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The Wealth of Dragons (ttrpg.network)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] cogman 12 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I mean, knights weren't exactly poor people. This knight found a way to make his serfs make him more money.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, IIRC a knight's suit of armor and weapons alone were worth more than most people in medieval times would ever earn in their entire lifetime. Knights traveling on horseback were the modern day equivalent of a celebrity rolling around town in a Ferrari

[–] cogman 5 points 10 months ago

Iron and steel were a precious metals at one point in time.

Funnily enough, not because iron isn't abundant (it's super abundant). Rather, because the medieval process of smelting required a LOT of fuel for even a small amount of iron.

Very similar to how aluminum was a rare metal.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

While many knights were lords and vice versa, they weren't always