SotF: Resources

I am adjusting this page. It is a work in progress at the moment. This background will represent the material possessions and income provided to you by your House. Any income your character earns and possessions he or she buys are in addition to this.

Currency

To give you a brief run down on what we've tried to do basically we've taken what White-wolf started with a basic, no hassle system and tried to make it a bit more involved. We hope not to effect the epicness of a character with little money, and therefore little desire to spend it, but to give a rich character more depth and epicness because money now has value. Its not nearly as cool to play a character with resources 5 if that doesn't mean anything, at the same time its fun to think of a poor thief creating a stockpile of silver and growing rich. This simply isn't very cool if infinite resources 1 loot doesn't ever add up to resources 2.

Silver

Silver is the type of currency most used throughout the threshold, it is a recent invention that is heavily supported by the guild. Its recent widespread use has made it a valid currency throughout most of creation and most Imperial's will accept silver though they may charge a small fee for the trouble of needing it converted back into Jade.

• 1 Talent = 64 Pounds = 4 Dirhams = 1,600 Dinar

Resources

Income

X: You have no sustained lifestyle or steady income, you live off what you can make and do for yourself. No income besides what you earn day to day.

Your family has probably disowned you either temporarily or permanently.

1: You are without a doubt part of the lower class of society, you eat cheap meals of bread and watered down stew with water to drink on most days. You may also own a small pet and probably live in a small hut if you own property, you may own a shoddy suit of armor and a notched long knife. About 6 jade a month.

Either your house is in financial trouble or you have done something to piss someone off. The room they provide you is cramped and probably unkept. If you miss the household meal, they will probably send you scraps from the kitchen. The house can't provide you with any clothes appropriate for court. Start the game with 2 pieces of resource 1 equipment. One of them can be upgraded to fine.

2: You have started to elevate yourself from the lower class, you eat a mixture of cheap and good meals including meat and alcohol several times a week. You have a wardrobe of peasant clothes and a single fine or fancy outfit for special occasions. You likely live in a small home or part of an apartment complex and stable and keep a poor quality riding animal, he may also own a light suit of armor and a weapon. About 60 Jade a month.

The starting salary for newly graduated dynasts. You probably share a room with another young dynast from your house. If you miss a meal, the kitchen will send you up something decent, but probably without meat. The house can spare some nice clothes for you should an occasion warrent it. One of the horses from the house stable has been assigned for your use. Start the game with 2 peices of resource 2 equipment and 2 peices of resources 1 equipment. Two things can be fine or one can be exceptional.

3: You can no longer be mistaken as part of the lower class, almost certainly a property owner, you likely own a townhouse or a prosperous farm. You probably keep a small stable with a fine mount as well as a poorer quality back-up, you likely own a suit of armor and several weapons of choice. If you choose you may also have a single paid servant, such as a bodyguard, scribe, other personal assistant. Any resources 1 lifestyle purchase is considered a free part of your lifestyle, which would certainly include fine food for almost every meal. You have a wardrobe of fine and fancy clothes with a single suit of courtly clothes for more formal occasions. About 600 jade a month.

The average salary for dynasts in the first half of their lives. The house provides you with your own room and an office. If you miss a meal, the kitchen will fix you one without hesitation. The house provides you with plenty of nice clothes and you have access to some excellent pieces should the need arise. You have an excellent mount assigned for your use and have access to ones of lower quality should you need them. The house provides you with a single servant to be used how you see fit. Start the game with 2 pieces of resource 3 equipment, 3 pieces of resource 2 equipment, and any resource 1 equipment you need. A single piece may be perfect, or 1 exceptional and 1 fine, or three fine pieces.

4: You are obviously wealthy and likely own both a townhouse and a country estate. You likely bear the finest arms money can buy as well as maintain a small stable of riding animals. You also likely own a small yacht and staff a dozen paid servants while dressing in a wardrobe of courtly clothing and royal clothing for special ceremonies. On top of this all resources 1 and 2 lifestyle purchases are considered free, which guarantees that you and any family always eat the finest meals. About 6,000 jade a month.

The average salary of older dynasts. You either run a smaller household or a wing of a larger one. You decide when meals are served and can have the kitchen whip up an entire banquet at will. The house provides you with a closet of princly clothing and you have access to some of the finest outfits in creation for special occasion. You have access to most of the house jewelry to compliment your own collection. You have access to your households entire stable and probably have one of the Houses finest animals assigned for yourself. Additionally, you can requisition one of the House ships, should you need it. You have nearly a dozern servents provided to you by the House.

5: You are fabulously wealthy and claim ownership to a vast supply of riches. You likely own multiple estates including a mansion or castle, as well as at least one excellent ship; and you're every need is attended to by an army of 50 paid servants. You dress yourself in the finest clothes, owning a wardrobe of royal clothing as well as a single piece of royal jewelry (such as a gold crown or scepter). All resources 1-3 lifestyle purchases are considered free, which certainly means you and your extended family eat the finest meals on a daily basis. About 60,000 jade a month.

Only the most important members of the Realm. You run one of the largest estates your House owns. You have a closet full of clothes fit for the empress and have access to the heirlooms of the House for special occasions. Your stables are filled with the breeding stock for your House and you can requisition some of the largest ships your House has. You have over 50 servents to attend to your needs, above and beyond the ones that actually run the estate.

Money Sums

• Large sums of money that a character obtains will certainly be handled differently than the resources system listed above. Dots of resources should only be awarded or allowed to be purchased if the character has a steady source of income, not simply finding a large sum of money one time. If a character comes across a single resources 5 amount of loot (about 3 talents of silver) he should keep track of how much money he spends for any purchases that are not 4 dots lower than the amount of loot he has. In the case of our example resources 1 purchases wouldn't warrant keeping track, but once that loot has been spent and diminished to a resources 4 amount of silver he must keep track of those resources 1 purchases.
  
  
• In the case that a character comes across a large sum of money and he seeks to invest that sum of money so that it turns into a steady income the player should work out a system with the storyteller to accomplish this. Depending on the feel of the game the storyteller may want to allow a sum of money to only create a permanent income 2 dots lower than its rating. (For example a resources 5 amount of loot could be turned into a resources 3 income through the proper investments.) However, I suggest the storyteller make the character develop a plan and than make a bureaucracy roll to see how well his economic plans come into fruition. Perhaps a solar economic genius, through use of charms would be capable of turning that resources 5 sum of money into a resources 4 or 5 income. However, a character with little or no bureaucratic knowledge may only be able to turn that same resources 5 sum into an income of resources 1 or 2.

Costs

We've assembled a set of guidelines for the general price in silver of items given their resource dot cost.

• 0) 1 Jade
• 1) 5 Jade (2-10)
• 2) 50 Jade (11-100)
• 3) 500 Jade (101-1000)
• 4) 5,000 Jade (1001-10,000)
• 5) 50,000 Jade (>= 10,001)

For example: If a character desires to purchase a single dose of opium the price in dinar would be somewhere between 4 and 10 jade because it is a resources 1 expanse.

Inns

• Resources 0: Common Room Floor - 1 Jade per night, 4 Jade for the week - Beware the cold, fleas, and thieves
• Resources 1: Small Private Room - 2 Jade per night, 9 Jade per week - Essentially a bed and a lock
• Resources 2: Large Private Room - 20 Jade per night, 90 Jade per week - larger room and bed, water basin, guarenteed window, a desk and a chest
• Resources 3: Sitting Room + Bed Room - 200 Jade per night, 900 Jade per week - couches, much better lock, cleaner and better materials for bed and pillows.
• Resources 4: Suite - 2,000 Jade per night, 9,000 Jade per week - 3+ rooms including private bathroom. Tub that staff will fill with hot water, Both building and floor have restricted access for guest security.
• Resources 5: Grandest Hotel Suites in creations - 20,000+ Jade per night - Comes standard with concubines, feasts and rooftop gardens. Guides and translators for travel around the city. Anything you want.

Meals Out

• Resources 0: 1 Jade - Bowl of Gruel or Heel of burned bread or watered down soup.
• Resources 1: 4 Jade - Bowl of Soup or Gruel, piece of bread, and a little meat.
• Resources 2: 40 Jade - Thick stew, plenty of bread, a side of meat, half a piece of fruit.
• Resources 3: 400 Jade - A variety of local meats, plenty of bread, a couple of sides, 1 or 2 different types of fruit.
• Resources 4: 4,000 Jade - Same as R3 but with a couple of exotic meats, fruits, or spices from around creation.
• Resources 5: 40,000+ Jade - All of the rarest and finest delicacies from around creation, all in abundance, all in one meal.

Drinks

• Resources 0: 1 Jade - A cup of ale or mead, half probably comes from unfinished drinks of other patrons
• Resources 1: 3 Jade - A mug of cheap ale or mead. A glass of cheap wine.
• Resources 2: 30 Jade - A pitcher's worth of good ale or mead. A bottle of average wine.
• Resources 3: 300 Jade - A night drinking the best local ales and meads. A bottle of good wine aged for about a decade.
• Resources 4: 3,000 Jade - A barrel of Ale or Mead from any adjacent direction. A bottle of wine aged for at least a century.
• Resources 5: 30,000+ Jade - Rare and exotic drinks from anywhere in creation. For example, an expensive Northern mead that must be continously kept on ice being served in Gem. A bottle of wine that has been in storage since the Shogunate era.

Clothing and Jewelry

• Rags: 1 Jade
• Peasant Clothes: 5 Jade
• Fine or Fancy Clothes: 50 Jade
• Courtly Clothing (silk): 500 Jade
• Royal Raiment (cloth of gold studded with gems): 5,000 Jade
• Noble Jewelry (electrum and pinhead-size gems): 500 Jade
• Royal Jewelry (gold and pea-sized gems): 5,000 Jade
• Imperial Jewelry (orichalcum and pigeon's-egg sixed gems): 50,000++ Jade

Slaves and Animals

• Unskilled Slave:
• Skilled Slave (healthy, smart, Craft 3):
• Concubine (Skilled, attractive, disease free):
• Keep for a slave for a year:
• Domestic Animal (Camel, horse, ox, or yeddim):
• Fine Camel/Horse (War or Racing):
• Elephant or Mammoth:
• Fodder for a camel/horse for a month:
• Fodder for a yeddim for a month:
• Fodder for an elephant for a month:
• Stabling and keep for a work horse (per week):
• Stabling and keep for a fine horse (per week):
• Stabling and keep for an elephant (per week):
• Saddle and Tack (Basic):
• Saddle and Tack (Lavishly Decorated):
• Howdah:
• Fine Simhata:
• Meat for a Simhata for a month:
• Stabling and keep for a Simhata (per week):
• Saddle and tack (basic for Simhata):
• Fine Claw Strider:
• Meat for a claw strider for a month:
• Stabling and keep for a claw strider (per week):
• Fine small exotic pet:
• Food for a small exotic pet for a month:

Property and Ships

• Buy an estate:
• Build a country villa or townhouse:
• Staff a country villa or townhouse for a month:
• Furnish a townhouse or villa:
• Furnish a posh townhouse or villa:
• Build a grand palace:
• Staff a grand palace for a month:
• Furnish a grand palace (meager):
• Furnish a grand palace (posh):
• Lavish feast for two dozen:
• Grand banquet for 200:
• Erect a manse (rating 1-3):
• Erect a manse (rating 4-5):
• Passage across the Inland Sea: 50 Jade
• Buy a Yacht or Ship:
• Crew and provender for a ship for a month:
• Crew and provender for a yacht for a month:
• Rent a crack mercenary company for a month:
• Rent a mercenary army for a month:
• Raise a new legion:
• Keep a legion armed, fed, paid, & in the field for a year:

Guild and Business Expanses

• Initial dues to join the Guild
• Cheap caravan
• Small caravan
• Dozen-wagon caravan
• Caravan of two dozen wagons, 100 guards and hangers-on
• Caravan of 100 wagons traveling for half a year or more

Realm Expenses

• Price of Commission
  • Field Command
  • Legionary Command
• Donatives necessary to be named an Imperial prefect
• Donatives necessary to be named an Imperial satrap
• Donatives necessary to have a child accepted at a good school (per annum)
• Dragon-Blooded salon for a couple of dozen
• Dowry for a mortal family marrying into a Dynastic house

Common Drugs

• Coca leaves
• Cocaine
• Heroin
• Maiden tea
• Marijuana
• Opium
• Qat

Equipment

Weapons

Armor

Superior Equipment

• Fine equipment doubles the cost of a normal item, exceptional equipment moves the cost up a resources range, and perfect equipment moves it up 2 resources ranges. For example: A short sword that normally costs 5 dinar would cost 10 dinar for a fine one, 50 dinar for an exceptional one, and 500 for a perfect one.