From: johnjmedway (jjm@zycor.lgc.com)
Date: Fri 28 Jan 1994 - 17:31:53 EET
Wayne Shaw:
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>> In practice, any relative worth table is going to come out to being a
>> cost table anyway. Aftermath has a primarily barter based economy, but
Obviously.
>> all that meant was that prices were in "barter points". Just list them
>> in coins and let the GM worry about the barter conversion.
I'd suggest the reverse.
1. Assigning everything a barter value reminds players and referrees alike
that these are mostly barter economies. Once reminded, they'll be more
likely to play that way.
2. Allowing referees to determine the coin value of a "barter point" also
handles an old bugaboo of most games: What happens to an economy when
some ADVENTURER ( ack! ) brings home a big pile of coin. There are two
answers, and this will allow both:
a. the player has enough extra to feel pretty good, but not enough to
affect local prices
b. enough coin is introduced to wreck the coin-value of goods, at least
for a time ( inflation )
That last part handles the fact that just as goods may not be evenly
distributed from region to region, so may money be as poorly distributed.
3. Allows for varying rates of exchange between monies, and preferential
forms of money. Why is the Clack universally a tenth of a lunar? Why is
a Wheel universally 20L? In an culture where the value of the metal in
the coin is part of the monetary value of the coin, this won't fly.
Some Yelmalios mash silver coins into lumps before using them. This
shows a disregard for the established currency.
Also, do you *really* think that some Lokarnos merchant has the same
P.S. Since this is a cultural question, as well as a RQ4 concern, ought
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opinion of Bolgs, as does an Etyries?
Etc.
this be cross-posted to Henk's list ?
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