Prices for services & goods in Middle-Earth

Auteur : Mr. Niilo Paasivirta - np@co.jyu.fi

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.

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

Food

For one person. Includes a pint of beer/ale.

Service	Price
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

* = must pre-order

Drinks

Costs vary a great deal.

Service	Price
Large mug of beer (1.5 liters)	15 cp
Small mug of beer (a pint/0.5 liters)	5 cp
Jug of cheap wine (a pint/0.5 liters)	10 cp
Cup of cheap wine	5 cp
Cup of hard liquor (80% of volume is alcohol)	15 cp
Cup of good brandy (40%)	30 cp
Cup of Highland Whiskey (Dunlendings” mighty product)	2 sp
Bottle of Highland Whiskey (one liter)	24 sp

(Bottle of Highland Whiskey is cheaper in Dunland : Cup of Highland Whiskey costs 25 cp, one-liter bottle 3 sp.)

Sauna, Baths and Laundry

Often combined.

Service	Price
Simple Bath	1 cp
Sauna and Bath	2 cp
+ Service	10 cp
+ Service of a Pretty Washer	40 cp
+ Service of a Pretty and Generous Washer	(See “Brothel”)
Laundry (one set of clothes)	15 cp
+ quick dry (may leave burns or holes)	5 cp
Barber, rough haircut or shaving	5 cp
Barber, professional haircut and/or shaving	20 cp
Barber, fine cut and shaving	150 cp
Hairdresser, everyday coiffure	100 cp
Hairdresser, fine coiffure, finest powders etc.	3+ sp

Doctor

Service	Price
Amateur/Quack (no magic, poor herbs if any)	20 cp
Poors” Doctor (no magic, poor herbs if any)	50 cp
Doctor (no magic, herbs are paid separately)	2 sp

Miscellaneous

Service	Price
Porter (two hours job)	10 cp

Brothel

Civilized city brothel ; there certainly are cheaper options.

Service	Price
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)

Service	Price
Virgin, as above, plus additional cost at least	20 sp
Non-human humanoid (additional cost depends on race)	+2 to +50 sp
Threesome (two paid participants), additional cost	2 sp
Bondage, additional cost	10 sp

Bad stuff (evil and very probably very illegal)

Service	Price
Minor, add per each year of age below 16 years (if human)	2+ sp
Perversions, additional cost	20 sp

Education

Education	Price
University, one academic term (must pass entrance exam)	200+ sp
Fighting school, one month (100 hours of study)	25 sp
Book, printed (if available)	50+ sp
Book, handworked	100+ sp

There are 32 weeks of effective study on one University 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.

Rare skills or famous schools/dojos/teachers may cost a lot more.

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:

Education	Price
The very basics (allowing further study)	25 hours at 20 cp = 5 sp
Additional course (first rank for skill)	75 hours at 20 cp = 15 sp
Additional study (1 point of DP to the skill)	50 hours at 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.

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 7^th cost double ; in study time, and in development points.

Lodging

Rents

Prices in silver, for a one year period.

Rent	Price
One-room dwelling in town	50 sp
Craftsman’s small workshop and home in town	200 sp
Merchant’s house in town	300 sp

Estate

Prices in gold.

Estate	Price
Small farm, 10+ miles from city, no buildings, 5 hectare	50 gp
Small plot near town, no buildings, max. 1 hectare	40 gp
One-room dwelling in town, average area	100 gp
One-room dwelling in town, fine area	140 gp
Craftsman’s home in town (2 rooms, kitchen, bath, small workshop)	500 gp
Merchant’s house in town (3 rooms, kitchen, bath), average area	600 gp
Hobbit-house in town (4 rooms, kitchen, bathroom)	650 gp
Mansion in town (living room, 2 bedrooms, kitchen, hall, cellar, 2 floors, balcony), average area	1000 gp
Palace in town (two big rooms, 4 bedrooms, kitchen, hall, cellar, servant’s rooms, 2 floors, balcony, stables, own small garden, fence), rich area	8000 gp
One tower (built, round, 20” diameter, 30” tall)	400 gp
Great tower (5 floors (55” tall), 50” diameter)	4500 gp
Mighty tower (7 floors (75” tall), 50” diameter)	6000 gp
200” stone wall (10” thick, 20” high)	4000 gp
Small castle (2 towers, gate, gatehouse, walls, large stone keep)	6000 gp

Daily Wages (Gondor)

Service	Price
Labourer	120 cp
Craftsman’s Apprentice	130 cp
Craftsman	140 cp
City Guard	200 cp
Postman/messenger, walking	16 cp per mile (usually about 200 cp/day)
Postman/messenger, riding	8 cp per mile (usually about 200 cp/day)
Officer (Guard)	300 cp
Official (Average)	500 cp

Goods

Ordinary Clothes

Professionally made.

Clothes	Price	Time
Dress (woman’s), common	500 cp	40 h
Dress (woman’s), rich	1200+cp	80 h
Panties/knickers, fine (silk etc.)	200 cp	16 h
Panties/knickers, ordinary	75 cp	8 h
Pants, leather	200 cp	16 h
Pants, linen	200 cp	16 h
Robes, ceremonial/magician’s fine	2000+cp	80 h
Scarf	50 cp	4 h
Shirt, linen	150 cp	16 h
Shirt, woolen	100 cp	16 h
Skirt	200 cp	16 h
Socks or foot clothes, pair of	20 cp	4 h
Stockings, fine (silk etc.)	300 cp	32 h
Underpants	50 cp	8 h

Mending Clothes

(per piece)

Service	Price
Amateur (work quality varies a lot)	20 cp
Tailor	50 cp

Utensils

Utensil	Price	Time
Bottle, glass, 0.5 liter	50 cp	6 h
Bottle, glass, 1 liter	75 cp	6 h
Silver goblet (small, 0.2 liter)	400 cp	52 h
Wooden plate (1” in diameter)	10 cp	4 h
Wooden spoon	5 cp	4 h

Storing goods

One trunk, per month, storage not warmed.

Service	Price
Innkeeper (not all are honest)	20 cp
Guardhouse (much better)	1 sp

Miscellaneous Stuff (Gondor)

Miscellaneous Stuff	Price	Time
Good Gauntlet (one piece), steel and leather	500 cp	32 h
Lute (« Ibanez »)	1500 cp	80 h
Flute, good quality, wooden	1500 cp	80 h
Genuine « Fender » Lute (+5 Quality)	5000 cp	160 h

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