> > Quick straw poll: do the following numbers "reality check" (or at
> least
> > fit with the living standards in HW:RiG), as interpreted as "total
> > worth"? (As opposed to as buying resistance.)
> >
> >
> > Wealth rating Quantity
> >
> > 10 1 cow
> > 15 4 cows
> > 5W 15 cows
> > 15W 60 cows
> > 5W2 250 cows
> > 15W2 1000 cows
>
> I'd say 5 Wealth is 1 cow (or a few sheep... can't forget sheep)
Maybe 1 cow = more than 5 Wealth ? I believe so.
Default Wealth is 6, right?
Presumably, beggars and stickpickers and their ilk have zero cows.
> And a Clan Chief should have a wealth of... 10w2 and he's not going to
> have 250 cows. Probably more like 100-200.
Presumably, a Clan Chief won't have ALL of his Wealth tied up as cows.... ;-)
> Or am I out with my numbers?
Think so..
If 1 cow = 10 Wealth, then the numbers should (according to my own theory) be :
Wealth rating Quantity 10 1 cow 15 2 cows 5W 8 cows 15W 30 cows 5W2 125 cows 15W2 500 cows
Jeff's 10w2 Clan Chief would have an income of 250 cows-worth .
How many cow-values does an averagely Wealthy person (TN 10) own IYO ?
TR p.37 sez :
Carl, worth 25 cattle (wergeld), owns a stead and 42+ cattle.
Thane, worth 50 cattle.
Noble (inc. Clan Chieftain), worth 100 cattle.
Tribal King, worth 200 cattle.
Overking, worth 500 cattle.
High King, worth 2000 cattle.
According to HW, a carl has 15 Wealth.
Hmmmmm : looks like the Wealth numbers are SLIGHTLY broken ........
Probably, the wergeld numbers are a more realistic assessment of Worth than any actual numbers of cows.
A beggar, with nothing, has a notional Wealth of 5 (actually 6, with a +1 from
people's generosity maybe).
A man with a cow might be worth 6, and a man with a cow and the land to feed it
from worth 7.
So :
Wealth rating Quantity Wergeld
5 0 cows 1 cow 10 5 cows 2 cows 15 10 cows 6 cows 5W 40 cows 25 cows (Carl) 10W 80 cows 50 cows (Thane) 15W 150 cows 100 cows (Clan Chieftain) 20W 300 cows 200 cows (Tribal King) 5W2 600 cows 400 cows 7W2 750 cows 500 cows (Overking) 15W2 2500 cows 1500 cows 17W2 3000 cows 2000 cows (High King)
So, Carls have a Wealth of 5W. Makes sense.
In HW terms, it'd be the best ability in the 100-word description ...
Julian Lord
PS These calculations would be MUCH easier using *money-values*.
How many Lunars is a (living, healthy) cow worth IYO ?
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