tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post7822638254415633388..comments2023-10-14T03:58:59.333-06:00Comments on The Tao of D&D: CurrencyAlexis Smolenskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-4639354215409414162010-03-17T09:04:56.440-06:002010-03-17T09:04:56.440-06:00Carl,
I've found 17th century coins weighing ...Carl,<br /><br />I've found 17th century coins weighing up to 60 grams, such as the loeser taler, a massive silver coin more than two inches across. Such coins were usually special mints, intended to serve as tributes, loans and such - minted large as a sort of guarantee that said coins couldn't be stolen and then 'sold' elsewhere. Since such coins are extraordinarily rare, the assumption is that they were usually melted down for the value of the metal.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-38698344155277140872010-03-17T01:27:20.354-06:002010-03-17T01:27:20.354-06:00This one weighed an ounce (a Roman ounce) for a wh...This one weighed an ounce (a Roman ounce) for a while:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_(coin)<br /><br />This massive hunk of brass weighed nearly two-pounds (two Roman pounds) for a while:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dupondius<br /><br />It's name literally means "two-pounder"<br /><br />I had to go through and standardize the weights of the coins. Fortunately, the only other coin flying around in quantity at my time period is the Tetradrachm. Also, many prices outside the "big <br />cities" were still in cows.<br /><br />Here's a big coin from your period, Alexis -- 30 grams!<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GuldengroschenOriginal_Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521777462227997158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-17124062990582268142010-03-16T13:59:11.007-06:002010-03-16T13:59:11.007-06:00Tom,
Maybe. I haven't read a Dragon mag in tw...Tom,<br /><br />Maybe. I haven't read a Dragon mag in twenty years.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-23065975696276049512010-03-16T13:56:16.556-06:002010-03-16T13:56:16.556-06:00Excellent post. More, please.Excellent post. More, please.Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00433823836676600019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-42862893497346662422010-03-16T13:43:52.157-06:002010-03-16T13:43:52.157-06:00Wasn't there an article in Dragon #80 (How man...Wasn't there an article in Dragon #80 (How many coins in a coffer) that pretty much covered this exact thing?Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14672917794716928287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-19113661922675799582010-03-16T12:54:48.293-06:002010-03-16T12:54:48.293-06:00Right. Excellent - exactly the kind of thing I'...Right. Excellent - exactly the kind of thing I've been looking for. Also, thanks for the Mumford tip; when I get to work (ah, the joys of working in a bookstore) I'll see if it's still available anywhere.Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879633126839076800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-20587005037873956642010-03-16T12:23:49.125-06:002010-03-16T12:23:49.125-06:00Cameron,
Have a look at this.Cameron,<br /><br />Have a look at <a href="http://tao-dnd.blogspot.com/2009/05/why-its-called-float.html" rel="nofollow">this</a>.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-42424684971551616642010-03-16T11:57:18.682-06:002010-03-16T11:57:18.682-06:00One other aspect of game currency that gets overlo...One other aspect of game currency that gets overlooked is that by the time even a single character reaches a high level, that character's moved through enough gold to prop up the wealth of medieval Europe. In an adventure-based economy, the inflation would be gi-freaking-normous.Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879633126839076800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-5185127051359797782010-03-16T09:47:31.352-06:002010-03-16T09:47:31.352-06:00AD&D, snarls. No other edition exists on this ...AD&D, snarls. No other edition exists on this blog.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-17696806607902578392010-03-16T09:42:27.494-06:002010-03-16T09:42:27.494-06:00Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't there ...Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't there 50 coins = 1 pound in D&D?Snarls-at-Fleashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17987790816491565305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-796377498851121462010-03-16T08:33:52.784-06:002010-03-16T08:33:52.784-06:00It gets worse the English silver penny weighed bet...It gets worse the English silver penny weighed between 1.3 gram and 1.5 gram. My father has one minted by King John and it is quite small.<br /><br />For my own game I use the Harn system which has 1 silver penny = 1/256 of a pound. So roughly 250 per lb. <br /><br />The rest of the currency is based on a gold to silver ration of 20 to 1. So a gold penny is worth 20 silver, and a 1 oz gold crown is worth 320 silver.Robert Conleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863009007381185340noreply@blogger.com