Food, Lodging, and Services

Table: Food, Lodging, and Services

ItemPriceWeightBulk
Ale (gallon)2 sp8 lb.6
Ale (mug)4 sp1 lb.1
Banquet (per person)10 gp
Bread (loaf)2 sp½ lb.1
Cheese (hunk)1 sp½ lb.0.5
Inn (poor, per day)2 sp
   Inn (common, per day)5 sp
   Inn (good, per day)2 gp
   Inn (small suite, per day)4 gp
   Inn (average suite, per day)16 gp
   Inn (luxurious suite, per day)32 gp
Meals (poor, per day)1 sp
   Meals (common, per day)3 sp
   Meals (good, per day)5 sp
Meat (chunk of)3 sp½ lb.1
Rations, Trail (per day)5 sp1 lb.1
Wine (common, pitcher)2 gp6 lb.4
Wine (fine, bottle)10 gp1½ lb.1

Banquet

Price: 10 gp

A banquet meal includes several food courses, good drinks, and servants to bring the food and take away empty plates. The listed price is for having a banquet at a restaurant (though some restaurant owners can be hired to serve a banquet at a private location).

Inn

Poor, Per Day – Price: 2 sp
Common, Per Day – Price: 5 sp
Good, Per Day – Price: 2 gp
Small Suite, Per Day – Price: 4 gp
Average Suite, Per Day – Price: 16 gp
Luxurious Suite, Per Day – Price: 32 gp

Poor accommodations at an inn amount to a place on the floor near the hearth in the common room.

Common accommodations consist of a place on a raised, heated floor, the use of a blanket and a pillow, though the space is usually a large room shared with many other people.

Good accommodations consist of a small, private room with one bed, some amenities, and a covered chamber pot in the corner.

A Suite can be arranged in some larger buildings, allowing multiple rooms to connect but are usually only available in larger and more expensive inns, a suite is a rented bedroom and an attached private room.

  • A small suite includes a fireplace and good lock on the outer door.
  • An average suite includes a fireplace, a superior lock on the door, and either two bedrooms or one larger bedroom.
  • A luxurious suite includes a fireplace, a superior lock on the outer door, and two large or three or four smaller bedrooms, plus servants on call to clean, cook, help with dressing, or send messages. The price listed for this size suite is the lowest price that can usually be found, but it’s not uncommon for the prices to become much higher.

Meals

Poor, Per Day – Price: 1 sp
Common, Per Day – Price: 3 sp
Good, Per Day – Price: 5 sp

This is a full day’s worth of prepared meals, usually served as a morning and an evening meal.

  • Poor meals might be composed of bread, baked turnips, onions, and water.
  • Common meals might consist of bread, chicken stew, carrots, and watered-down ale or wine.
  • Good meals might include bread and pastries, beef, peas, and ale or wine.

Meat

Price: 3 sp; Weight: ½ lb.; Bulk: 1

A chunk of meat (usually pork or mutton but sometimes beef or large fowl) served in a tavern or restaurant.