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Old 04-08-2011, 09:17 AM   #38
Danukian
 
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Default Re: Looking for fantasy/medieval weapon & equipment lists

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Originally Posted by hal View Post
Just for the record - that compilation of "prices" is based on everything that has been produced for HARNWORLD up to the time that was produced. It would be interesting to note for example, that even if you look at historic prices (a document that is floating online as a result of vetting GIES & GIES books for listed values within the books), you will find that even historical prices are not self-consistent either. <shrug>
Right, no list can be consistent, between time and region - and most importantly: game world! Who is to say in your game world platinum isn't more common than iron? In medieval Europe, leather was fairly cheap, but steel expensive; In modern Detroit, an equal amount of leather is MANY times the price of steel.

But as stated, Low Tech isn't just a list of prices, it is a book of tech and how it fits into a world.
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