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Silver & Gold Coins (And Strongboxes)

In the world of Viridian, the primary currency used by settlements across the civilized world use Silver and Gold coins, worth 1 and 10 units respectively. Most mundane transactions would use silver, while pricer purchases might require more gold coins. As Viridian has a sizable population of bigfolk and giantfolk, the solution to managing coins of relatively small size was to put them inside strongboxes which are easier to pick out by giant fingers. Strongboxes are typically 12 times more valuable and contain the same amount of value in coins, the boxes themselves have tamper-seals to prevent the value of a box being less than what it's intended worth. Generally speaking, giants find carrying strongboxes easier and more appropriate to the cost of the goods they usually purchase, whereas Natives find coins much more suitable for their carrying capacity.

Average Value and worth of items in Viridian (in Coins)

This is a rough list of the worth of items and equipment in the setting by the value of coins as well as modifiers based on wearer-size. (Things made for giants are typically more expensive for that of a Native).

Native Prices (1.0x rating)

1 Silver: A single apple from a fruit stall.
2-5 Silver: A cheap meal from a market stall or menu. A cheap article of clothing for a native.
3 Silver: A pint of decent alcohol.
4-8 Silver: Service price for a task, repair to clothing or cheap equipment.
1 Gold: A fine meal for one, or perhaps a meal for two.
1 Gold & 5 Silver: Example repair cost to a weapon or armour from a smithy.
4-12 Gold: Price to purchase a decent/mastercraft weapon or armour from a smithy or armourer.

Bigfolk prices (2-5x rating)

1 Silver Strongbox: A decent meal/snack from a single vendor or restaurant. An article of clothing sized for a Bigfolk.
1-3 Gold Strongbox(es): Price to purchase a decent/mastercraft weapon or armour built for Bigfolk.

Giantfolk prices (6-12x rating)

1-4 Silver Strongboxes: A decent meal/snack from a single giant-friendly vendor or restaurant. An article of clothing sized for Giantfolk.
2-8 Gold Strongboxes: Decent, non-magical equipment (Weapon/armour) sized for a Giantfolk.

Smallfolk prices (0.25-0.5x rating)

1 Silver: A cheap meal for one. A cheap article of clothing.
2-3 Silver: A meal for several. Repair cost for small weapons/armour
4-12 Silver: Price for smallfolk weapons or armour.

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- This article contains information based on a very old version of the game. If you are reading this in 2021, disregard everything below this line.
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-==XP• (The Meta-currency of Viridian)==
-'''XP•''' is the name and symbol used for the meta-currency used on the Discord server, governed by a bot, set up by the admin @Oneirohero. You can gain a chunk of XP• once every 20 hours by using the '''.work''' command in any room except green-room and also a small amount of XP• each time you post a message, with a two minute cooldown each. XP• serves two purposes, as currency to be used with the .store command to purchase special items used for roleplay and special tokens/permissions. And to be banked using the '''.deposit''' command to contribute to your maximum level cap.
-===XP• and .store===
-By default, all XP• gained is usable in the '''.store''' prompt. Anything that is worth less than infinity XP• can be purchased and added to your '''.inventory'''. Anything purchased from the store cannot be refunded unless an Admin manually compensates you, and only at their discretion. The store is the best place to obtain the roleplaying currency, Silver and Gold Coins/Strongboxes, used as a means to trade and barter in the roleplaying setting. Whereas XP• is intangible, Coins and Strongboxes are an actual currency.
-'''Despite the purchase prompt saying so, DO NOT .USE items unless otherwise specified. Using an item effectively destroys it from your inventory and no system is in place to make the items do anything aside from granting roles (which would again, be specified). This is particularly important for such items as tokens which are meant to remain in your inventory as proof you used XP• to purchase the permissions/benefit contained within.'''
-===XP• and .bank===
-Using '''[[Level Chart]]''' as a reference, you can '''.deposit''' any amount of XP• you currently own into the bank, serving as your contribution to your characters' maximum level cap. If the XP• in your bank is equal to or greater than the Level XP• required shown in the article, your level cap is that level. Note: You cannot withdraw XP• from your bank and XP• from your bank cannot be used to purchase things from the store, do not bank all of your XP• unless you are certain you do not wish to purchase anything from the store.
-'''For the moment, Levels do not matter in Viridian. However if in the future enough content is created to give Levels a tangible benefit, your maximum level cap will determine the highest level your character(s) can reach or start off as.'''
 ==Silver & Gold Coins (And Strongboxes)==
-In the world of Viridian, the primary currency used by settlements across the civilised world use Silver and Gold coins, worth £1 and £10 in real money terms. most mundane transactions would use silver while pricer purchases might require more gold coins. As Viridian has a sizable population of bigfolk and giantfolk, the solution to managing coins of relatively small size was to put them inside strongboxes which are easier to pick out by giant fingers. Strongboxes are typically 12 times more valuable and contain the same amount of value in coins, the boxes themselves have tamper-seals to prevent the value of a box being less than what it's intended worth. Generally speaking, giants find carrying strongboxes easier and more appropiate to the cost of the goods they usually purchase whereas Natives find coins much more suitable for their carrying capacity.
+In the world of Viridian, the primary currency used by settlements across the civilized world use Silver and Gold coins, worth 1 and 10 units respectively. Most mundane transactions would use silver, while pricer purchases might require more gold coins. As Viridian has a sizable population of bigfolk and giantfolk, the solution to managing coins of relatively small size was to put them inside strongboxes which are easier to pick out by giant fingers. Strongboxes are typically 12 times more valuable and contain the same amount of value in coins, the boxes themselves have tamper-seals to prevent the value of a box being less than what it's intended worth. Generally speaking, giants find carrying strongboxes easier and more appropriate to the cost of the goods they usually purchase, whereas Natives find coins much more suitable for their carrying capacity.
-'''You can purchase silver/gold coins/strongboxes from the .store by spending XP• you currently possess. They can be used by any characters you own to give to other players using the .sell-item command (for 0XP•) or when asked by a GM, pay an NPC the amount with the .use 'amount' itemname command. Coins and Strongboxes are the only few items you are expected to .use, other items that must remain in your inventory to have an effect should never be .use'd.'''
 ===Average Value and worth of items in Viridian (in Coins)===