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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Falling Icicle" data-source="post: 6124733" data-attributes="member: 17077">While there are many extra things, like magic, D&D (at least the basic, core game) is still based upon the medieval, European civilizations that existed several centuries ago on planet Earth.Sure, you could have anything as a currency. People on Earth just happened to pick silver and gold (among other things). In Dragonlance, they use steel as currency. But the basic D&D game was modeled after medieval Europe, and I was simply pointing out that since that is the starting point that they used, using silver is more historically accurate than using gold. I'm not sure what OTT is, but I think you are overestimating the importance I place on this issue. There are also gameplay benefits to using silver instead of gold, as others have pointed out. But really, whether they use silver or gold as the standard currency in the game is far, far down the list of things that I consider to be really important.Nothing in an RPG is real. That doesn't mean that people don't include things that are real in their imaginary worlds, like the laws of physics (most worlds have gravity) or social and economic conditions in their imaginary worlds. With all due respect, I think you're taking this a little too seriously.That's easy. Have the massive piles of coins in the dragons horde be mostly copper and silver instead of just gold.</blockquote>