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Implements the Silver Standard conversion on a given list of currency values, defaulting to gold coins. The list of coins are each converted to a base copper coin value, then added together, and finally converted to the given Silver Standard value. |
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Sterling
Converts a given D&D 5e currency value to the Silver Standard. Inspired by the Reddit posts titled The Silver Hack: Making Money Matter, and I make Silver Standard for 5th Edition (Spreadsheets.).
Usage
sterling [VALUE]...
FLAGS:
-h, --help Prints help information
-V, --version Prints version information
ARGS:
<VALUE>... The value to be converted; should be suffixed with the coin's short-hand abbreviation, i.e. p, g,
e, s, or c. Defaults coin type to 'g'.
Abstract
Items and expenses are, by default, assigned arbitrary currency values within the official D&D 5th edition source books. Many of the officially priced items use the "Gold Standard"; that is, items are priced in gold coins by default. While there is nothing wrong with using official currency values within your campaign, it leads to the perceived value of gold to be less in the eyes of your players. Gold has been sought after as both a commodity and a currency for centuries, and your campaign aught to treat gold similarly!
Explanation
The basis of the Silver Standard treats 1 gold coin from the official D&D 5e source books as 1 silver coin, and that there are one hundred of a given coin to every one of the next highest valued coin. That's all. Thus, one-hundred fifty copper coins equals one silver and fifty copper coins, while a suit of heavy plate armor equals fifteen gold coins, rather than fifteen hundred.