One thing I liked about Ben Laurence’s rules for Building an Institution is how far apart the two ends of the scale are. An Institution could be a fantasy Library of Alexandria (70,000+ gp invested), or it could be a small study full of carefully selected tomes in the back of a PC’s townhouse (250gp.) The range further was merely a suggestion, with some institutions having no potential to reach international significance, and others having even longer and more expensive tracks. It provide...
