COST of WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT

Equipment Weapons
Item Cost Item Cost
Anvil (blacksmith’s) 20gp Axes:
Backpack (holds 400cn) 2gp Battle Axe 7gp
Barrel (20 gallon) 3sp Hand Axe 4gp
Belladonna (1lb) 10gp Bows:
Blanket (wool, thick) 2gp Crossbow 30gp
Book (bound and scribed) 20gp Case with 20 quarrels 2gp
Bucket (wooden) 5sp 1 silver-tipped quarrel 10gp
Candle (tallow, 1lb) 2sp Composite Bow 40gp
Candle (wax, 1lb) 6sp Longbow 7gp
Chest (small, iron-bound, with lock) 22gp Shortbow 3gp
Crowbar 1gp Quiver with 20 arrows 1gp
Flask of oil (common, 1 pint) 3sp 1 silver-tipped arrow 5gp
Flask of oil (military, 1 pint) 2gp Catapults:
Garlic (1lb) 5gp Catapult, Light 100gp
Grappling Hook 25gp Catapult Shot 5gp
Hammer (small) 2gp Catapult Shot, Pitch 25gp
Holy Symbol 25gp Daggers:
Holy Water (1 pint) 25gp Dagger 3gp
Iron Spikes (12) 1gp Silver Dagger 30gp
Lantern 10gp Swords:
Mirror (hand-sized, steel) 5gp Short Sword 7gp
Pavilion (nobleman’s) 150gp Sword 10gp
Pole, Wooden (10’ long) 1gp Two-Handed Sword 15gp
Purse (holds 50cn) 5sp Other Weapons:
Rope (50’ length) 1gp Mace 5gp
Sack (small, holds 200cn) 3sp Club 1gp
Sack (large, holds 600cn) 6sp Javelin 1gp
Stakes (3) and Mallet 3gp Lance 5gp
Tent 20gp Pole Arm (two-handed) 7gp
Thieves’ Tools 25gp Sling with 30 Sling Stones 2gp
Tinder Box (flint & steel) 8sp Spear 3gp
Torches (6) 1sp Staff (two handed) 2gp
Water/Wine Skin 6sp War Hammer 5gp
Wolfsbane (1lb) 10gp
Barding Armor
Item Cost Item Cost
Leather Barding (AC7, 250cn) 40gp Banded Plate Armor 50gp
Scale Barding (AC6, 400cn) 75gp Chain Mail Armor 40gp
Chain Barding (AC5, 600cn) 150gp Hide and Fur Armor 10gp
Banded Barding (AC4, 1500cn) 400gp Lamellar Armor 50gp
Plate Barding (AC3, 3000cn) 500gp Leather Armor 20gp
Plate Mail Armor 60gp
Ring Mail Armor 30gp
Scale Armor 30gp
Shield (wooden) 7gp
Shield (metal) 10gp
Suit Armor 240gp
 Foodstuffs Miscellaneous Animals
Item Cost Item Cost
Ale (cheap, 3 pints) 1cp Camel 100gp
Ale (good, 1 pint) 2cp Chicken (3lb) 1sp
Bread (white, 4lbs) 1sp Cow (550lb) 10gp
Bread (wheat, 8lbs) 1sp Dog (hunting) 10gp
Bread (coarse, 12lbs) 1sp Dog (war) 75gp
Cheese (1lb) 5cp Goat (125lb) 3gp
Cinnamon (clover, pepper, sugar) (1lb) 3gp Hawk (trained) 20gp
Dried Fruit (1lb) 1sp Ox (800lb+) 15-40gp
Eggs (1 dozen) 5cp Pig (125lb) 3gp
Meal (1 person, poor to feast) 1cp– 10gp Sheep (80lb) 2gp
Meat (beef, chicken, mutton, or pork, 1lb) 1sp
Rations, Iron (1 person/1 week; 10lb) 1- 6gp Clothing
Rations, Standard (1 person/1 week; 30lb) 3sp - 3gp Boots (leather) 6sp
Saffron (1lb) 15gp Cape (fur-lined, winter) 15gp
Wine (cheap, 1 pint) 2cp Cassock (priest/magician) 7gp
Wine (good, 1 pint) 1sp Gown (duchesses) 1000gp
Wine (rare, 1 pint) 5sp Gown (lady-in-waiting / noblewoman) 100gp
Hat (armiger) 10sp
Linen (cheap, 1 yard) 1gp
Equestrian Linen (fine, 1 yard) 7gp
Barding, Chain 150gp Robe (priest/magician) 6gp
Caparison (charger/destrier) 20gp Silk (1 yard) 15gp
Cart (small, open, 2 wheels) 25gp Shoes (leather) 4sp
Coach (large, covered, 6 wheels) 500gp Tunic (serf) 6sp
Horses: Tunic (craftsman / peasant) 4gp
Cart/draft 40gp Tunic (armiger) 20gp
Charger (Warhorse) 250gp Tunic (noble) 100gp
Courser / Palfrey 250gp Wool (cheap, 1 yard) 8sp
Destrier 700gp Wool (fine, 1 yard) 6gp
Pack 20gp
Riding 75gp Water Transport
Rouncey 125gp Barge/raft 1gp/sq ft
Mule 30gp Boat (fishing boat / canoe) 40gp
Saddle (pack) 5gp Boat (river) 4000gp
Saddle (riding) 10gp Boat (sailing) 2000gp
Saddle (war) 25gp Galley (large) 30,000gp
Saddlebags (leather, 800cn) 5gp Galley (small) 10,000gp
Stabling (common horse, one night) 2sp-5sp Galley (war) 60,000gp
Stabling (warhorse, one night) 5sp-1gp Longship 15,000gp
Wagon (small, covered, 4 wheels) 200gp Sailing Ship (large) 20,000gp
Sailing Ship (small) 5,000gp
Lodging Troop Transport 40,000gp
Cottage (wooden, 30ft square, 2 stories) 300gp
Freehold (stone farmhouse, barn, 20 acr.) 3500gp Land
Inn (one person, one night, slum - superb) 1sp-2gp 1 acre (good farmland) 100gp
Keep (stone, 60ft square, 80ft high) 75,000gp
Hovel (wattle) 25gp Notes on units of measure:
Hovel (wooden) 50gp 10 pints to 1 imperial gallon
Hunting Lodge (wooden, 1 story) 200gp 1 pound per pint
Townhouse (stone, 2 stories, courtyard) 1800gp 1 quarter (240lbs) grain per acre
Tower (stone, 30ft square, 40ft high) 15,000gp 6gp per quarter of grain
 Specialists and Mercenaries
Specialists Cost/Month Mercenaries Cost/Month
Alchemist 250gp Militia 3gp
Armorer (master craftsman) 100gp Light Foot 6gp
Animal Trainer 25gp Heavy Foot 12gp
Engineer 250gp Archer 15gp
Jeweler (master craftsman) 100gp Crossbowman 12gp
Sage 500gp Longbowman 30gp
Smith (craftsman) 25gp Light Horseman 30gp
Spy 125gp+ Medium Horseman 45gp
Sailor 3gp Heavy Horseman 60gp
Ship Captain 100gp Mounted Crossbowman 45gp
Ship Navigator 25gp
Ship Petty Officer (boatswain, mate) 12gp
Exotic animal trainers can cost up to 500gp per month. Dwarven engineers or other specialists are 2-3 times as
efficient but can cost as much as 3-10 times per month. Renowned alchemists and sages can cost 1,000 to 2,000gp
per month.

Stronghold Advisors and Officials

Type Cost/Month Type Cost/Month
Artillerist 250gp Magistrate 60gp
Bailiff 60gp Marshal 60gp
Captain (5th-8th level) 500-800gp Provost (tax collector) 40gp
Chaplain (5th-8th level) 500-800gp Reeve (book keeper) 125gp
Chamberlain 40gp Sergeant (1st -3rd level) 100-300gp
Equerry 30gp Sheriff 40gp
Herald 75-125gp Squire 40gp
Lady-in-Waiting 40gp Steward/Castellan (5th-8th level) 1000-1600gp
Magist (5th-8th level) 1,250-2,000gp Warden 30gp

Laborers and Landowners

Laborers Income/Month Landowners Income/Month
Landless Peasant 3gp Husbandman (15 acres) 10gp
Weaver 5gp Yeoman (60 acres) 40gp
Carpenter 9gp Esquire (166 acres)* 100gp
Innkeeper 10gp Lord (1,000 acres) 600gp
Mason 12gp Knight (1,800 acres) 800gp
Chantry Priest (0 level) 20gp Castellan (20,000 acres) 6,000gp
Landless Squire 40gp Prefect (85,000 acres) 40,000gp
Wealthy Innkeeper 40gp Exarch (115,500 acres) 100,000gp

*Esquires include merchants, attorneys, mayors, and wealthy farmers. Income ranges from 40gp to 133gp. Note
that most stronghold advisors are paid as esquires.
Descriptions of Armor
Banded Mail: Banded mail is made of overlapping horizontal strips of laminated metal sewn over leather. It is
comparable in protection to lamellar armor, and superior to chain mail. Banded mail is commonly worn as a cuirass
with shoulder protection, with reinforced leather protecting the arms and legs. The chief historical example is
Roman lorica segmenta. (AD&D 2e Lorica Segmentata)

Chain Mail: Chain mail is made of small metal rings linked together in a pattern to form a mesh. Chain mail is
superior in protection to leather-based armors but inferior to metal scale or plate-reinforced armors. Chain mail is
commonly worn as a shirt and coif, with lighter chain, ring mail, or hardened leather protecting the arms and legs.
Historical examples include Viking byrnies, Norman mail, and Roman lorica hamata. (AD&D 2e Chain Hauberk or
Lorica Hamata)

Lamellar: Lamellar armor is made of small bronze, iron, or steel plates laced together in parallel rows with silk,
leather thongs, or cotton. It is similar to scale armor, from which it evolved, and comparable in protection to
banded mail. Lamellar is generally worn as a cuirass over light chain or leather, and sometimes sewn to the
backing. Lamellar would also include leather lames worn over chain. Historical examples include Mongolian
lamellar, Medieval brigandine and splinted armor, Japanese o-yori armor, and Roman lorica squamata. (AD&D 2e
Metal Lamellar)

Leather: Leather armor is made of thick leather, boiled in water until it is hardened, and then fashioned into armor.
Leather armor is usually just a jacket or cuirass worn with padded cloth or fur. It is lighter and less protective then
more reinforced leather armors such as ring mail. The chief historical example is Dark Ages leather jerkins. (AD&D
2e Leather Armor)

Plated Mail: Plated mail armor is full chainmail with embedded plates over vital areas. Plated mail provides
superior protection over banded mail and lamellar, having larger plates sewn onto a stronger backing. Historical
examples include Medieval transitional plate and mail armor, Middle Eastern mirror armor, Eastern European
plated mail, and Japanese tatami-do. (AD&D 2e Mail and Plate, Chain-Lamellar, Half-Plate, and Bronze Plate)

Ring Mail: Ring mail armor is leather or padded armor that has a large number of small rings sewn directly over the
foundation garment. Unlike chain mail, the rings are not physically interlocked with each other, so protection is
inferior. Ring mail is closely related to scale armor, which sews leather or horn scales onto the foundation garment,
and provides comparable protection. Historical examples include Frankish ring mail, Asian ring armor on leather,
and Renaissance eyelet doublets. (AD&D 2e Ring Mail)

Scale armor: Scale armor consists of many small leather, cuir bouilli, or horn scales attached to a backing material
of cloth or leather. Scale armor usually consists of a corselet or hauberk worn with leather or padded cloth. It is
lighter than lamellar armor, which uses metal scales or lames over leather, and comparable to ring mail. Historical
examples include Scythian scale armor, Egyptian scale armor, and Early Medieval scale armor. (AD&D 2e Light
Scale)

Suit Armor: Plate armor consists of large metal plates worn over the entire body, including helmet, gorget,
pauldrons, vambraces, gauntlets, cuirass, tassets, culet, greaves, and sabatons. The chief historical example is Late
Medieval Gothic or Maximilian plate armor. (AD&D 2e Full Plate)

Rankings of Historical Armor

Hardened leather over padded cloth
Leather lames (scale mail), or metal rings (ring mail) over leather suit
Interlocking metal rings (chain) over leather suit
Leather lames over chain suit, or metal lames over reinforced leather suit (lamellar)
Metal lames over chain suit (plated mail) or metal plate over reinforced leather
Interlocked metal plate suit (suit armor)
Armor
Armor Type Cost Armor Class Encumbrance
Fur 10 8 (1 point) 100
Leather 20 7 (2 points) 200
Scale / Ring 30 6 (3 points) 300
Chain 40 5 (4 points) 400
Banded / Lamellar 50 4 (5 points) 450
Plate Mail 60 3 (6 points) 500
Suit Armor 250 0 (9 points) 750

Armor – Standard Assortments*

Protected Area Cost/Enc Plate Banded Chain Scale/Ring Leather Fur/Hide
Head 1/8 7.5 6.25 5 3.75 2.5 1.25
Torso 1/8 7.5 7 5 3.75 2.75 1.25
Shoulder (one) 1/20 3 x2 2.5 x2 2 x2 1.5 x2 1 x2 .5 x2
Arm (one upper) 1/20 3 x2 2.5 x2 2 x2 1.5 x2 1x2 .5 x2
Elbow (both) 1/20 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 .5
Arm (one lower) 1/20 3 x2 2.5 x2 2 x2 1.5 x2 1x2 .5 x2
Hands (both) 1/20 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 .5
Waist & Back End 1/20 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 .5
Legs (one upper) 1/20 3 x2 2.5 x2 2 x2 1.5 x2 1 x2 .5 x2
Knees (both) 1/20 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 .5
Leg (one lower) 1/20 3 x2 2.5 x2 2 x2 1.5 x2 12 .5 x2
Feet (both) 1/20 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 .5
TOTAL PROTECTION 60 50 40 30 20 10
All standard assortments of armor assume that the limbs are protected with lighter, weaker armor than the head
and torso. Note that Suit Armor is not a standard armor, but is actually a uniform assortment of heavy plate.

Armor – Uniform Assortments

Protected Area Heavy Hard Soft Padded
Plate Plate Banded Chain Scale Leather Leather Fur/Hide Cloth
Head / Torso
Protection 11.25 7.5 6.25 5 3.75 2.5 2 1.25 .75
Cost 20gp 7.5gp 6.25gp 5gp 3.75gp 2.5gp 2gp 1.25gp .75gp
Encumbrance 75cn 62.5cn 56.2cn 50cn 37.5cn 25cn 20cn 12.5cn 7.5cn
Segments x15
Protection 4.5 4 3.5 3 2.5 1.5 1.33 1 .5
Cost 14gp 10gp 5gp 3gp 2.5gp 1.5gp 1.33gp 1gp .5gp
Encumbrance 40cn 35cn 30cn 25cn 22.5cn 15cn 13.3cn 10cn 5cn
Total Cost 250gp 165gp 88gp 55gp 45gp 27.5gp 24gp 17.5gp 9gp
Total Encumb. 750cn 650cn 562.4 475cn 412cn 3275cn 240cn 175cn 90cn
Total Protection AC0 AC 2 AC 3 AC5 AC5 AC7 AC7 AC8 AC9

This chart shows the result of wearing uniform suits of various armor components. Hybrid suits that use lighter
materials on the arms and legs offer superior protection for their cost and weight, which is why they have become
standard. Suit armor disregards cost and weight concerns to maximize armor class.
Historical Notes Classic Armor D&D 2e Armor D&D 3e Armor
Heavy fur or stiff cloth Cloth/Fur (AC8) Treat as Padded (AC8)** Padded (AC +1)
Boiled leather cuirass with soft leather Cloth/Fur (AC8) Leather (AC8) Leather (AC +2)
Medieval aketon, or ancient linen armor Treat as Cloth/Fur (AC8) Padded (AC8) Treat as Leather (AC +2)
Gallic gladiator armor Treat as Cloth/Fur (AC8) Gallic Armor (AC8) Treat as Leather (AC +2)
Frankish ringmail, Asian ring on leather Leather Armor (AC7) Ring Mail (AC7) Treat as Studded (AC+3)
Ancient to early medieval leather scale Leather Armor (AC7) Light Scale (AC7) Leather Scale (AC +3) AEG
Lamella cuirass only Treat as Leather Armor (AC7) Lamellar Shirt (AC7) Treat as Studded (AC+3)
Leather reinforced with studs or plates Treat as Leather Armor (AC7) Studded Leather (AC7) Studded Leather (AC+3)
Norman mail or Viking byrnie Ring Mail (AC6) Chain Hauberk (AC6) Chain Shirt (AC+4)
Light metal sandwiched in leather Treat as Ring Mail (AC6) Brigandine (AC6) Brigandine (AC +4)
Leather coat with metal scales Treat as Ring Mail (AC6) Scale Mail (AC6) Treat as Brigandine (AC+4)
Chain shirt with std. leather skirt Treat as Ring Mail (AC6) Lorica Hamata (AC6) Treat as Chain Shirt (AC+4)
Metal lames / leather, or leather over chain Chain Mail (AC5) (AC4) Metal Lamellar (AC5) Lamellar (AC+5) AEG
Banded breastplate with std. leather skirt Treat as Chain Mail (AC5) Lorica Segmenta (AC5) Breastplate (AC+5)
Lt. Breastplate, greaves, std. leather skirt Treat as Chain Mail (AC5) Hoplite Armor (AC5) Breastplate (AC +5)
Crusader’s chainmail shirt and leggings Chain Mail (AC5) Chain Mail (AC5) Chainmail (AC +5)
Knight’s breastplate over chainmail Treat as Banded Mail (AC4) Mail and Plate (AC4) Treat as Banded (AC+6)
Slavic plated mail, Mideastern mirror armor Lamellar (AC4) Chain-Lamellar (AC4) Treat as Splint (AC+6)
Full suit of banded armor* Banded Mail (AC4) Banded Mail* (AC4) Banded Mail* (AC +6)
Japanese Tatami-Do; metal lames o/ chain Lamellar (AC4) Splint Mail (AC4) Splint Mail (AC +6)
Half-breastplate, spaulders, greaves Treat as Banded Mail (AC3) Half Plate (AC4) Treat as Banded (AC+6)
Breastplate, greaves, arm guards, tassets Plate Mail (AC3) Plate Mail (AC3) Half-Plate (AC +7)
Interlocking plate over padding Treat as Suit Armor (AC1)** Field Plate (AC2) Full Plate (AC +8)
Interlocking plate over chain Suit Armor (AC1) Full Plate (AC1) Treat as full Plate (AC+8)**
*This armor did not exist historically **AC conversion does not match up perfectly

Correlation to Auran Empire Armor:

 Ancient armor smiths of Zahar, at the height of the Empyrean War, perfected fully-reticulated plate
armor. This is the equivalent of Classic D&D Suit Armor (AC1) or D&D 3e Full Plate (AC+8).
 A fully-armored Imperial centurion or cataphract wears a steel muscle cuirass and war skirt, steel manica,
and thigh-high steel greaves, over light leather or chain. This is the equivalent of Classic D&D Plate Mail
(AC3) or D&D 3e Half-Plate (AC +7).
 A Sunset Kingdom heavy cavalryman wears metal lamellar over chain. This is the equivalent of Classic
D&D Lamellar (AC4) or D&D 3e Splint Mail (AC +6).
 An Imperial legionary wears a banded breastplate with studded leather skirt and one greave. This is the
equivalent of Classic D&D Chain Mail (AC5) or D&D 3e Breastplate (AC +5).
 A Krysean or Nicean hoplite wears a muscle cuirass with studded leather skirt and two greaves and
bracers. This is the equivalent of Classic D&D Chain Mail (AC5) or D&D 3e Breastplate (AC +5).
 An Argollëan swordsman wears metal lamellar over light leather. This is the equivalent of Classic D&D
Chain Mail (AC5) or D&D 3e Chainmail (AC +5).
 A Jutland chieftain wears a chainmail byrnie over light leather jerkin and pants. This is the equivalent of
Classic D&D Ringmail Armor (AC6) or D&D 3e Chain Shirt (AC +4).
 A Jutland raider, Krysean or Nicean skirmisher, or Imperial or Sunset Kingdom light horseman wears
ringmail hauberk, leather hauberk reinforced with metal plates, or leather scale hauberk. This is the
equivalent of Classic D&D Leather Armor (AC7) or D&D 3e Leather Scale or Studded Leather (AC +3).
 An Imperial or Sunset Kingdom auxiliary wears stiffened linothorax armor. This is the equivalent of Classic
D&D Cloth Armor (AC8) or D&D 3e Leather (AC +2).