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<blockquote data-quote="Insight" data-source="post: 5277761" data-attributes="member: 11437">You can't really equate modern wealth (and modern items) to those crafted in a quasi-medieval world that probably doesn't even have the same history as ours.&nbsp; They are completely different economies with completely different sensibilities and mechanics.The other problem with the monetary system in 3rd and 4th ed is that the sheer amount of coinage may not even exist in a lower technology world.&nbsp; Kingdoms (heck, even entire civilizations) might not have a million coins in total.&nbsp; Certainly, a single merchant isn't going to have that kind of scratch.&nbsp; In medieval times, wealth was not always measured in coins.&nbsp; Many times, wealth was measured in power and influence and what that could get you.A lot of this depends on the world we're talking about.&nbsp; A high renaissance sort of world has guilds and banks and credit, whereas a dark ages sort of world does not.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Insight, post: 5277761, member: 11437"] You can't really equate modern wealth (and modern items) to those crafted in a quasi-medieval world that probably doesn't even have the same history as ours. They are completely different economies with completely different sensibilities and mechanics. The other problem with the monetary system in 3rd and 4th ed is that the sheer amount of coinage may not even exist in a lower technology world. Kingdoms (heck, even entire civilizations) might not have a million coins in total. Certainly, a single merchant isn't going to have that kind of scratch. In medieval times, wealth was not always measured in coins. Many times, wealth was measured in power and influence and what that could get you. A lot of this depends on the world we're talking about. A high renaissance sort of world has guilds and banks and credit, whereas a dark ages sort of world does not. [/QUOTE]

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