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That's possible, but they also not be paying in gold, but in chickens or bushels of whatever.

True, but likely the blacksmith isn't going to have a lot of inventory. The merchant might carry a lot of used swords too.

I think that works, with the spread of 1 sp = miserable and 2 sp = fair, and a trade off being that values don't change much. Two big differentiators that I don't think are accounted for enough (related to your ox): Local, common, rural. These will be much lower cost. Any type of logistical...

I think the problem really comes down to always paying urban retail. A year's worth of rice for one person in Edo era Japan was a 'koku' and at times that cost about 1 ryo (sorta a largish oblong gold coin). A foot soldier earned about 4 koku a year. A modest samurai got around 50 ryo that...

It should work out to be easier to specify classes of goods that remain more expensive. You could also have classes of money for purposes of trade (worth X # of gold) in specific sizes.

As compared with the history of versioning (AD&D being 1e, and onward), it is a new edition. The OneD&D pseudo-brand though, was critically important to protect their sales and distribution. When people hear 'there's a new version coming...' then inclination is to stop buying until the new...

Where is this going to ship from? Knowing that, we can estimate shipping costs.

Not nefarious. Companies are amoral. But I do notice behaviors in business and, this is an incredibly niche industry which in their own way can lead to collusive behaviors that should draw the attention of the FTC, such as a sudden decision to move MSRP all at once across some of the best...

Sorta. There was a free version (and a low cost of entry POD), plus a bunch of paid for supplements / adventures. They put out a much delayed boxed version which is getting a lot of video reviews now. I got it, and it is excellent. They treat the previous version as their 0 edition. The...

Think what you want. They fulfilled the promised three pillars of play with support books. Hopefully they ran small enough print runs of those so they don't end up sitting on book stock through tax season. At least Star Trek: Adventures took seven years and, seemingly, took a lot of feedback to...

It isn't software. Ten years is enough time to produce additional content and expansions to sell to existing users and also, to acquire new customers, and also provide enough lead time for thoroughly testing a next version. A short time between versions means a few things to me. 1. The game...

Give a version 10 years, not five.

Yes, I've hit the limits of what is allowed here, so I am stepping away from this thread. Have a great rest of your week! :)

Sorry about that. I just noticed your response. I appreciate the fine line. It can be very hard to contextualize the life and views of someone without touching on these very things. I am going to step away from the thread for that reason.

There was a separate thread that included two sections of text from the book. I mentioned them in response. At least you are mentioning the 'master craftsman' of it. Right, and editing can be as political as anything else. While a writer is to some extent 'present' in their work, that...

Not all politics are life-and-death, winner-take-all politics. It meant that enough of the state's representatives were okay with it. Back then, states were seemingly more interested in state politics rather than being national sock puppets. Being a 'stronghold' wasn't what it is today...

When (or if) a state ratified ERA doesn't necessarily speak to the norms of the population of the state. New York and San Francisco were where the action was happening, and you had more businesses taking the goals of ERA seriously.

Average has multiple meanings in colloquial English, not just the one you decide fits your narrative. Yes, he lived in Wisconsin. Not San Francisco. Not New York.

Framing someone based on their race is passing judgement. Cultural appropriation is modern and controversial, and in application, passing judgement. A lot of world historical and (then) current beliefs were 'recast' in D&D, including angels, which appeared in The Dragon. That's also reflective...

Common is unremarkable, or possibly average. A lot of forward looking notions associated with the 70s were coming into their own in certain parts of the USA in the 70s. GG was 36 in 1974, so he wasn't a kid. I was surprised by reading Ben's book that GG was a Jehovah's Witness.