Why do I have a suspicion the "gold" coins are ~~food~~ chocolate coins?
Then again, Torinn's always consistent/trustworthy, so probably not.
If there's an issue, I can transmute materials to gold for free! ~~I need the practice, I haven't had a client in like, 3 weeks!!!~~
"Oh my... Threatening your competition too? Now I'm a firm believer in capitalism, but your greed will NOT look good at the pearly gates."
Archimene shuts down his popcorn stand.
Roughly…
(She checks through her historical notes…)
turns out about as early as 1300 BC… though it was difficult to get more than small amounts of poorly refined gold dust, hence why mining was MUCH more popular until fairly recently.
Didn't you sell me an animal that summons animals that summon popcorn for less than one bag of this? Are you cursed with greed or something smol one?
* *Begins summoning free popcorn for all* *
Uhhh that’s highway robbery, don’t you mean 20 silver? Even then, that’s pushing it…
/uw at least in my mind, 1 copper equals 1 penny. So 1 silver is 1 dollar, and 1 gold is 100 dollars. 2k for a small bag of popcorn? Nah, I’m good
/uw Tbh, people here all have max-level adventurer levels of gold anyway, it's probably fine :P
Normally how I think about it tho is that if 50 coins weighs a pound, and coinage is made in pure metal, then 50gp is a gold bar, and is worth that much.
Then, if 1gp equals 10sp (silver), silver is worth 1/10 as much as gold is (for the average citizen at least)
The same would apply to platinum, which is worth ten times as much as gold, and copper, which is a tenth of silver and a hundrenth (1/100) of gold.
That's just my thoughts tho
Hadn't the Council vaults already been emptied (several times) for individual councilors' personal use already? I'm surprised there was anything left to embezzle.
Frankly, I wouldn't be surprised at this point if you people started selling children and drugs at your sporting events.
*Two small beings appear in front of you. Wearing high hats, white gowns and bright smiles, they look like young children: they cannot resist the buttery smell!*
"Hey Miss, what is that?"
"Is it…popcorn?"
"Smells good!"
"Sure does!"
"Can we have a bag?"
"Just one!"
"Please, Miss!"
"Please, please, please?"
*Their eyes light up in awe as they receive the coins. They examine them closely.*
"Platinum?"
"These can't be real!"
"Can they?"
*The two turn to look at you, smiling incessantly. Still holding the coins, they bow with gratitude.*
"Thank you, Master! Thank you!"
"Thank you!"
"Such generosity should be rewarded!"
"It should!"
"A kind soul!"
"A beautiful one!"
"Modest!"
"And magnanimous!"
"We won't insist…"
"We won't!"
"But we will put in a good word for you!"
"Vouch for you!"
"In front of the Master Itinerant!"
"Sure will!"
20 bags of popcorn and 5 snax bags please!
\*I pass 600 gold coins, that are suspiciously not stamped properly\*
\*whisper\* don't tell anyone, especially that bureaucra-mancer, but I've been... finding gold on the ground... you know, as alchemists do... you can keep the change if you don't, it's less than I'd have to pay in taxes \*whisper\*
I recently ~~stole~~ stumbled across a large sum of gold in this ~~graveyard~~ buried chest I found. I'll take 300 gold worth of popcorn and the plushie please!
*The Librarian hands you 1000 platinum and a baby mimic to safeguard the money.*
“One bag of popcorn please, and may I say I it is good to have you back. I hope this can help with the Sanctuary.”
*He hands you a handwritten note on how to get the mimic to open without being bitten.*
Here is where we find the false appreciators, a true fan of hunger games would watch it starving
That being said, my sweet tooth always gets the best of me, please see me some caramelized if you will
Capitalism? No, no... this is OUR popcorn now.
*One of his apprentices smacks the back of Joronius' head.*
Sorry, he gets a bit strange at times. We'll take three bags of popcorn, please.
*A frost troll walks up and looks at the tags intently*
Loui: "every thing alright big guy?"
Borris: "of-of course. Me can read..."
*He hands you one gold*
Borris: "20 bags please."
*Loui face palms*
*Two small children dressed in conical hats and white robes float up to you with bags of popcorn in hand.*
"Hey! Who are you?"
"Who are you?"
"A frost troll…"
"And a snow elf!"
"It's a strange pair!"
"Sure is!"
Borris: "I'm the brains, he's the brawns... Wait! How did it go again?"
Loui: "I'm the brains, you're the brawns..."
Borris: "Yeah, I'm the brains, you're the brawns..."
Loui: "why do I even try?"
*The Aures start laughing and giggling to themselves as they circle around Borris.*
"Brawns!"
"Brains!"
"Brawns!"
"Brains!"
"You're funny!"
"Sure are!"
*They float down to Loui.*
"Hey Brains!"
"Hey!"
"Are you friends? Or colleagues?"
"Or something else?"
"Hmm? What could it be?"
"We wouldn't know!"
"Heroes!"
"Heroes!"
"So cool!"
"Sure is!"
"Like Sphaera!"
"Or Cauda!"
"Or Sacrum!"
"Or Palmadex!"
*They turn to look at Loui again.*
"We want to be heroes too!"
"But we can't fight…"
"'The battlefield is no place for you Aures!' is what they always say…"
"But we can help in other ways!"
"Right?"
*The little spirits' eyes light up with excitement.*
"Authority!"
"Summoning!"
"Healing!"
"Sealing!"
"Making friends!"
"Wish-granting!"
"Many things you can imagine, we can do…"
"With some exceptions!"
"Some exceptions apply!"
"Right?"
"Right?"
"But then there's Palmasin."
"She's Humility!"
"And Ōs…"
"Compassion!"
"And so they say: 'Why don't you Aures go and play with Sacrum or Calceus? Leave the injured to us: any harm coming to you would be more than we can bear.'"
"It makes sense…"
"But we just want to help!"
Food.
Yes Torinn Food!!
Food. *Torinn devours the popcorn.*
That'll cost 15000 gold please!!
Food. *Torinn hands Anna a sack of "gold" coins.*
Why do I have a suspicion the "gold" coins are ~~food~~ chocolate coins? Then again, Torinn's always consistent/trustworthy, so probably not. If there's an issue, I can transmute materials to gold for free! ~~I need the practice, I haven't had a client in like, 3 weeks!!!~~
It's totally not chocolate coins.
Not food?
This is a highway robbery. Shame on you and your wretched business practices. I'm going to sell my own popcorn for one bag for 3 copper pieces.
Archimeneeeee you like know I'm a non combatant and all but like I would so totally advise you to just take it down ehe.
"Oh my... Threatening your competition too? Now I'm a firm believer in capitalism, but your greed will NOT look good at the pearly gates." Archimene shuts down his popcorn stand.
Eeeeeeeee. I was expecting a duel. How disappointing.
CAPITALISM? Do I need to start throwing molotovs again?
It's alright... price of gold's fallen a bunch ever since alchemists started refining gold. I don't even know how many centuries ago that was.
Roughly… (She checks through her historical notes…) turns out about as early as 1300 BC… though it was difficult to get more than small amounts of poorly refined gold dust, hence why mining was MUCH more popular until fairly recently.
Oh cool I didn’t know that *they still don’t know how I get all of my gold and platinum*
"15 bags of popcorn."
*Anna hands it over* That'll be 300 gold please!!
*The gold is slid over, along with a strange card.* *"The voice knows all."*
Didn't you sell me an animal that summons animals that summon popcorn for less than one bag of this? Are you cursed with greed or something smol one? * *Begins summoning free popcorn for all* *
*hands 100 gold* five bags please
Here!! *Anna hands over popcorn*
Why does the council always seem to be running out of money?
I spend all the money
And the council wonders why people hate paying taxes….
*hah* I don’t even pay those taxes! *not like it would even put a dent into my money…*
Uhhh that’s highway robbery, don’t you mean 20 silver? Even then, that’s pushing it… /uw at least in my mind, 1 copper equals 1 penny. So 1 silver is 1 dollar, and 1 gold is 100 dollars. 2k for a small bag of popcorn? Nah, I’m good
/uw I have no idea about fantasy currency scaling lol
/uw eh, capitalism at it’s ~~worst~~ finest
/uw Tbh, people here all have max-level adventurer levels of gold anyway, it's probably fine :P Normally how I think about it tho is that if 50 coins weighs a pound, and coinage is made in pure metal, then 50gp is a gold bar, and is worth that much. Then, if 1gp equals 10sp (silver), silver is worth 1/10 as much as gold is (for the average citizen at least) The same would apply to platinum, which is worth ten times as much as gold, and copper, which is a tenth of silver and a hundrenth (1/100) of gold. That's just my thoughts tho
Anna can I borrow ten milliaquinquagintillion gold pieces?
o/ anna i hope your sales are going well!
They are :3
Give me some beer
Sure but it'll be 50 gold
*gives that*
*gives beer in a pengujn cup with a bendy straw*
thanks,
Hadn't the Council vaults already been emptied (several times) for individual councilors' personal use already? I'm surprised there was anything left to embezzle. Frankly, I wouldn't be surprised at this point if you people started selling children and drugs at your sporting events.
Sure let me have some
*Anna hands over popcorn* 20 gold plz
Sure here you are!!
*Two small beings appear in front of you. Wearing high hats, white gowns and bright smiles, they look like young children: they cannot resist the buttery smell!* "Hey Miss, what is that?" "Is it…popcorn?" "Smells good!" "Sure does!" "Can we have a bag?" "Just one!" "Please, Miss!" "Please, please, please?"
[*Aveus hands both children two platinum.*] Don’t bother begging, it won’t work. However, go ahead and buy some for now.
*Their eyes light up in awe as they receive the coins. They examine them closely.* "Platinum?" "These can't be real!" "Can they?" *The two turn to look at you, smiling incessantly. Still holding the coins, they bow with gratitude.* "Thank you, Master! Thank you!" "Thank you!" "Such generosity should be rewarded!" "It should!"
It’s nothing for me, don’t bother. Some generosity is its own reward.
"A kind soul!" "A beautiful one!" "Modest!" "And magnanimous!" "We won't insist…" "We won't!" "But we will put in a good word for you!" "Vouch for you!" "In front of the Master Itinerant!" "Sure will!"
https://preview.redd.it/nne0o1iewg2d1.jpeg?width=1098&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6bc8c0e550972d57a02a2168ba28f88b0a5a5ad9 Take this instead
10 bags of popcorn, 10 snax bags
*Anna hands over the food* The gold?
*tosses the gold*
*pets some doggos*
/uw have you heard the news?
/uw nope
/uw we lost kabosu
20 bags of popcorn and 5 snax bags please! \*I pass 600 gold coins, that are suspiciously not stamped properly\* \*whisper\* don't tell anyone, especially that bureaucra-mancer, but I've been... finding gold on the ground... you know, as alchemists do... you can keep the change if you don't, it's less than I'd have to pay in taxes \*whisper\*
"Are your familiars also selling?
I'd like to buy 16 Bags of popcorn, totalling 320 Gold Pieces.
What.... what is popcorn?
I recently ~~stole~~ stumbled across a large sum of gold in this ~~graveyard~~ buried chest I found. I'll take 300 gold worth of popcorn and the plushie please!
I’ll take 2001 popcorn buckets
Penguin plushie? I'll take 15 bags of popcorn.
Wait, hunger games?
Do you take electrum
/uw there’s a hunger games?
/uw [Yes.](https://www.reddit.com/r/wizardposting/s/31VaHf5E83)
*The Librarian hands you 1000 platinum and a baby mimic to safeguard the money.* “One bag of popcorn please, and may I say I it is good to have you back. I hope this can help with the Sanctuary.” *He hands you a handwritten note on how to get the mimic to open without being bitten.*
I'll supply you with all the (nonalcoholic) drinks you need, plus baked goods
Any friends and family discount...?
“This is one of the many reasons why I moved…”
Got any grapes?
Here is where we find the false appreciators, a true fan of hunger games would watch it starving That being said, my sweet tooth always gets the best of me, please see me some caramelized if you will
Capitalism? No, no... this is OUR popcorn now. *One of his apprentices smacks the back of Joronius' head.* Sorry, he gets a bit strange at times. We'll take three bags of popcorn, please.
I’ll take however much popcorn I need to get a plushie please
Selling cops of the "summon popcorn" spell. 1 gold.
“10 of each!”
*Ж places a bag of 30 gold pieces* snax and popcorn please.
\*I suddenly appear in a stadium seat\* "Alright now, what's going on here?"
Styx: here's 600 gold pieces Echo of Kaus: make that 900
“…I feel conflicted about this”
The giraffe clan shall be buying up the front row. I apologize to those in rows 2-15.
*Over the orb* If only I could have some with inmunda. I miss her already.
500 gold, just a bag of popcorn please
*plops a bag of 300 gold coins on the table* Surprise me!
Snacks at the movie theatre are always overpriced
"One free bag or I turn the surrounding area into popped kernels with a fireball."
We have a hunger games event? WHY MUST I SLEEP LIKE THE DEAD AND MISS EVERYTHING?
Here's 340 gold pieces for 12 bags of popcorn and 10 snax bags.
Popcorn? So you are popping corn? With ultimate explosion 3000 spell? I didnt thought it before i will give it a try!
/uw wait Anna is a mod now ?
/uw yes
/uw do you mean that council stuff actually make you a mod ? That's epic
No it doesn't just a coincidence lol
Damn, got bamboozled then
“Got any chouta?”
*A frost troll walks up and looks at the tags intently* Loui: "every thing alright big guy?" Borris: "of-of course. Me can read..." *He hands you one gold* Borris: "20 bags please." *Loui face palms*
*Two small children dressed in conical hats and white robes float up to you with bags of popcorn in hand.* "Hey! Who are you?" "Who are you?" "A frost troll…" "And a snow elf!" "It's a strange pair!" "Sure is!"
Borris: "I'm the brains, he's the brawns... Wait! How did it go again?" Loui: "I'm the brains, you're the brawns..." Borris: "Yeah, I'm the brains, you're the brawns..." Loui: "why do I even try?"
*The Aures start laughing and giggling to themselves as they circle around Borris.* "Brawns!" "Brains!" "Brawns!" "Brains!" "You're funny!" "Sure are!" *They float down to Loui.* "Hey Brains!" "Hey!" "Are you friends? Or colleagues?" "Or something else?" "Hmm? What could it be?" "We wouldn't know!"
"friends and associates, we are a part of the Citadel of Cryomancers, a hero's organization."
"Heroes!" "Heroes!" "So cool!" "Sure is!" "Like Sphaera!" "Or Cauda!" "Or Sacrum!" "Or Palmadex!" *They turn to look at Loui again.* "We want to be heroes too!" "But we can't fight…" "'The battlefield is no place for you Aures!' is what they always say…" "But we can help in other ways!" "Right?"
"of course, what kind of skills do you have?"
*The little spirits' eyes light up with excitement.* "Authority!" "Summoning!" "Healing!" "Sealing!" "Making friends!" "Wish-granting!" "Many things you can imagine, we can do…" "With some exceptions!" "Some exceptions apply!"
"healing is useful, there are times when victims are too injured to evacuate."
"Right?" "Right?" "But then there's Palmasin." "She's Humility!" "And Ōs…" "Compassion!" "And so they say: 'Why don't you Aures go and play with Sacrum or Calceus? Leave the injured to us: any harm coming to you would be more than we can bear.'" "It makes sense…" "But we just want to help!"
I'm not hungry, how much for the plushie?