Ligthning rail prices? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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SSj3goblin

01-08-07, 10:46 AM
I have relatively recently gotten my hands on the (very useful) book of Five nations and its very handy prices for taking the lightning rail and distances from city to city.

The only grip I have is: It's written that those prices are those for 1st class travel, i'd like to know what are the prices for the "economical class" travel?
I remember going from Sharn to Wroat being at least 100gp (on the top of my head), what is up with that? I thought the ligthning rail was supposed to allow even the common folk of Eberron to travel far and wide.
ieattrollsforbreakfast

01-08-07, 11:30 AM
According to the Explorer's Handbook, the cheapest Lightning Rail tickets are 3cp/mi for Steerage class (pretty much just a wooden bench with no privacy).
SSj3goblin

01-08-07, 11:35 AM
And I'm guessing a "middle class" class of travel would be around 1sp a mile.
I could see dragonmarked characters and high ranking nobles taking the first class, while artificiers, magewrigths and adventurers board on the "second class" and commoners doing the 31 hours trip sitting on a wooden bench.
Syltorian

01-08-07, 11:42 AM
And I'm guessing a "middle class" class of travel would be around 1sp a mile.

Only if Orien gives you a half-price deal, I am afraid... (Explorer's Handbook, p.18 for the table).
JeckAndon

01-08-07, 04:05 PM
Yeah the price for middle class or standard are 2 sp a mile but if there bringing Cargo its a whole new topic.