tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925765946042638459.post6213934479322707974..comments2024-03-18T02:22:56.392-04:00Comments on Disgusted Beyond Belief: The Economics of Dungeons and DragonsDBBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805375811782552873noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925765946042638459.post-50789884699693049502019-06-10T07:23:44.939-04:002019-06-10T07:23:44.939-04:00Only if it is within their own self interest to do...Only if it is within their own self interest to do so.Omarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718524961977699624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925765946042638459.post-29532248273157443932013-11-27T08:13:24.295-05:002013-11-27T08:13:24.295-05:00I am working on an Objectivist Paladin class. They...I am working on an Objectivist Paladin class. They're Lawful [Good], don't have to give away their money and are obliged to fight tax collectors as well as orcish raiders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925765946042638459.post-39401164729390475492012-06-16T18:20:50.726-04:002012-06-16T18:20:50.726-04:00Drawdy,
I know you are unlikely to ever see this,...Drawdy,<br /><br />I know you are unlikely to ever see this, but it must be said. As an economist, this is one of my hugest pet peeves when people talk about D&D. Just because gold is worth $1500 per ounce in our world, doesn't mean anything about a given campaign setting, since they don't have such a thing as dollars!!! Alright, that's it, if anyone reads this, don't ever make a comparison like this again.Alleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03153511351285897281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925765946042638459.post-60418189662786624882011-05-22T01:13:40.407-04:002011-05-22T01:13:40.407-04:00Another issue seems to be costs in terms of gold. ...Another issue seems to be costs in terms of gold. Gold is trading around $1,500/troy oz (troy ounce is 1/12 pound). 50 coins weigh 1 pound in D&D so a gold piece is roughly 1/4 oz which is worth $1.500/4 = $375. So a 2 gold piece dagger really costs $750??? A little pricey!Drawdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156832907208555924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925765946042638459.post-82625497083362623932009-02-16T22:24:00.000-05:002009-02-16T22:24:00.000-05:00Boardrooms and Bank StatementsYou know, there's an...<I>Boardrooms and Bank Statements</I><BR/><BR/>You know, there's an idea there.<BR/><BR/><I>The standard rules also say that when a player sells equipment, be it magical or mundane, they only get half-price. While one could say this represents new versus used equipment, for items of magic, they work exactly the same, new or old, and the rules hold true no matter how new an item actually is.</I><BR/><BR/>One of the things that I have to admit I enjoyed thoroughly about <I>Fable</I> (back before our Xbox had a nervous breakdown) was the fact that you could actually manipulate prices and issues of profit on the basis of some very basic supply and demand rules. Still not very realistic, but a damn sight better than the static rules found in many games.armagh444https://www.blogger.com/profile/07082915043493514495noreply@blogger.com