tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231530392754888127.post2491406316759951063..comments2024-03-28T18:55:38.829+11:00Comments on Middenmurk: The Copper StandardTom Fitzgeraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14893168729760333884noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231530392754888127.post-9576224388676287932013-02-24T10:15:38.594+11:002013-02-24T10:15:38.594+11:00Its more fun when mundane wares are actually worth...Its more fun when mundane wares are actually worth something. I fondly remember a group of players trying to figure out what to do with the thousands of gallons of booze they just found in the smugglers cave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231530392754888127.post-2081726951674379212011-08-16T18:57:37.858+10:002011-08-16T18:57:37.858+10:00That would be quite a good idea. Any thoughts on h...That would be quite a good idea. Any thoughts on how it was accepted?<br /><br />___<br /><a href="http://www.cheapestinternationalcalls.com/" rel="nofollow">Cheap international calls</a>Lucas Kainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03153964160479703347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231530392754888127.post-72419330299470814372011-04-05T07:44:59.795+10:002011-04-05T07:44:59.795+10:00I've been thinking about the silver standard, ...I've been thinking about the silver standard, both for money and XP but keeping GP prices for most equipment.<br /><br />My big complaint is the whole "every fighter has plate at second level" thing. I realize I'm running a fantasy game and don't want complete history but being name level should mean something.Pulp Herbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486803457210325703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231530392754888127.post-49968174399895782022011-03-22T07:35:50.851+11:002011-03-22T07:35:50.851+11:00Very evocative, and grubby to have copper be the &...Very evocative, and grubby to have copper be the "basic" coin. <br /><br />Always good though, to remind the players that no one can make change for them in some little hamlet, as no one uses cash. Having to take their change for a silver coin in chickens and a goat could prove expensive when they attract that owlbear...Lasgunpackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13529298072677726064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231530392754888127.post-8115835191033222172011-03-21T23:08:43.369+11:002011-03-21T23:08:43.369+11:00Very sensible and "period."
I also hear...Very sensible and "period."<br /><br />I also heard on television that while there was no guarantee of increasing value previous mintings of commemorative bloat-marks have become highly sought collector's items. So I'm going to order today! ;)Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231530392754888127.post-60939740959687299292011-03-20T03:36:17.302+11:002011-03-20T03:36:17.302+11:00@ Chris
The turnip economy and the notion of koku...@ Chris<br /><br />The turnip economy and the notion of koku is brilliant. I like the idea that the base unit coin is about equal in value to the amount of food consumed in a day (LL has standard rations at 5gp/week).<br /><br />It's also a good basic wage for hirelings. Starving peasants might risk their lives for a full belly but most people would want several times this.<br /><br />Gold teeth and quality boots should be looted from bodies. Historically there were thieves called Blue Pigeons who stole lead from rooftops as well as those who specialised in the theft of handkerchieves. Life is cheap.Tom Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893168729760333884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231530392754888127.post-61486150591204144702011-03-20T02:41:58.531+11:002011-03-20T02:41:58.531+11:00"Welcome to the Turnip Economy ya pack of spo..."Welcome to <a href="http://forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10821" rel="nofollow">the Turnip Economy</a> ya pack of spoilt little bitches!"<br /><br />Nice one Tom. It may be my inner WFRP GM speaking, but it's fun watching new characters ambush Orcs for the resale value on their <i>chainmail</i>.<br /><br />(silver economy IMG. Money is silver: treasure is gold.)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072272223837426211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231530392754888127.post-16782505566045946352011-03-20T02:40:47.855+11:002011-03-20T02:40:47.855+11:00I love that Gygaxian system, it has that nice touc...I love that Gygaxian system, it has that nice touch of complexity characteristic to ancient systems of coinage. I'd like to have a system when there were 11 Molybdochalkos Halbengroschen to the Hepatizon Bloat-mark and 31 different kinds of coin but I forsee certain difficulties with that system :)<br /><br />I'm really trying to wean out the idea of worthless treasure so that piles of copper don't get left behind. This is also a reason why I didn't go for the silver denarius standard, variations of which were the standard in Europe for ages.<br /><br />I also like very much the idea that the common people don't often see the more valuable coins. Coins of any denomination were probably a fairly uncommon sight for the average serf. Ideally, a Gold Sovereign minted in the reign of Emperor Quasimundus would be a rare treasure.Tom Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893168729760333884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231530392754888127.post-62911443514610595862011-03-20T02:04:29.801+11:002011-03-20T02:04:29.801+11:00I feel the same way that you do on most of this, t...I feel the same way that you do on most of this, though I myself like a lot of coin types. I use a copper standard, and I use the following coinage system lifted from Gary's Gord novels:<br /><br />"The lowest form of currency is an iron drab. Five of these are equal to one brass bit, and ten bits comprise one bronze zee. The copper common is the next most valuable, equal to five zees, and four commons make up the value of one silver noble. An electrum lucky is equal to five nobles, and ten luckies are the same worth as one gold orb. Atop the pyramid is the platinum plate, equal to one gold orb plus one electrum lucky. Thus, for comparison, a silver noble is worth one thousand iron drabs, an electrum lucky equates to one thousand brass bits, a gold orb has the same value as one thousand brass bits, a gold orb has the same value as one thousand bronze zees, and a platinum plate is equal to fifty five thousand iron drabs."<br /><br />Most people have never seen an electrum, gold, or platinum coin. The sight of a silver coin is remarkable. Virtually everyone uses copper (and less valuable) coins. Roughly think of it like this:<br /><br />Silver coins are like 100-dollar bills.<br />Copper coins are like 20-dollar bills.<br />Bronze coins are like 5-dollar bills.<br />Brass coins are like 1-dollar bills.<br />Iron coins are like quarters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231530392754888127.post-74845478228949036052011-03-20T02:03:34.922+11:002011-03-20T02:03:34.922+11:00I like it. In one of my old D&D campaigns, I w...I like it. In one of my old D&D campaigns, I went with a "silver standard" -- the common unit of currency was the silver penny, but most items were listed at their gold piece value. This helped restore a felling of specialness to gold, which I felt was missing from the "by the book" way.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254215329246851683noreply@blogger.com