Board Thread:Midian Ideas/@comment-24302820-20180112153254/@comment-24302820-20180121035653

After working out more specific costs, I've determined that the increase cost of living on the road is triple that of living at home, not six times as much.

The average cost of a meal in a moderately priced restaurant would then be around five florins. As an example, this would get you a meal of turkey and potatoes, a bowl of chilli, and a pint of beer. At the listed prices in a pub this is right at five florins. This wouldn't get you a huge meal (portion size might seem a bit trim to modern eyes, and downright laughable compared to meals at many American restaurants). You can use the same factor of five for better quality from above. That is, you can eat a quite filling meal at a nice restaurant for around 25f per person, and this would be the kind of meal where one might invite a date or the picky in-laws. You probably won't get drunk off of the drinks included at this price but you'll likely have a bit of a buzz for a short while. A very fancy restaurant serving a veritable feast would then be 6G5, and be more food than most people can eat, of the highest quality, and cooked by the calibre of chef people who've never eaten there would still know by their reputation. There's little chance that you walk away from this meal sober without deliberate effort. This would be the sort of restaurant where even celebrities have to make reservations well in advance.

Tipping, incidentally, isn't common in Formour. In fact, it's kind of weird for them when someone leaves extra money on the table, like it's some kind of trick or a shitty bribe. Tipping is a part of Bizzannite culture, but isn't expected. Gratuities in Byzant are only for exceptional service, rather than a default expectation.