Yggsburgh Coinage & Shopping; Elite Arms, Albert Rasch Haberdasher

Gold and silver coins are small; gold, silver and electrum coins weigh about 100 to the lb. Copper coins are larger, 50 to the lb.
1gp ('Crown') is roughly £100 in purchasing power.
1 ep ('Half Crown') = 0.5gp (1/2) = £50
1 sp ('Shilling') = 0.05gp (1/20) = £5 (Pathfinder sp = 2 shillings)
1 cp ('Penny') = 0.005 (1/200) = 50p.  Half pennies (1/100lb) and Quarter pennies (farthings) are also used.
Platinum coins are rarely used, but priced at 5gp, £500.

Beer prices vary from 1 cp/pint for watered small beer at a cheap 'dive' tavern, to around 5 cp/pint for good strong ale at a decent tavern.  Exclusive dining halls have been known to charge 1 sp/pint.

Yggsburgh wages are high; a labourer can command a monthly wage of some 5gp; a soldier 1st class (Fighter-1) can command 10gp, plus bed and board.  Day labourers hired for a specific task typically command 5 sp/day, whereas 'combat pay' risking life and limb is at least 10gp/day.

Temple Services
Persons in good standing with the Great Church may acquire limited numbers of the following:
Vial of Holy Water (20-80/week): 20gp
Potion of Healing (2d4+2 hp, commissioned, takes 1 week, 2-8/week): 400gp
Potion of Extra-Healing (3d8+3 or 1d8x3 hp, commissioned, takes 1 week, 1-4/week ): 800gp
Scroll, 1st Level Clerical Spell (commissioned, takes 1 week, 1-4/week): 300gp
Scroll, 2nd Level Clerical Spell (commissioned, takes 1 week, 1/week): 600gp

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Elite Arms & Armour
At the corner of Grand and Central.  Inside you are greeted cordially, and may purchase arms & armour of the better sort (the following) at these prices:

Armour:
Plate 400gp
Half Plate 250gp (1e: AC 4 mv 9")
Banded 90gp
Splinted 80gp
Chain 75gp
Chain Shirt 50gp (1e: AC 6 mv 9")
Shield, large 15gp
Shield, medium 10gp
Shield, small 5gp

You may purchase all 1e PHB weapons on pg 35 at PHB listed prices. 


Persons of Good Standing may sometimes (25%/week) acquire the following enchanted weapons and armour, 1 each:
+1 Longsword: 2,000gp
+1 Bastard Sword: 2,000gp
+1/+2 vs Small 'Dragonstooth' dagger: 750gp
+1 Medium Shield: 2,500gp
+1 Platemail: 5,000gp
+1 arrow, 12: 120gp
+1 bolt, 12: 120gp
+1 footman's mace: 3,000gp


Mighty Longbows
A heavy 1d6+1 dmg (requires STR 16+) longbow costs 200 gp, it's around 6' long.
A very heavy 1d6+2 dmg (requires STR 18+) longbow costs 300gp, it's over 6' long.


Heavy Crossbows
Fighters add +1.5 damage/level to Heavy Crossbow damage.
The following variant Heavy Crossbows are also available. They have standard 8/16/24 range.
Arbalest: 2d4/2d6 damage, FR 1/2, 30gp.
Siege Crossbow: 2d6/3d6 damage, FR 1/3, 45gp. Requires a tripod (included) which takes 1 round to set up. Basically a small ballista.
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Albert Rasch the Haberdasher
A large and very fancy clothes store with front show rooms and a coffee & tea bar. The sign shows a noble gentleman doffing a plumed hat.  The sales staff seem initially rather frosty towards those of rough demenanour, but if you flash some gold you may purchase:

A ladies' gown, stockings and shoes suitable for society 'day' wear: 14gp.
Ladies' ball gown & acoutrements suitable for grand occasions: 25gp
Gentleman's day outfit (blouson, trews, boots): 8gp
Gentleman's evening dress, suitable for grand occasions: 15gp
The most lavish bespoke nobles' outfits (75-200gp+) are not generally available to commoners.

Of course, as the haberdashers explain, a lady should also have suitable jewelry in addition, whether simple silver for day wear (ca 12-25gp), or gold and gems for the Grand Ball (ca 50-250gp+).

 

Typical Lady's 'Day' Dress