A taol or toal (either name was correct[4][5]) was a Waterdhavian coin worth two gold pieces in the city, but outside Waterdeep these coins were practically worthless.[1][2][3][5][6]
Description[]
The toal was a square brass coin with a hole in the center to allow it to be strung on a string.[1][2][3][6] The coin was a square about 2 in (5.1 cm) on a side and the central hole was large enough to fit a nib inside.[8]
History[]
In the late 15th century DR, taols could be exchanged for other currency in the Palace of Waterdeep with no exchange fee, but the line was so long that appointments frequently needed to be made a day in advance. The Guild of Trusted Pewterers and Casters and the Jewelers' Guild were also capable of quickly and reliably performing the exchange.[8]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Ed Greenwood (1987). Waterdeep and the North. (TSR, Inc), p. 29. ISBN 0-88038-490-5.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Jeff Grubb and Ed Greenwood (1990). Forgotten Realms Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 130. ISBN 0-8803-8828-5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 91. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ed Greenwood, Eric L. Boyd (March 2006). Power of Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 78. ISBN 0-7869-3910-9.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Ed Greenwood (October 2012). Ed Greenwood Presents Elminster's Forgotten Realms. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 118. ISBN 0786960345.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Steve Kenson, et al. (November 2015). Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide. Edited by Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 13. ISBN 978-0-7869-6580-9.
- ↑ Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Christopher Perkins, James Haeck, James Introcaso, Adam Lee, Matthew Sernett (September 2018). Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 169. ISBN 978-0-7869-6625-7.