I think it's pretty easy to ballpark, but it might be independent of us player characters. Â Your common working stiff only needs the barest essentials to survive. Â Food, clothing, shelter. Â According to what I've seen around, those don't cost much. Â I wouldn't be surprised if the average income of your traditional wage slave was 10-20k a year if they stayed in one place and did one job (a basket weaver or fisherman).
Now, something that changes from our world is that travel jacks up the amounts. Â Tradesmen and adventurers put our lives technically on the line every time we step outside of town. Â This drives up the price of trade goods since you have to cover the shortfall and expenses for danger. Â That means your average international traveling man might make quite a bit more.
Then you've got us. Â Our specialty, by and large, is fighting. Â We have to upkeep armor. Â We use Aetheryte. Â Nation-states built us little paradises to sell us houses. Â Even the poorest wandering sword, just to maintain his kit, is probably making a LOT more than your average peasant.
But we have our own pecking order, you'd think. Â Just because you're rich compared to the guy butchering the animals you hunt doesn't mean you're rich compared to other adventurers, and isn't that what we all care about?
Now, something that changes from our world is that travel jacks up the amounts. Â Tradesmen and adventurers put our lives technically on the line every time we step outside of town. Â This drives up the price of trade goods since you have to cover the shortfall and expenses for danger. Â That means your average international traveling man might make quite a bit more.
Then you've got us. Â Our specialty, by and large, is fighting. Â We have to upkeep armor. Â We use Aetheryte. Â Nation-states built us little paradises to sell us houses. Â Even the poorest wandering sword, just to maintain his kit, is probably making a LOT more than your average peasant.
But we have our own pecking order, you'd think. Â Just because you're rich compared to the guy butchering the animals you hunt doesn't mean you're rich compared to other adventurers, and isn't that what we all care about?
