginger d 30
Ginseng d 170
Keddryth d 45
Marthyn d 200
Mustard d 60
Myrrh d 150
Nard d 100
Nutmeg d 50
Opium L 1
Paprika d 36
Pepper, poor d 36
Pepper, fine d 55
Pepper, excellent d 120
Saffron d 25
Salt, rock (per pound) d 1
Salt, sea (per pound) h 1
Sugar d 60
Tea d 35
Tobacco d 24



Beer and Liquor


Wine


Clothing


Cloth

Weavers products


Jewellery

Price is for Silver merchandise of Good Craftsmanship with No Ornamentation and No Gems. Also available are:

Jewellery

Item Price
Amulet d 25
Anklet d 12
Armband d 40
Beads d 5
Belt d 40
Bracelet d 30
Brooch d 12
Buckle d 10
Cameo d 24
Chain d 15
Chalice d 24
Charm d 50
Choker d 10
Clasp d 4
Collar d 60
Coronet d 50
Crown d 250
Diadem d 500
Earring d 40
Headband d 24
Icon d 75
Locket d 20
Mask d 60
Medal d 6
Medallion d 24
Necklace d 80
Orb d 100
Pendant d 45
Pin d 12
Ring d 75
Scarab d 100
Scepter d 250
Seal d 12
Talisman d 120
Tiara d 150



Art

Price is for objects of Good Craftsmanship and Materials and Common Taste, crafted by a Known Artisan. Also available are:

Works of Art

Item Price
Book d 120
Carving, large d 75
Carving, small d 50
Carving, tiny d 35
Chess set d 120
Crystalworks, small d 150
Crystalworks, tiny d 120
Glassworks, large d 150
Glassworks, small d 120
Glassworks, tiny d 80
Goldworks, large L 25
Goldworks, small L 5
Goldworks, tiny L 1
Goblet d 60
Jewelry box d 120
Masonry, huge L 1
Masonry, large d 120
Masonry, small d 50
Mirror, large d 100
Mirror, small d 50
Mural, large L 1 s 10
Mural, small d 200
Painting, huge d 120
Painting, large d 60
Painting, small d 30
Plate d 60
Relief d 100
Scroll case d 25
Silverworks, large L 5
Silverworks, small L 1
Silverworks, tiny d 50
Snuff box d 60
Statue, large d 75
Statue, small d 50
Statuette d 35
Woodworks, large d 48
Woodworks, small d 24
Woodworks, tiny d 12



Gems


Professional Services


Books and Writing

Manuscripts and Maps


Manorial Investments


Land


Sea Travel

Prices are for transportation from Brittany or Bordeaux to port of call. Passage is for 1 person in Common Quarters. Horse transport is for 1 horse in Common Quarters. Cargo is for 1 ton of ordinary cargo. Additional charge modifiers apply to overall cost. Also available are:

  • Ports of Call

    Port of Call Passage Horse Transport Cargo
    Alexandria L 1 L 1 s 10 d 200
    Antioch L 2 L 2 s 10 L 3
    Athens L 1 s 10 L 1 s 10 L 2
    Barcelona d 120 d 180 L 1
    Constantinople L 2 L 3 L 1 s 10
    Danzig d 200 L 1 s 10 L 2
    Dublin d 120 d 100 d 150
    Edinburgh d 110 d 120 d 130
    Genoa d 150 d 180 L 1.25
    Ghent d 45 d 50 d 55
    Glastonbury d 55 d 60 d 75
    Hamburg d 100 d 75 d 120
    La Rochelle d 20 d 25 d 30
    Libson d 65 d 70 d 96
    London d 30 d 45 d 55
    Malta d 200 L 1 d 180
    Rome L 1 L 1 s 10 d 180
    Santiago d 50 d 50 d 65
    Syracuse d 200 L 1 s 10 L 1 s 10
    Tunis L 2 L 2 s 10 L 3
    Venice L 1 L 1 L 1
    York d 90 d 75 d 75



    Last modified 17-February-1997 -
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