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<blockquote data-quote="Cor_Malek" data-source="post: 5290526" data-attributes="member: 91608">Elementary, my dear Watson.Different products call for different measurements. And there are different kinds of &quot;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_%28mass%29" target="_blank">pound</a>&quot;. Apparently, the mass for utensils such as ropes, 10' poles but also flasks and vials is measured in pound which equals to more mass than the type of pound for liquids/edible merchandise. In terms of Earth Campaign Setting, it'd be tower pound for utensils and london pound for liquids, rounded up (also viable: tower-metric, troy-metric), as seen <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_%28mass%29#British_pounds" target="_blank">here</a>.Of course there might be different kinds of pound not only for different Campaign Settings but also given cities and regions! It is customary that large exporters of, let's say potions, would use a pound that weights less, for the psychological impact. On the other hand, they might choose to use different type of pound to describe mass of lumber or masonry, because their lesser pound would be inefficient when describing big weight.In Middle Ages module for Europe Campaign Setting, this problem was solved quite simply: in every town square, where merchants gathered to sell their products, some kind of authority - secular or clergy - offered ways to objectively compare weight, volume, length etc - typically by having parts of walls of City Hall or church/cathedral with all normally used lengths. They also provided objective weights. Should one be proven to cheat on his clients, there was another structure nearby - a pillory. To punish and give example at the same time. But pesky PC's should be warned! If the merchant is proven innocent, in many countries the accuser gets the whips!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cor_Malek, post: 5290526, member: 91608"] Elementary, my dear Watson. Different products call for different measurements. And there are different kinds of "[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_%28mass%29]pound[/url]". Apparently, the mass for utensils such as ropes, 10' poles but also flasks and vials is measured in pound which equals to more mass than the type of pound for liquids/edible merchandise. In terms of Earth Campaign Setting, it'd be tower pound for utensils and london pound for liquids, rounded up (also viable: tower-metric, troy-metric), as seen [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_%28mass%29#British_pounds]here[/url]. Of course there might be different kinds of pound not only for different Campaign Settings but also given cities and regions! It is customary that large exporters of, let's say potions, would use a pound that weights less, for the psychological impact. On the other hand, they might choose to use different type of pound to describe mass of lumber or masonry, because their lesser pound would be inefficient when describing big weight. In Middle Ages module for Europe Campaign Setting, this problem was solved quite simply: in every town square, where merchants gathered to sell their products, some kind of authority - secular or clergy - offered ways to objectively compare weight, volume, length etc - typically by having parts of walls of City Hall or church/cathedral with all normally used lengths. They also provided objective weights. Should one be proven to cheat on his clients, there was another structure nearby - a pillory. To punish and give example at the same time. But pesky PC's should be warned! If the merchant is proven innocent, in many countries the accuser gets the whips! [/QUOTE]

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