How common are Mapmakers/Scribes/explorers?
From: jonathan@mantis.co.uk (Jonathan Egre) Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.misc,rec.games.frp.dnd Subject: Re: Maps Date: 9 Jan 1996 11:20:51 -0000 Don’t forget that even the most common maps should cost at least enough to pay a relatively educated person to copy it by hand (including any time spent repeating work spoiled by spilled ink etc.; assuming no printing presses, magical or otherwise). The cost of copying would be proportional to the amount of ink on the page, plus extra for illumination. My guess is about 1-2 weeks’ wages for the copying process alone.
