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<blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 5948017" data-attributes="member: 7006">One advantage of the silver standard is that it makes copper pieces and platinum pieces viable again.The main problem using gold is that it made copper so worthless in comparison that it just did not end up being worth the trouble gathering it all up and carrying it out of the dungeon.&nbsp; In order for copper to seem like &quot;real&quot; treasure... treasure that actually had some worth... you had to have such HUGE piles of it that it basically became prohibitive to carry it out.&nbsp; I mean, we are basically talking about pennies here.&nbsp; And if you broke into a place and found a water bubbler jug full of pennies (but which was actually worth only about $10), would you really grab that thing and try to carry it off with you?&nbsp; I wouldn't.&nbsp; It's not worth the trouble.&nbsp; I'd grab a couple DVDs or some knicknacks which were probably just as valuable as that jug.&nbsp; But by moving to silver... suddenly those copper pieces are like dimes.&nbsp; And if I see a stack of dimes on the bureau, then sure, I'll sweep them up and carry them out.&nbsp; Those copper pieces now have worth for their weight.And platinum pieces?&nbsp; When platinum was only worth 10 gold... getting platinum was rather ho-hum.&nbsp; You'd find a pile of treasure with 500 gold coins and 25 platinum... and the big haul was the gold.&nbsp; The platinum was only worth 250, so it was not as exciting.&nbsp; But in the silver standard... those platinum pieces are now worth 100 silver pieces.&nbsp; Suddenly, those pieces are exciting again.&nbsp; I can state for a fact that because I used the silver standard in my Caves of Chaos playtest... and the party found something like 150 silver pieces, 25 gold pieces, and just TWO platinum pieces... even those two platinum were enough to get the party excited.&nbsp; Because those two solitary coins were worth more than the entire stack of silver pieces they looted from all the bodies.&nbsp; Platinum was now exciting again.(And let's not even talk about the re-introduction of electrum as a &quot;speciality&quot; currency... which is kind of 'eh' when it was a 50 cent piece on the gold standard, but is a bit more thrilling as a 2 dollar piece on the silver.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DEFCON 1, post: 5948017, member: 7006"] One advantage of the silver standard is that it makes copper pieces and platinum pieces viable again. The main problem using gold is that it made copper so worthless in comparison that it just did not end up being worth the trouble gathering it all up and carrying it out of the dungeon. In order for copper to seem like "real" treasure... treasure that actually had some worth... you had to have such HUGE piles of it that it basically became prohibitive to carry it out. I mean, we are basically talking about pennies here. And if you broke into a place and found a water bubbler jug full of pennies (but which was actually worth only about $10), would you really grab that thing and try to carry it off with you? I wouldn't. It's not worth the trouble. I'd grab a couple DVDs or some knicknacks which were probably just as valuable as that jug. But by moving to silver... suddenly those copper pieces are like dimes. And if I see a stack of dimes on the bureau, then sure, I'll sweep them up and carry them out. Those copper pieces now have worth for their weight. And platinum pieces? When platinum was only worth 10 gold... getting platinum was rather ho-hum. You'd find a pile of treasure with 500 gold coins and 25 platinum... and the big haul was the gold. The platinum was only worth 250, so it was not as exciting. But in the silver standard... those platinum pieces are now worth 100 silver pieces. Suddenly, those pieces are exciting again. I can state for a fact that because I used the silver standard in my Caves of Chaos playtest... and the party found something like 150 silver pieces, 25 gold pieces, and just [B]TWO[/B] platinum pieces... even those two platinum were enough to get the party excited. Because those two solitary coins were worth more than the entire stack of silver pieces they looted from all the bodies. Platinum was now exciting again. (And let's not even talk about the re-introduction of electrum as a "speciality" currency... which is kind of 'eh' when it was a 50 cent piece on the gold standard, but is a bit more thrilling as a 2 dollar piece on the silver.) [/QUOTE]

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