Let's Make Better Rpg Currencies
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.
@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.
@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
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.
Ah mate please don't bring #hastags in the middle of sentences to this platform, please.
Dude they are posting from Mastodon
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
I find it funny that you are only taking issue with it here, in the comments, not with the original post
I feel I could tolerate I it once, then it became too much