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Message: <blockquote data-quote="haakon1" data-source="post: 5902658" data-attributes="member: 25619">No -- that was my point.  I think it's silly to convert from a magical medieval economy to a post-industrial service-based economy, but converting from magical medieval to 19th century is almost relevant.BTW, Gold has inflated much more than silver -- you can get about 16x face value for pre-1964 US silver coins, but 90x face value for $20 gold coins that are pre-1934.  (The date being when the US stopped using precious metals in coins.)A pre-1934 $20 gold coin (just under an ounce) is now worth $1800.  So if you want to get into modern values the gold in a GP is worth $1800/50 or $360.-- Or, in words, that peasant laborer working for 1 sp a day is getting $36 in modern money.<a href="http://www.coinsite.com/content/faq/20gold.asp" target="_blank">http://www.coinsite.com/content/faq/20gold.asp</a>FYI, I like the AD&D standard of 20 sp = 1 gp.  It's the same norm as real silver & gold prices in the past ($1 silver coins & $20 gold coins), and it's also the shilling to pound sterling relationship, pre-decimalization in 1974.But I can see why the rules decimalized in 3e (or was it 2e?) for ease of math, but it loses a little bit of fun and history.If I were more into it, I'd definitely add some additional coins to the loot piles for British flavor:-- guinea, worth 21 shillings, e.g. 1 GBP + 1 shilling.  I'd make it 21 sp in AD&D, or perhaps 11 sp in later editions.  Typically a nominal amount, rather than the actual coin, for buying "fancy" stuff such as horses.-- farthing, worth 1/4 of a cp, and just a small version of the later coin.  1/40th of a peasant's daily income, this would buy maybe a slice of bread or a turnip, whatever the cheapest thing on sale is.-- crown, worth 5 sp (5 shillings).  More often a nominal amount than actual coin, issued as a commemorative coin.-- florin, worth 2 sp (2 shillings).  Just because complex can be fun.Not sure what to do with sixpence (half a shilling) and thrupence (1/4 shilling), so I guess ignore them.  But it's fun to say stuff like 3 & 6 (3 shillings, plus 1/2 shilling).</blockquote>

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