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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gilladian" data-source="post: 6015423" data-attributes="member: 2093">If you're converting from one kingdom's coinage to another, I would probably go 5% or so. Raise that if the kingdoms are hostile; triple or quadruple if they're at war, or more likely just have NPCs refuse the money.If converting antique coinage or gems or other forms of non-coin to coin, anywhere from 5-50% is appropriate. The cost should be higher for rarer items, and in smaller communities, lower in larger cities and for less significant pieces. I think of it more as a way to help control the party's wealth level than anything, myself.Mapping is fun, but can be annoying. I draw the  battlemaps, usually, but we really only use them for complex or large or long battles. Two guards in a chamber, no. Two guards who have the ability to summon 5 more, a pit trap in the floor nearby, and a cultist/cleric down the  hall ready to summon undead? Yeah, map time, with minis. It takes a minute or two to draw out, but I use that time to be describing the room, anyway...for example: sketch walls in. Describe door qualities, any obvious mechanisms. Mention flooring, ask for spot checks (for the pit trap or secret doors, or whatever); ceiling height, stability, etc... Describe the guards as I place their minis, and the alarm gong, and the torches, and anything else important.By the time I'm done drawing, the scene is pretty well set, and the PCs can ask questions.</blockquote>