The rules

Equipment

Monetary System

The monetary system on Amar uses three types of coins: copper, silver and gold.

Copper coins are made of pure copper, silver coins are made of 90% silver and 10% copper while gold coins are 70% gold and 30% copper. The coin types, weights and sizes are shown below. The coins are called copper, silver and gold pieces, abbreviated cp, sp and gp. One silver piece is worth 20 copper pieces, one gold piece is worth 50 silver pieces. For the purpose of finding the cost of objects not listed in the equipment tables, one can say that one silver piece equals approximately €20 or $20.

Coins
Coin	Weight	Diameter	Thickness
Copper	10g	26mm	2mm
Silver	10g	25mm	2mm
Gold	30g	28mm	3mm

Promissory Notes

When a large amount of money is to be transported or paid, one could instead of dragging around 5 kg of gold use promissory notes. These documents are written by local usurers against the exact value in cash. The note is cashed for full payment when returned to the usurer that originally wrote it. In the meantime the note may be cashed by other usurers usually with some interest as it involves a risk in doing so. The usurer that cashes the note would of course have to know the original usurer that signed it. Otherwise anyone could sign a promissory note and get it cashed for nothing. A promissory note may be used as a security for loans when a note is not accepted as payment.

Loans and Interest

An average interest rate for secured loans would be about one to two percent per month. Unsecured loans would have interest rates of up to 10 times that. The interest rates are of course proportional to the risk involved in lending somebody the money. Loans to cover long journeys, especially risky ones, would have a high interest rate, from 10 to 20 percent per month.

Equipment Tables

All the items listed in the equipment tables are of average quality. Prices could in some instances be as low as 10% of this for really crappy items, or as high as 20 or even 50 times as much for truly outstanding quality.

Definitions

Weight (W.): The weight of the item in kilos.
Length (L.): The length of the item in meters, the longest distance from one end to another.
Volume (Vol.): The volume of the item in liters or dm³.
Production time (P.T.): The time it takes from starting to create the object until it is finished. The craftsman doesn’t neccesarily work at the object the whole production time, as some objects will need to dry, glue set, etc. As with pottery, a vase will need to dry during the production time and then the craftsman may work on other items. The production time is in weeks (w), days (d) or hours (h).
Cost: This is the average cost in silver pieces of an item in Amar. The cost will of course vary a lot depending upon where the item is made and where it is bought. Factors such as the availability of raw materials, the transportation cost (includes the transportation risk), the rarity of the item, etc., will all help determining the cost of an item. The GM should adjust the prices according to location and circumstances. When goods are bought in large quantities, a discount of 10–15% may be given for buying 100 items or more.

Gems and Minerals

Gems
Gem	Cost¹
Amber²	400
Amethyst	10
Aquamarine	15
Black opal	25
Black pearl	25
Cornelian	5
Diamond	45
Emerald	35
jade	15
Onyx	5
Opal	15
Pearl	15
Ruby	40
Sapphire	30
Topaz	10

¹Per carat (0.2 g). Especially large gems will have a higher value as they are rare and often famous. Raw gems come at about 1/4 of this value. ²Per kg of raw material.

Minerals
Mineral	Cost¹
Bronze	5
Copper	5
Electrum	1,050
Gold	2,000
Iron	3
Lead	1
Mercury	15²
Platinum	5,000
Silver	100
Sulphur	5
Tin	3

¹Per kg. ²Per dl.

Melee and Missile Weapons and Equipment

Melee Weapons
Weapon	W.	L.	P.T.	Cost
Bastard sword	2.1	1.0	7d	45
Battle axe	2.1	0.8	3d	30
Broad axe	1.6	0.6	2d	20
Buckler	2.0	0.3	1d	5
Club	1.2	0.7	1d	3
Great axe	2.6	1.2	2d	15
Great sword	2.4	1.2	8d	50
Halberd	2.9	2.3	4d	35
Hatchet	1.4	0.4	1d	10
Heavy mace	1.7	0.7	4d	25
Hercules club	2.6	1.2	2d	20
Kite shield	6.0	1.3	3d	15
Knife	0.3	0.3	1d	5
Light mace	1.2	0.6	2d	15
Longsword	1.6	0.8	4d	25
Rapier	0.8	1.0	5d	35
Round shield	4.0	0.8	2d	10
Short sword	0.9	0.6	3d	20
Spear 1H	1.0	1.5	2d	10
Spear 2H	1.6	2.0	3d	12
Staff	1.4	1.8	2d	6

Missile Weapons
Weapon	W.	L.	P.T.	Cost
Bow, short	0.6	1.2	1w	15
Bow, long	0.8	1.8	1w	20
Composite bow, short	0.6	1.2	2w	35
Composite bow, long	0.8	1.8	2w	45
Crossbow, light	3.0	0.7	2w	30
Crossbow, medium	4.0	0.7	2w	40
Crossbow, heavy	5.0	0.7	2w	55
Javelin	1.2	1.7	1d	10
Sling	0.1	1.0	2h	2
Throwing knife	0.3	0.2	1d	6

Weapon Equipment
Equipment	W.	L.	P.T.	Cost
Armguard	0.3	0.2	1d	2
Arrows (20)	0.5	0.8	1d	4
Bowstring			2h	10¹
Crossbow bolts (20)	0.8	0.4	1d	4
Glove	0.1	0.2	1d	1
Goat’s foot	1.0	0.6	1d	5
Quiver, arrows	0.5	0.6	1d	3
Quiver, bolts	0.3	0.3	1d	2
Scabbard, knife	0.2	0.2	1d	2
Scabbard, longsword	0.5	0.6	1d	3
Slingstones (10)	2.0	0.1		11
Windlass	1.5	0.7	1d	13

¹Copper pieces.

Armor, Helmets and Barding

Armor
Armor	W.¹	P.T.²	Cost²
Chainmail	19.0	30d	150
Cuir-boullie	12.0	6d	50
Heavy cloth	4.5	3d	10
Leather	5.0	2d	15
Leather scale	11.0	15d	40
Metal scale	23.0	50d	300
Quilt (padding)	7.0	3d	18
Ringed mail	8.0	4d	45

¹For a size 3 person. This is proportionalwith the size. ²This will vary some with the size of the armor.

Helmets
Helmet	W.	P.T.	Cost
Cask	4.0	8d	35
Chain hood	2.0	5d	18
Leather hood	1.0	1d	2
Open helmet	2.0	3d	15

Barding
Barding	W.	P.T.	Cost
Chain	60	50d	300
Leather	30	6d	30
Quilt (padding)	30	6d	45

Transportation and Riding Equipment

Transportation
Item	W.	L.	P.T.	Cost
Boat	100.0	2.0	1w	30
Boat	300.0	4.0	1w	100
Cart	200.0	1.5	3d	30
Cart	400.0	2.0	4d	60
Chariot	250.0	4.0	1w	150
Draft harness	4.0		4d	15
Driving whip	0.5	2.0	2d	6
Oar	2.5	2.0	2d	3
Paddle	1.5	1.0	1d	2
Wagon, open	1,000.0	3.0	1w	125
Wagon, closed	1,500.0	3.0	10d	225

¹1.5 m broad. ²2 m broad.

Riding Equipment
Equipment	W.	Vol.	P.T.	Cost
Harness	2.0		2d	6
Horseshoe	0.6		2h	2
Nosebag	0.8	50	2h	10²
Packsaddle, horse	15.0	1000	1w	40
Packsaddle, pony	10.0	500	1w	30
Saddle	5.0		6d	25
Saddle, knight’s	10.0		2w	50
Saddle, military	7.0		8d	30
Saddlebag	2.0	40	2d	6
Saddlebag	3.0	80	2d	8
Saddle blanket	1.0¹		1d	2
Spurs	0.2		1d	2

¹1x1m ²Copper pieces

Tools and Camping Gear

Tools
Tool	W.	L.	P.T.	Cost
Adze	0.5	0.2	5h	5
Axe	1.5	0.6	1d	9
Chain, heavy	8.0	1.0	5d	35
Chain, light	3.0	1.0	3d	15
Chisel, stone	0.8	0.2	1d	5
Chisel, wood	0.5	0.2	1d	4
Crowbar	2.5	0.5	1d	9
Drill	1.0	0.4	1d	6
Drill bit	0.1	0.1	2h	1
Grappling hook	0.5	0.3	2d	5
Hammer, carpenter’s	1.0	0.3	1d	4
Hammer, smith’s	1.5	0.3	1d	5
Hatchet	0.8	0.4	1d	5
Meter measurer	0.3	1.0	5h	1
Nails (100)	0.5		1d	4
Needles (10)	0.1		1d	1
Pickaxe	3.0	1.1	2d	15
Plane	1.0	0.3	1d	5
Rope	1.5	10.0	2d	3
Saw	1.5	0.7	2d	8
Scythe	2.5	1.1	1d	8
Sickle	0.8	0.4	1d	4
Spadee	2.0	1.1	1d	5
Spikes (10)	0.5	0.1	1d	4
Thread (10)		50.0	1h	10¹

¹Copper pieces.

Camping Gear
Equipment	W.	Vol.	P.T.	Cost
Backpack, canvas	1.0	50.0	5h	30¹
Backpack, leather	1.5	50.0	1d	4
Blanket, wool	2.0	100.0	1w	6
Fishing net (7m2)	1.5		3d	5
Fishing hook			2h	2¹
Hammock (2.5x1.2m)	1.0	6.0	5h	5
Line (10m)			2h	5¹
Mess kit³	0.5	1.5	2d	13
Sleeping furs (2x2m)	4.0	20.0	1w	25
Tent, canvas²	8.0	4.0	1d	10
Tent, leather²	15.0	8.0	2d	30

¹Copper pieces. ²All values per 2 persons. ³Fork, spoon, knife, bowl, plate.

Clothing

Clothing
Clothing	W.	P.T.	Cost
Belt	0.3	1h	1
Boots, hard	1.5	2d	5
Boots, riding	1.0	2d	7
Boots, soft	0.8	1d	3
Cloak	1.5	1d	6
Coat, leather	1.0	2d	5
Dress	1.0	2d	8
Girdle	0.4	1d	30¹
Gloves	0.2	5h	1
Gown	1.0	1d	3
Hat	0.5	1d	30¹
Hood	0.3	5h	1
Jumper	0.5	4d	4
Sandals	0.4	5h	10¹
Shirt	0.2	5h	30¹
Shoes	0.6	1d	2
Skirt	0.3	5h	30¹
Trousers	0.8	1d	2
Underwear, summer	0.3	5h	5¹
Underwear, winter	0.4	1d	10¹

¹Copper pieces. Cloth comes in 1.5 x 10 m bolts at the cost of 3 silver pieces per meter.

Clothing Material
Material	W. Multiplier	Cost Multiplier
Canvas	1.25	1.5
Fur	4.00	4.0
Leather	2.00	3.0
Linen	1.00	1.0
Silk	2.00	8.0
Wool	1.75	3.0

Clothing Color
Color	Cost Multiplier	Color	Cost Multiplier
Black	1.10	Pink	1.25
Blue	1.25	Purple	2.00
Brown	1.00	Red	1.20
Green	1.00	White	1.10
Motley	1.30	Yellow	1.15
Orange	1.25

Furniture and Lighting

Furniture
Furniture	W.	L.	P.T.	Cost
Brazier, bronze	1.0	0.2	1d	7
Brazier, iron	1.0	0.2	1d	5
Brazier, bronze	10.0	0.5	3d	60
Brazier, iron	10.0	0.5	3d	40
Bed	35	2	2d	15
Bench (3 seat)	10	1.5	1d	2
Chair	5	0.4	1d	1
Cushion	0.5	0.5	1d	3
Table	20	1.5	1d	3

Fire'n Lighting
Equipment	W.	Vol.	P.T.	Cost
Candle, tallow (1h)	$	0.1²	1h	1¹
candle, wax (2h)	$	0.1²	1h	2¹
Flint & Steel³	0.3	0.1	1h	5¹
Lamp, oil	0.5	0.5	2d	1
Lantern, candle	1.0	2.0	2d	10
Lantern, oil	1.5	2.0	4d	18
Oil (12h)	0.5	0.5		5¹
Tinderbox⁴	0.2	0.1	5h	2
Torch	0.5	0.5²	1h	3¹
$ 50g. ¹Copper pieces. ²Meters. ³Starts fire in about 3 minutes. ⁴Starts fire in about 2 minutes.

Live Animals

Live Animals
Animal	Cost
Bull	90
Cow	25
Dog	4
Donkey	25
Draft horse	45
Mule	45
Pig	5
Pony	30
Riding horse	70
Sheep	2
Warhorse, light	150
Warhorse, heavy	250

Containers and Kitchen Utensils

Containers
Container	W.	Vol.	P.T.	Cost
Amphora	18.00	60.00	2w	10
Bottle, glass	0.50	0.50	2h	4
Bottle, glass	1.00	1.00	2h	6
Bucket, canvas	1.50	20.00	5h	3
Bucket, leather	2.00	20.00	5h	5
Bucket, metal	2.50	10.00	1d	9
Bucket, wood	2.00	10.00	1d	15¹
Canteen	0.20	1.00	1d	1
Cask	10.00	100.00	1d	5
Cask	20.00	200.00	1d	12
Jar, glass	0.50	0.50	2h	3
Jar, glass	1.50	1.00	2h	8
Jar, glass	6.00	5.00	2h	30
Jar, pottery	0.50	0.50	1w	5¹
Jar, pottery	1.00	1.00	1w	10¹
Jar, pottery	4.00	5.00	1w	2
Sack, canvas	2.00	50.00	2h	8¹
Sack, canvas	4.00	100.00	2h	15¹
Sack, cloth	1.00	50.00	1h	5¹
Sack, cloth	2.00	100.00	1h	10¹
Vial, glass	0.05	0.05	2h	2
Vial, glass	0.25	0.25	2h	3
Vial, pottery	0.05	0.05	4d	5¹
Vial, pottery	0.25	0.25	4d	1
Vial, silver	0.05	0.05	1d	7
Vial, silver	0.25	0.25	1d	27
Vial, pewter	0.05	0.05	1d	1
Vial, pewter	0.25	0.25	1d	30¹
Waterskin	0.50	5.00	2d	2

¹Copper pieces.

Kitchen Utensils
Item	W.	L.²	P.T.	Cost
Bowl, gold³	0.80	25	1d	900
Bowl, pewter	0.30	25	1d	2
Bowl, pottery	0.40	25	3d	10¹
Bowl, silver³	0.80	25	1d	80
Bowl, wood	0.20	25	1d	8¹
Drinking horn (5dl)	0.20	20	1d	3
Fork, gold⁴	0.05	20	5h	65
Fork, pewter	0.05	20	5h	6¹
Fork, silver⁴	0.05	20	5h	5
Goblet, crystal (2dl)	0.10	15	1d	160
Goblet, glass (2dl)	0.10	15	1d	2
Goblet, gold³ (2dl)	0.15	15	1d	200
Goblet, silver³ (2dl)	0.15	15	1d	18
Iron pan (15cm diameter)	1.00	30	1d	2
Iron pan (30cm diameter)	2.50	50	1d	5
Iron pot (1l)	1.00		1d	2
Iron pot (3l)	3.00		1d	3
Iron pot (6l)	6.00		1d	6
Knife, gold⁴	0.05	20	5h	60
Knife, pewter	0.05	20	5h	6¹
Knife, silver⁴	0.05	20	5h	5
Mug, pewter (3dl)	0.20	10	1d	2
Mug, pottery (3dl)	0.30	10	3d	10¹
Mug, wood (3dl)	0.20	10	1d	7¹
Platter, gold³	0.50	25	1d	600
Platter, pewter	0.20	25	1d	1
Platter, pottery	0.30	25	3d	10¹
Platter, silver³	0.50	25	1d	50
Platter, wood	0.10	25	5h	5¹
Spoon, gold⁴	0.05	20	5h	60
Spoon, pewter	0.05	20	5h	6¹
Spoon, silver⁴	0.05	20	5h	5

¹Copper pieces. ²In cm. ³Plated. ⁴Alloy.

Writing Materials

Writing Materials
Item	W.	L.²	P.T.	Cost
Book 50 pages	0.50	20x15	2d	45
Brush	0.10	15	4h	5¹
Chalk	0.05	10	2h	2¹
Ink & Pot (1dl)	0.20			5¹
Quill pen	0.10	15	2h	3¹
Seal	0.10	10	1d	8
Sealing ribbon (10 uses)	0.05		5h	2
Sealing wax (5 uses)	0.05		2h	2
Sheet, paper	0.02	40x30	1d	3¹
Sheet, parchment	0.03	40x30	1d	5¹
Sheet, vellum	0.02	40x30	1w	8¹
Stylus	0.05	15	2h	5¹
Writing tablet, slate	1.00	20x20		10¹
Writing tablet, wax	1.00	20x20	5h	1
¹Copper pieces.

Food and Services

Food (shop and market prices)
Food	Cost¹	Food	Cost¹
Ale	2	Ham	6
Bacon	3	Honey	6
Beef	3	Lamb	9
Beef, salted	7	Lard	1
Beer	2	Mead	3
Berries3	1	Milk	2
Black bread	2	Mutton	3
Boar	16	Oil, cooking	0.2–2
Brandy	12	Oil, olive	4
Butter	2	Pepper	90²
Butter, salted	4	Pork	3
Cheese	2	Pork, salted	5
Chicken (2.5kg)	4	Salt, rock	9
Cider	1	Salt, sea	4
Duck (3kg)	6	Smoked sausages	6
Eggs (12)	2	Steak	5
Fish	1	Sugar	14
Fish, dried	2	Veal	6
Fish, salted	2	Vegetables4	0.2–1
Flour	1	Venison	18
Fruit3	1–2	Waybread	6
Gamebirds	4	White loaf (0.5kg)	2
Goose (8kg)	20	Whole wheat loaf (0.5kg)	1
Grain	0.5	Wine	5

¹Copper pieces per kg or liter for liquids. ²Silver pieces. ³150% if dried. ⁴50% if dried.

Services
Service	Cost
Coach service	10 cp + 1 cp/km
Ship passage	50 cp + 1 cp/10km
Getting horse shoed	9
Haircut	10¹
Prostitute	3
Bordello	5
Night at bordello	20

¹Copper pieces.

Staying at the Inn
Service	Cost¹
Ale (5dl)	2
Beer (5dl)	2
Brandy (1dl)	3
Mead (5dl)	3
Wine (5dl)	5
Poor room (several)	4
Average room (2–3)	15
Good room (single)	32
Cheap stew & bread	3
Good stew & bread	6
Joint of meat	7
Good meal	15
Fine meal	1²
Banquet meal	3²
Stable pony/donkey	5
Stable horse	7

¹Copper pieces. ²Silver pieces.

Monthly Income and Living Expenses

Income
Occupation	Appr.	Worker	Master	Freehld.
Armorer	15	60	180
Baker	8	30		100
Barber¹	9	35		80
Blacksmith	9	35		100
Butcher	9	35		80
Cabinetmaker	10	42	170
Carpenter	10	42	150
Cook	8	30	100
Farmer				100
Forester	6	28	150
Foundryman	8	30	250
Fisherman	6	25	100	50
Gem cutter	13	45	230
Glassblower	10	43	250
Goldsmith	13	50	250
Greengrocer				40
Innkeeper/Worker¹	6	25		150
Mason	12	45	150
Merchant	9	35	300
Miner	9	35	100
Moneylender	9	35	250
Ostler	6	27
Ropemaker	8	30	150	80
Sailor	9	35	50
Scholar	13	55	200
Scribe	15	75	250
Servant	6	25
Silversmith	10	43	220
Shipwright	10	42	300	100
Shoemaker	8	30		60
Solicitor	5	90	400
Tailor	8	30	180
Tanner	8	30	100	60
Teamster¹	9	35
Weaver	8	30	100	40

¹In addition to tips.

Income for Mercenaries¹
Occupation	Men-at-Arms	Sergant	Lieutenant
Archer	4	8	15
Artillerist	4	8	15
Crossbowman	3	6	15
Cavalerist	5	10	20
Horse archer	6	10	20
Infanterist	3	6	15
Slinger	2	6	15

¹In addition to room and board.

Living Expences
Commodity	Cost
Room	3
Room & board	11
Apartment	10
House	20
Food	8
Stable	2
Stable and feed	7
Stable, feed and care	10

Apprentices will usually be provided with room and board by their master at the cost of about 8 silver pieces per month. Some, like servants and inn-workers, will get this cheaper. Those working with food in their profession, such as bakers, butchers and cooks, will eat at work where food will be almost free. Workers and masters must usually provide their own homes. They will usually have families which they have to support. In most places these groups will have to donate a certain amount of their income to their temples and/or guilds, typically 10%. People owning their own houses will have to pay for repairs and perhaps “security.”

Acknowledgement

The orginal equipment research was conducted by the historian Stein Halvorsen.

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