One Hundred Pounds of Gems & Gold

[Aberzanzorax]

Nagol had some good maths above.


I do disagree with 2.5 pieces of gems per pound, however.

Using the mysterious metric system (on an undisclosed island somewhere within international waters) I found this pound to carat conversion:

Pound to Carat Conversion - Convert pound lb to carat ct - Weight Metric Conversion

1 lb = 2267.962 Carats

Added up, the 10 largest diamonds in the world are:
Crazytopics: 10 Largest Diamonds in the World

Just about a pound.




I'd say that once you throw gems in there...the answer is "whatever monetary amount you want."




AHHHH, just reread Nagol's post...he was just arbitrarily establishing that 1 pound of treasure might have, on average, 2 and a half pieces of gems.

 

[Nagol]

Nagol had some good maths above.


I do disagree with 2.5 pieces of gems per pound, however.

Using the mysterious metric system (on an undisclosed island somewhere within international waters) I found this pound to carat conversion:

Pound to Carat Conversion - Convert pound lb to carat ct - Weight Metric Conversion

1 lb = 2267.962 Carats

Added up, the 10 largest diamonds in the world are:
Crazytopics: 10 Largest Diamonds in the World

Just about a pound.




I'd say that once you throw gems in there...the answer is "whatever monetary amount you want."




AHHHH, just reread Nagol's post...he was just arbitrarily establishing that 1 pound of treasure might have, on average, 2 and a half pieces of gems.

I used the "Art Object" chart from the SRD and used all entries where Gold and gems occurred together (61%-100%). I figured a somewhat sensible and convenient weight per artwork that gave me 40 pieces of treasure.

 

[jonesy]

This must be more of that metric math I've heard about.

£ are metric now?

 

[Neonchameleon]

£ are metric now?

Since 1971, yes*. It's 100 pennies to the pound. Not twenty shillings with each shilling being worth 12p.

* Yes, I know decimal and metric aren't technically the same...

 

[Sepulchrave II]

In 1e, a big piece of gold, gem-encrusted jewelry weighs 5lb and is worth 2d4x1000 gp.

So, 40d4x1000gp, or 100k average.

 

[Morrus]

LOL, £ referred to pounds sterling, not gold!

Referred? Did something change?

 

[Nagol]

Referred? Did something change?

Bretton Woods collapsed -- the pound is no longer backed by metal reserves.

 

[Morrus]

Bretton Woods collapsed -- the pound is no longer backed by metal reserves.

It's still the name of the currency. £ still stands for "pound sterling".

 

[Nagol]

It's still the name of the currency. £ still stands for "pound sterling".

Well, for pound anyway. I believe Ireland used the same symbol for its pound prior to the Euro adoption and that wasn't a sterling.

For no apparently good reason I thought the pound sterling was renamed when the currency got its deciaml overhaul.

However, I was just following up the whole 100 lbs of gold == £100 schtick. (and if anybody believes that and has spare gold 10 carat or better, I'll happily trade GBP or equivalent other currency on an adjusted weight basis!)