Let’s Make Better Rpg Currencies

@rpg

https://youtu.be/VADntQSNMB4?si=VUw999G0yZ0x52IW

I’m curious what currency systems my fellow #ttrpg GMs have dreamt up when #worldbuilding.

It’s always annoyed me how #dnd’s gp/sp/cp currency resembles the USD system so much in the way it is used, despite the fact that IRL a single gold coin would be worth more than my car. Does #WotC think my backpack is worth $8k? That makes no sense to me.

  • Xilabar the Dice Goblin@dice.campOP
    6·
    8 months ago

    @malin @rpg

    But it’s coins made of solid gold/silver/copper that players find in dungeons, bring back to town, and immediately spend. People bring their irl money intuition to the table when they need to pull prices out of their ass which results in tavern food costing, like, 10 gold coins per plate. Realistically, given the prices of the materials in the specie coins, I think players paying for stuff in gp should be treated like some rich fuck paying for fast food with Benjamins.

      • Xilabar the Dice Goblin@dice.campOP
        2·
        8 months ago

        @malin @rpg

        I mean, usually my #dnd players strongly dislike tracking encumbrance, so the coins might as well be weightless.

        Something I think people tend to forget about is the practice of “free lunch”. Sit yourself down at the bar, order a drink, and you get access to a whole lunch menu as long as you keep drinking. It particularly makes sense if a pint of beer &/or a single lunch actually costs slightly less than a cp, so two beers would cover the cost.

          • Xilabar the Dice Goblin@dice.campOP
            2·
            8 months ago

            @malin @rpg

            Wait, beer rots? Gonna look into this real quick. Sounds like something beer shouldn’t do

            Edit: Turns out ale was nearly nonalcoholic back then and was viewed the way protein shakes are now

            • acockworkorange@mander.xyz
              1·
              8 months ago

              Most beer nowadays contains some preservatives. Hops was the first natural preservative added to beer. With very few exceptions, beer is supposed to be drink fresh after a short “aging” period and starts deteriorating flavor in the bottle.

              Unpasteurized beer spoils much faster. It might not rot super fast because the yeast can compete with other bugs to an extent, but it’ll sure start tasting progressively worse as time goes on.

            • The Ramen Dutchman@ttrpg.network
              11·
              8 months ago

              Yeah, I know. I recognise the @'s at the beginning of the message. Please don’t bring middle-of-the-sentence-hashtags to it. It makes the text less legible, for the sake of better SEO on… Mastodon