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Let's Make Better Rpg Currencies

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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.

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[–] malin@dice.camp 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

@Shkshkshk @rpg
I just listed an entrance cost, all drinks included. Sounds like you basically arrived at the same solution.

The beer's gonna rot after a day or two anyway, so it's not like the barkeep really needs to cling to it.

[–] Shkshkshk@dice.camp 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

@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

[–] kinsale42@mstdn.games 2 points 4 hours ago

@Shkshkshk @malin @rpg yeah wasn't it basically *just enough* alcohol to make it safer to drink than water?