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Post by hubertbartels on Oct 2, 2020 12:24:34 GMT -5
Currency
Prices in the Feywild are calculated in gold, silver and copper pieces like the Dragons and Dungeons Handbook, Prices in Regency England are given in £ s d – or pounds, shillings and pence. To make it easier to figure what the price of something might be, I have approximated a conversion rate from gold pieces to £ and will often be giving the amounts in both currencies.
To make it easier to view the £ system, imagine a solid pound of silver. Now divide that pound of silver into 20 equal slices. Those are shillings. Take one shilling and cut it into 12 smaller pieces. Those are pence. If it seems complex, think that English people calculated their worth like this for over a thousand years. Similar systems were used in Europe.
But most of your expenses will be given in gold piece prices – the £ s d system is to give flavor. The revised system will be £1 = 2 gold pieces, 1 shilling - 1 silver piece, and 1 penny = 1 copper piece. 20 shillings make 1 £ and 10 pennies make 1 shilling.
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Post by hubertbartels on Oct 16, 2021 13:11:18 GMT -5
Ken has pointed out an error in my calculations which makes the translation from gold pieces to £sd a whole lot easier:
1 pound (£)= 2 gold pieces 1 shilling (s) = 1 silver piece 1 pence (d) = 1 copper piece (actually, it's .83333 pence per copper piece- but in my England, I'm going to change 12 pence becomes one shilling - to 10 pence becomes 1 shilling. Say, it's a currency reform pushed by the dragon and elven lords to make currency calculations less of a pain.)
A Guinea is an ancient coin, no longer minted in England. It's value is £1, 1s. Most high end products are priced in guineas to make it seem more valuable and exclusive.
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