The monetary system as defined in Vampire: the Dark Ages
is surprisely accurate for a dark fantasy role playing game. As we are
dealing with a slightly earlier period though some of the levels of resources
needed to be amended. Below is a brief description of the monetary system
and a list of goods, weregilds (death money), fines and other items along
with their prices, most are accurate though a few are made up (in conjunction
with the V:tDA rulebook). As the prices here are assembled from documents
covering about a 400 year period, allow a little leeway for error. A revised
Resources background can be found here.
| Item
|
Price
|
Resources |
| Livestock
|
| 15 chickens
|
1d
|
1 |
| Cow
|
18s |
2 |
| Ewe and Lamb
|
1s
|
1 |
| Ox
|
18s |
2 |
| Pig
|
4s |
1 |
| Sheep
|
2s
|
1 |
| Fledged Peregrine
Falcon |
1l
|
3 |
| Fledged Sparrow
Hawk |
24d
|
2 |
| Foreigner's
Lap Dog |
4d
|
1 |
| Freeholder's
Buck Hound |
24s |
2 |
| Freeman's Lap
Dog |
24s |
2 |
| Hawk's nest
(Peregrine) |
1l
|
3 |
| Sparrow Hawk
Nest |
24d
|
2 |
| Unfledged Peregrine
Falcon |
24s
|
2 |
| Unfledged Sparrow
Hawk |
12d
|
2 |
| Horse
|
40s |
3 |
| King's Greyhound
|
24s
|
2 |
| King's Hunting
Dog, trained |
1l
|
3 |
| King's Hunting
Dog, untrained |
24s |
2 |
| King's Hunting
Dog, 1 yr old |
12s |
2 |
| King's Hunting
Dog, young |
6s
|
2 |
| King's Lap
Dog |
1l
|
3 |
| Common House
Dog |
4d
|
1 |
| Stranger's
or Dunghill Dog |
4d
|
1 |
| Male Slave
|
40s |
3 |
| Female Slave
|
26s |
2 |
| Arms
and Armour |
| Helmet
|
53s
|
3 |
| Skullcap |
7s |
2 |
| Mailshirt
|
106s
|
4 |
| Shield |
9s |
2 |
| Saex |
1s |
1 |
| Langsaex |
24s |
2 |
| Mace |
45s |
3 |
| Francisca |
17s |
2 |
| Dane Axe |
80s |
3 |
| Hand Axe |
15s |
2 |
| Sling |
2d |
0 |
| Longbow |
20s |
2 |
| Javelin |
10s |
2 |
| Spear
|
7s
|
2 |
| Sword
|
5l |
4 |
| Sword and Scabbard
|
6l |
4 |
| Fines,
etc. |
| Accepting service
of another's ceorl |
120s
|
4 |
| Ceorl seeking
new lord |
60s
|
3 |
| Binding an
innocent ceorl |
10s
|
2 |
| Binding an
innocent ceorl and shaving him like a priest |
60s
|
3 |
| Fighting (not
in war) |
120s
|
4 |
| Ceorl entering
into illicit union |
50s
|
3 |
| Thegn entering
into illicit union |
100s
|
4 |
| Ceorl neglecting
fyrd duty |
30s
|
2 |
| Failure to
perform fyrd duty |
40-50s
|
3 |
| Landless thegn
neglecting fyrd duty |
60s
|
3 |
| Thegn neglecting
fyrd duty |
120s
|
4 |
| Freeman working
on Sunday |
60s
|
3 |
| Ordering a
slave to work on Sunday |
30s
|
2 |
| Priest working
on Sunday |
120s
|
4 |
| Raping a female
slave |
65s
|
3 |
| Holding a woman's
breast |
5s
|
2 |
| Seducing a
free woman |
60s
|
3 |
| Throw a woman
down but not lie with her |
10s
|
2 |
| Not baptising
child within 30 days of birth |
30s
|
2 |
| Removing a
nun from a nunnery without permission |
120s
|
4 |
| Reward for
catching thief |
10s
|
2 |
| Violation of
an archbishop's protection |
3l
|
4 |
| Violation of
bishop/eolderman's protection |
2l
|
4 |
| Violation of
ceorl's protection |
6s
|
2 |
| Violation of
church's protection |
50s
|
3 |
| Violation of
the king's protection |
5l
|
4 |
| Weregilds
|
| Slave
|
60s
|
2 |
| Ceorl
|
200s
|
4 |
| Landless Thegn
|
600s
|
5 |
| Thegn
|
1200s
|
5 |
| Landless Welsh
|
50s
|
3 |
| Landed Welsh
with 1/2 Hide |
80s
|
3 |
| Welsh tribute
payer (1 hide) |
120s
|
4 |
| Welsh tribute
payer's son |
80s
|
3 |
| King's Welsh
Horseman |
200s
|
4 |
| Welsh with
5 hides |
600s
|
5 |
| Other
|
| 1kg Corn
|
2d
|
1 |
| Bridle
|
1s
|
1 |
| Spurs
|
13d
|
1 |
| Stirrups
|
14s
|
2 |
| Buckle
|
4d |
1 |
| Cloak
|
8d |
1 |
| Cow eye
|
1d
|
1 |
| Cow horn
|
2d
|
1 |
| Cow Tail
|
5d
|
|
| Ox Eye
|
5d
|
1 |
| Ox Horn
|
10d
|
1 |
| Ox Tail
|
1s
|
1 |
| Fleece
|
2d
|
1 |
| Beaver Skin
|
24s |
2 |
| Fox skin
|
8d
|
1 |
| Marten Skin
|
24d
|
2 |
| Otter skin
|
8d
|
1 |
| Wolf skin
|
8d
|
1 |
| Fyrdsman's
pay/month |
10s
|
2 |
| Hide of land
(approx. 120 acres) |
1l
|
3 |
| Land tax/hide
|
2s
|
1 |
| Knife
|
2d
|
0 |
| Silk (1oz)
|
37d
|
2 |