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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Man in the Funny Hat" data-source="post: 9375909" data-attributes="member: 32740">Given that D&D is WILDLY pathetic as any kind of economic simulator, I never found it to make a shred of difference what the value ratio between gold and silver and copper might realistically be, or how large the coins should be, or any of that.  It's all made up and it serves no GAMING purpose (other than spending unnecessary time on useless stuff someone nonetheless considers interesting) to attempt to make ANY of it realistic.  Other than its use as a factor for PC encumbrance when carrying fantastical amounts of dead weight in metals, I never saw any point to making a thing of it.But if it makes YOUR game better for the participants - game on and be happy.</blockquote>