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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 8841513" data-attributes="member: 58172">An other poll about <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/homebrew-for-an-easy-realistic-economy-what-gp-conversion-rates-do-you-prefer.595530/#post-7267389" target="_blank">the D&D economy</a> preferred the two following values:1 gold piece = $1001 silver piece = $101 copper piece = $1(38.7% of voters)Alternatively:1 gold piece = $101 silver piece = $11 copper piece = 10¢(32.3% of voters)Together, these two options represent 71% of the voters.  The value of a gold piece is something like $100. Or precisely that depending on the standard size of the gold coin or gold armlet.Heh, I hate to deal with pennies in reallife, and certainly dont want to deal with it fantasy! So, I myself strongly prefer the exchange rate of 1 copper piece = $1.Additionally:1 mithril piece = $1000(For me, platinum feels too modern. Mithril is magically awesome. For mythological accuracy, adamantine − the ancient adamas − resembles a transparent sapphire crystal, and is actually an indestructable gem. Adamantine crystallizes irreversibly into a specific shape.)Gold is ten times the value of silver: can happen. It can happen in certain premodern economies and in modern economies. Similarly, silver to copper. It is plausible. The round numbers are convenient. A gold piece is a $100 bill, a copper piece is a $1 bill. Use whichever bills make sense.The point is, players can use todays reallife economy. For an actual realistic economy. If in realife, a high-quality handcrafted suit of full plate armor costs $3000, then it in gamesetting it costs 300 silver pieces or 30 gold pieces.Money depends on the regional setting. But typically. The D&D economy is a magic economy. It isnt a medieval economy. The gamesetting uses magitech (magical technology) where we today use hitech to produce goods and services.D&D players can participate in a realistic economy. How much money would you pay in reallife for a Potion of Healing? That is the price it costs in D&D in gold pieces. Depending on the setting, a Potion of Healing might be cutting-edge medical research, in which case it might cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Or it might be more like a routine over-the-counter medication, in which case the Potions are $1 each. Either way, players can understand exactly why the item costs what it does. It is a realistic economy.</blockquote>

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