Talk:Electrum

Maybe I'm missing something but if electrum is an alloy of gold and silver and silver is worth less than gold, how can an electrum piece be worth 5gp? The math doesn't work. Boo Too - &#34;Go for the eyes!&#34; (talk) 23:29, April 21, 2013 (UTC)


 * Before 3rd edition (and the complete writing out of electrum from the coinage), electrum pieces were worth 5sp, not gp. It was platinum that was worth 5gp but 3e increased the value.hashtalk 11:36, April 22, 2013 (UTC)


 * In the order the games were published:


 * 0. D&D (basic)    || 100 cp || = 10 sp || = 2 ep || = 1 gp
 * = 1&frasl;5 pp
 * 1. AD&D (1st Ed.) || 200 cp || = 20 sp || = 2 ep || = 1 gp
 * = 1&frasl;5 pp
 * 2. AD&D, 2nd Ed.  || 100 cp || = 10 sp || = 2 ep || = 1 gp
 * = 1&frasl;5 pp
 * 3. D&D 3rd Ed.    || 100 cp || = 10 sp || || = 1 gp
 * = 1&frasl;10 pp
 * 4. D&D 4th Ed.    || 100 cp || = 10 sp || || = 1 gp
 * = 1&frasl;100 pp
 * = 1&frasl;10,000 ad
 * 5. D&D (5th Ed.)  || 100 cp || = 10 sp || = 2 ep || = 1 gp
 * = 1&frasl;10 pp
 * }
 * Gyagax (AD&D 1st Ed.) apparently preferred historical accuracy over decimal simplicity.
 * 3rd Ed. went fully decimal, by doubling pp value and ignoring ep.
 * The FR boxed sets and source books (as best I recall) only confirm that the core rulebook ratios apply to FR. I.E. barring a cited source, electrum (an alloy of gold and silver) is worth half of what gold is worth. —MJBurrage(T•C) 04:57, September 2, 2014 (UTC)
 * = 1&frasl;10 pp
 * }
 * Gyagax (AD&D 1st Ed.) apparently preferred historical accuracy over decimal simplicity.
 * 3rd Ed. went fully decimal, by doubling pp value and ignoring ep.
 * The FR boxed sets and source books (as best I recall) only confirm that the core rulebook ratios apply to FR. I.E. barring a cited source, electrum (an alloy of gold and silver) is worth half of what gold is worth. —MJBurrage(T•C) 04:57, September 2, 2014 (UTC)