[Discuss] Re: Feature request - getting gold from family estates

[Timothy Collett]

On Nov 27, 2006, at 9:39 AM, Christopher Subich wrote:

> Thomas Dalton wrote:
>> its profit from their land. If we assume the amount of gold you  
>> own is
>> proportional to the amount of land you own (on average, it should  
>> work
>> out that way, in individual cases it could be very different, but
>> nevermind), then we can calculate based on gold and just ignore the
>> fact that the numbers seem excessive. 10 gold per character per 12
>
> I think that assumption isn't valid.  Land wasn't exactly a  
> particularly liquid quantity in the Middle Ages.  It was most often  
> transferred by inheritance and grant, rather than purchase.

Ah...I think you misunderstand.  This is not profit from buying and  
selling land--real estate speculation is definitely not a medieval  
thing.

What Thomas is talking about is the profit from *use* of the land-- 
rent to tenants, profit from crops, etc.

Timothy Collett
Anaris Family

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