I linked to an interesting article on ancient and medieval coins vs. fantasy gold coins over on ACOUP.
Felltower uses devalued currency compared to standard DF. I use a silver standard, but gold coins appear in numbers. There are a few reasons for that:
- Felltower is more Renaissance / Pre-Modern than Medieval or Ancient.
- Felltower doesn't feature a true vassalage system, or a gifting culture in general.
- Modern expectations are not to be given gifts with social expectations attached, but to be paid. At least modern, US expectations.
- Devalued currency with gold coins thrown about are a fantasy fiction expectation.
I don't pretend my system is historical. It just needs to feel realistic in some way, not actually reflect history. I find it a lot easier to hand over different cultural expectations than to get people used to using money to exchange for good and services to not expect to do that.
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