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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Corwyn_kop" data-source="post: 2845747" data-attributes="member: 33538">Just for the record...Platinum was used for jewelry as early as 1200 BC.  There is some debate about whether it was intentional or not but its hard to argue that the Casket of Thebes from 700BC was unintentional.  Either incident predates the typical D&D time period.  In the Americas, platinum was an annoyance as it was often found by those panning for gold and was considered "unripe" gold.I can understand why one wouldnt think it appropriate in a D&D game since it didnt come into vogue in Europe til the 1700s but there is no reason for it not to.  Its not hard to mine and has been worked with for a good thousand years before the D&D era.  For more information on the fascinating history of platinum, check your local library...remember, Knowing is half the battlel!<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />CorwynEdit for typo</blockquote>