Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 19 Mar 2008 to 20 Mar 2008 (#2008-2) From: MYSTARA-L automatic digest system Date: 21/03/2008, 18:00 To: MYSTARA-L@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM Reply-to: Mystara RPG Discussion There is 1 message totalling 94 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Mystaran Numismatics ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:47:45 -0500 From: Greg Weatherup Subject: Mystaran Numismatics Aloha, >> >> I wonder why. As studied as egypt is, there seems to be a lack of >> information in this area. Perhaps they have their own version of that th= ing >> that erases memories and evidence of old Nithia (can't remember what it = is >> called off the top of my head, bead of oblivion?) > LOL! IIRC, that's the name, Spell of Oblivion. =3D) > That's ture, or the egyptians used other things (such as grain) for coins. oh they udoutably used grain as a store of value and for taxes. > Either way, I'd still have a more tradicional coinage for them, even becau= se > IIRC, HWR2 Kingdom of Nithia don't give any clue about this issue and we > could use anything ;) I definately agree. >> >It's interesting to imagine that in Mystara, the >> doulakki/traldar/milenian >> currency system actually began in Nithia, instead of the other way aroun= d, >> like the RW =3D) >> >> not sure I follow, who are you equating the doulakki and traldar with? >> The Byzantines and the Franks? > I meant the hellenistic coins, for both "late classical" Traldars, Nithians > (both carring it with then into the HW) and Doulakki and early Milenian > Empire (that may not be the same we have for the milenians at the HW). ok, I follow now. Should we make Nithian coins based on RW [Egyptian] hell= enistic system then? (Obols, various multiples of Drachma/Drachmae, Mina/M= inae, and Talents)? > Will Terentias have it's own coinage? How do you picture their culture? = =3D) yes, like all the Thyatian Grand- and Arch- Duchies, it is allowed it's own= domestic system to circulate alongside the Imperial one. Probably with so= me mix of Reis, Maravedis, Milreis, Reals, "Piece's of Eight", Doubloon's, = & Escudos (probably not going to use all of those as it would be too busy).= I had pegged its culture as Ispan and Pirate influenced though I would ki= nd like to link it's coinage to something else (either Minrothadi or some p= redecessor). What is the descent of the older human families of the Terent= ian population? (asides form the more recent and probably majority Thyatia= n groups) Nithian? Traldar? Doulaki? Taymoran? etc.? > I hope we will have soon one for the SC city-states and the LB Trading Company/Dunwick ;) I think you and GP had posted several ideas for the LB coinage, but I didn'= t seem to of written it down, I'll have to go back through the old digests = here. >> P.S. While I was trying to work on my webpage I accidentally deleted my >> main index page (http://members.fortunecity.com/gecko_g/ or >> http://members.fortunecity.com/gecko_g/index.html), and it turns out that >> my backup copy is several years out of date. By any chance has anyone >> visited my site recently and thus might still have a copy of my main ind= ex >> in their browser history? > Actually I do, but I'll have to wait until monday to get home ;) oh that would be excellent, thank you very much! Greg Weatherup GWxup@excite.com Gecko_G@email.com --=20 Want an e-mail address like mine? Get a free e-mail account today at www.mail.com! ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ------------------------------ End of MYSTARA-L Digest - 19 Mar 2008 to 20 Mar 2008 (#2008-2) **************************************************************