Fantasy Status Cost of Living what it gets you

[Kalzazz]

I may be hallucinating, but, I was certain, somewhere, that there existed a nice chart that showed what you get at various statuses for your cost of living in a fantasy setting (or maybe historical one) to show how fantasy characters lived?

Similar to the 'what cost of living provides at modern TL' chart

Any idea where this is?

[Kalzazz]

Banestorm, pg 187

[ULFGARD]

Originally Posted by Kalzazz

Banestorm, pg 187

How extensive is it? I.e., as extensive as the one in BS? If so, it may make it worth it for me to buy Banestorm in spite of the fact that I have no real intention of using the setting. It's not the ONLY reason to buy it, but I have the old Fantasy from 3e (and my game world has a kingdom that's partially inspired by Harkwood), so I'm already set with most of the good background material. Still... This might tip the balance. Especially if nothing new comes out tomorrow... Then again, I might just go the the gym and fill my water bottle with vodka...

[Kalzazz]

its more detailed than the modern day one on pg 263 of characters but not super detailed

[ULFGARD]

Originally Posted by Kalzazz

its more detailed than the modern day one on pg 263 of characters but not super detailed

Thanks! It might come on a less than sober holiday moment, the next time I'm running fantasy, or tomorrow. But that is a good price of admission...

[Peter Knutsen]

Originally Posted by Kalzazz

Banestorm, pg 187

A bit sad that it's in an obscure setting supplement (okay, a semi-obscure one), instead of in GURPS Fantasy or GURPS Low-Tech, given how very useful it is.

[hal]

Originally Posted by ULFGARD

Thanks! It might come on a less than sober holiday moment, the next time I'm running fantasy, or tomorrow. But that is a good price of admission...

If you're looking for a nice product that might prove useful for runing a kingdom set on YRTH, take a look HERE or the next post immediately afterwards.

For what it is worth, I spent a fair time before GURPS BANESTORM came out, detailing the region around Castle Defiant - using Chivalry & Sorcery material. The region was the equivalant of a small Barony capable of supporting a small castle (Castle Defiant). There were iron mines nearby, farms, and a population required to support the Lord of Defiant in some comfort.

The one book from Expeditious Retreat has a set of rules for determining how many greater lords your kingdom should have, how many of the lesser lords, and finally, how many manors with knights. It would help detail all those things that GURPS BANESTORM didn't bother to detail.

As for myself? I'd never run a GURPS BANESTORM campaign as written but instead, would utilize the GURPS FANTASY 2nd edition or even the original BANESTORM as written in GURPS FANTASY 1st edition.

If you want? Contact me directly via email and I'll email a manor generated by hand, via HARN MANOR and how it can be adapted for use with GURPS.

[Flyndaran]

Originally Posted by Peter Knutsen

A bit sad that it's in an obscure setting supplement (okay, a semi-obscure one), instead of in GURPS Fantasy or GURPS Low-Tech, given how very useful it is.

Fantasy and Low Tech are not settings. Settings don't sell that well, from what I gather. Fantasy has a small section with an example setting, but it is not the majority of the book by a long shot.

[vicky_molokh]

Precisely. F and LT are generic, and this info has generic applications.

[Flyndaran]

Originally Posted by vicky_molokh

Precisely. F and LT are generic, and this info has generic applications.

Fantasy is by its nature subjective and entirely setting dependent.
Low Tech should have suggestions for real world eras. But those won't really apply to any internally consistent fantasy setting. Except maybe for a secret rare magic version.