I would price them like a watch dog. 25 gp?
And don´t forget the muzzle. ;)
I'd equate it with a riding dog, sort of.
The untrained hyena is already more vicious than a normal dog, so its final trained cost should be higher.
If I were to make a judgement call, I'd price them at 100 gp (untrained) and 200 gp (trained) for simplicity's sake.
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Untrained? The hyena would be as much a threat to the owner as to other people. I don´t think they would be more worth. 25 gp is a lot.
Okay, I wouldn't equate "untrained" with "not domesticated".
Think "house pet dog" against "police attack dog".
Otherwise, your gnoll PC might just as well go searching for a live hyena pup/kitten in the wilds and rear it himself.
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hm.
‘A mature hyena is sold for one hundred and fifty thousand naira, but a cub is more expensive at two hundred and fifty thousand naira. This is because a cub can be trained. An adult baboon goes for fifteen thousand naira, a young one for eight thousand. A python goes for eight to ten, depending on the size.
150,000 naira is equivalent to 996.3 US Dollars (1 NGN = 0.006642 USD).
Figure out how much a US Dollar is worth in Katapeshi gold pieces, and you're set. http://www.d20source.com/2008/04/how-much-is-a-gold-piece-worth is a starting point for your work.
Mm. I might actually say cheaper, if only because of supply/demand... as I understand, there's a messton of gnolls and hyenas around Katapesh.
Granted, there's dangers in trying to bring one in alive, but still. With both of those factors, I'd probably take a note from previous posters, and say it would cost as much as a war dog. Perhaps a slight mark-up, it -is- Katapesh...
hm.
‘A mature hyena is sold for one hundred and fifty thousand naira, but a cub is more expensive at two hundred and fifty thousand naira. This is because a cub can be trained. An adult baboon goes for fifteen thousand naira, a young one for eight thousand. A python goes for eight to ten, depending on the size.
150,000 naira is equivalent to 996.3 US Dollars (1 NGN = 0.006642 USD).
Figure out how much a US Dollar is worth in Katapeshi gold pieces, and you're set. http://www.d20source.com/2008/04/how-much-is-a-gold-piece-worth is a starting point for your work.
Based on that math it rounds up to 4 GP for the hyena which seems ridiculously low.
Well since a trained guard/hunting dog is 25 GP, I reckon a trained Hyena is something like 40 GP. The hyena doesn't need to cost as mus\ch as a ridding dog due to the fact that it doesn't need to be bred with any specific physical traits, it's more a matter of training.
According to Animal Archive reference values are:
Hyena: 80 gp
Dire hyena: 250 gp
+50% if combat-trained (if GM allows it, and +50% is rule of thumb)
Of course a GM could set much lower or higher prices. A gnoll tribe with too many hyenas might sell you one for few gp, but in countries far from Katapesh the animals might be so exclusive that they cost way more.