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#1 tyrusstorm Nov 23, 2008 15:10:03	First let me apologize. If this question has been dealt with somewhere else.. I may simply have missed it. I am trying to get a handle on housing costs. I know its ultimately up to me to decide but some input would be appreciated. Three areas to consider Small village a small point of light in the dark. All houses of simple construction nothing fancy and I realize that for a small house it would be fairly easy for a dedicated group or individual to put a small one together out of common materials. Small house - One main room maybe two and a loft for sleeping Medium house - two maybe three rooms with a loft for sleeping and or storage Large house - three rooms or more and a full attic. Medium village or small city. here the size and layout is similar but the construction materials and durability of the house is superior. There may be larger rooms and more decorative bits and pieces. Small house - One main room maybe two and a loft for sleeping Medium house - two maybe three rooms with a loft for sleeping and or storage Large house - three rooms or more and a full attic. Large village or medium city (currently there are no large cities in my campaign) Here the materials are very good and the house would have some attached land and be more likely to have stone construction. Small house - two/three rooms and a loft for sleeping as well as a cold room or cellar Medium house - three/four rooms with a full attic and cellar as well as possibly a study or garden area Large house - four rooms or more basement and grounds with possible servant house similar to a small village house. Any suggestions are appreciated.
#2 Shiftkitty Nov 23, 2008 18:19:21	Agh! I actually had this figured out at one point!!! How soon do you need the info? I can get it together for you if you aren't in too much of a hurry.
#3 Bobfred21 Nov 23, 2008 19:38:24	Honestly, I wouldn't put the prices too high unless the players are trying to buy a castle or something. It doesn't give the PCs much actual benefit and it's probably more of a personal style thing. Not to mention PCs tend to walk around with enough gold to fund a small kingdom.
#4 Shiftkitty Nov 23, 2008 21:03:46	I had 2 PCs purchase what amounted to a duplex in a small city in one of our "How Real Can We Get?" sessions. They weren't in the neighborhood they wanted to be in, in fact it had a fair amount of crime, but they were half a block away from a watch precinct and were relatively secure. Small yard, each half had about three rooms, single story, and they were able to purchase the whole building for about 1275gp. Can't remember the system I used to come up with that price, but was a sound system. Their yearly tax rate was something like 5% of their total value. Furnishing the house was another affair altogether, running over 500gp, but it was some nice furnishings they were buying (I actually have that price list in an old issue of Dragon). They had gotten their starting funds by hitting up a few dungeons. These guys had an easier time than my experimental wood carver who started off by going to Waterdeep to make his name as an artist. He had a hard time coming up with the rent and an even harder time affording anything else, like food. He wound up sleeping at his job and ekeing out a living, living off the kindness of strangers (and his employer) until he turned his artistry to more exotic, adult tastes. Then his stuff started flying out of the shop. Now he's a big name in the art world.
#5 tyrusstorm Nov 24, 2008 11:13:11	Agh! I actually had this figured out at one point!!! How soon do you need the info? I can get it together for you if you aren't in too much of a hurry. Thanks for the help and no hurry we are all kinda busy at the moment so we are only playing on the weekends and the group is not near town at the moment. Thanks again for your assistance.
#6 opa316 Nov 24, 2008 16:23:45	2nd edition costs.. just construction not land Building, Small Stone 2,000 Building, Medium Stone 3,000 Building, Large Stone 4,500 Building, Great Stone 10,000 Building, Grand Stone 19,000 Building, Small Wooden 40 Building, Medium Wooden 60 Building, Large Wooden 90 Building, Great Wooden 200 Building, Grand Wooden 375 Small, medium, and large wooden buildings have very thin walls, usually only a few inches thick. Small buildings are 20' by 20', giving them 400 square feet of floor space. Medium buildings are 40' by 20' and have 800 square feet of floor space. Large buildings, which are often found as storage areas or large shops, are 60' by 30' and have 1,800 square feet of floor space. Great wooden buildings are two story aairs that stand 30' tall. They are 60' long and 30' wide, with 1,800 square feet of surface area on each floor. Grand wooden buildings are three stories (45') tall and measure 80' by 40'. Each floor has a surface area of 3,200 square feet for a total of 9,600 square feet.
#7 Shiftkitty Nov 25, 2008 8:27:01	Bingo! That's what I had! I was just waiting for a day off to have time to look it up! Now, what are you looking for in the line of furniture? That I have readily available! (I think I got the duplex price from a randomly rolled condition of the building and neighborhood adjusted from the above list.)
#8 tyrusstorm Nov 25, 2008 19:31:14	Thank you very much for the assistance.. those prices look pretty good. do you mind if i ask where you got them? you mentioned Second edition. I have some of the 2nd edition books but apparently not the right ones hehe.. Thanks again this is very helpful.
#9 opa316 Dec 09, 2008 16:18:17	It was the "castle guide" one of the Handbooks..