The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[Ryujin]

...bike that costs 125 Gold Pieces.

If the exchange rate for GP to dollars was 1:144, then you could have bought one. In 1992. Maybe

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

If the exchange rate for GP to dollars was 1:144, then you could have bought one. In 1992. Maybe

Gold pieces in 5e weight .02 pounds each (1/50 of a pound).

125 gold pieces is 2.5 pounds of gold.

There are 16 ounces in a pound.

Therefore, 125 gold pieces is 40 ounces.

As of the time that I am writing this, the spot price of gold in $1,996.00 per ounce.

So 144 gold pieces is ... $287,424.00

 

[Ryujin]

Gold pieces in 5e weight .02 pounds each (1/50 of a pound).

125 gold pieces is 2.5 pounds of gold.

There are 16 ounces in a pound.

Therefore, 125 gold pieces is 40 ounces.

As of the time that I am writing this, the spot price of gold in $1,996.00 per ounce.

So 144 gold pieces is ... $287,424.00

Exactly

EDIT - The ratio I mentioned would be if 1gp = $144.00 (US).

 

[Scribe]

I guess that kind of behavior is tolerated.

 

[Umbran]

Exactly

EDIT - The ratio I mentioned would be if 1gp = $144.00 (US).

1 GP is 0.02 lbs, or 0.32 oz.
By today's prices, that's 1 GP = $638 or so, which is plenty.
By 1994 gold prices, that's 1 GP = $123 or so. Which is close enough for government work, I think.

 

[Ryujin]

1 GP is 0.02 lbs, or 0.32 oz.
By today's prices, that's 1 GP = $638 or so, which is plenty.
By 1994 gold prices, that's 1 GP = $123 or so. Which is close enough for government work, I think.

Time for GP edition wars? 'Cause weight of a GP depends on edition

 

[Warpiglet-7]

Gold pieces in 5e weight .02 pounds each (1/50 of a pound).

125 gold pieces is 2.5 pounds of gold.

There are 16 ounces in a pound.

Therefore, 125 gold pieces is 40 ounces.

As of the time that I am writing this, the spot price of gold in $1,996.00 per ounce.

So 144 gold pieces is ... $287,424.00

I know how heavy 40 oz is…’cause reasons

Oh weight volume…disregard…

 

[Umbran]

Tim for GP edition wars? 'Cause weight of a GP depends on edition

Who is Tim, and why do we need their help when we have some world-class pedants already on hand?

I mean, really, I expect about 2 more posts before someone notes that I was clearly using Imperial ounces instead of the more appropriate Troy ounces, so that my numbers are off by about 10%....

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

I know how heavy 40 oz is…’cause reasons

Oh weight volume…disregard…

Cool Colt. 40oz of soothing goodness.


All the great taste of malt liquor and Listerine .... TOGETHER AT LAST!

 

[RealAlHazred]

I don’t know, but I’d like @CleverNickName to weigh in on whether a wizard’s familiar is considered a dependent for tax purposes. Seems like yet another place wizards outshine fighters to me. WotC really needs to fix that to be like fighters in 2e which attracted tax deductible dependents followers at level 9.

You know, in 1st edition AD&D, fighter-types got a legion of followers -- sometimes enough to form their own mercenary company. Those were some of my favorite Dragon magazine articles, the ones by James A. Yates expanding followers for the various classes: "Tables and tables of troops" (#99), "More range for rangers" (#106), "Fighters for a price" (#109), "Clout for clerics" (#113), "Elven Armies and Dwarves-At-Arms" (#115), "The Mystic College" (#123), and "Armies From the Ground Up" (#125). Think about the tax base you're bringing along on your adventures! Hommlet never knew what hit it!