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I just started putting out stuff for my World of Prime campaign setting. It's not nearly as witty as Frank & K's stuff, but I do have one interesting idea: XP = Gold. Not implicitly, as in magic items cost you 5 gp for each XP used to make them, but explicitly, as in "Ok I owe you 2 XP and 3 gold coins."

The universal currency of my world is XP (called tael). I think it solves a lot of D&D's Verisimilitude problems while staying pretty true to the flavor. Anyway, check it out and let me know what you think.

Yahzi wrote:I just started putting out stuff for my World of Prime campaign setting. It's not nearly as witty as Frank & K's stuff, but I do have one interesting idea: XP = Gold. Not implicitly, as in magic items cost you 5 gp for each XP used to make them, but explicitly, as in "Ok I owe you 2 XP and 3 gold coins."

One of my friends had a setting like that. There was a nation run by a spellcaster-king and you had to pay experience and gold for taxes. The experience was stored in eldritch machines and used for the creation of public works and stuff. And people would keep journals and figure out which week of their experiences and memories they wanted to give up for the tax collectors.

Fun stuff.

Caedrus wrote:And people would keep journals and figure out which week of their experiences and memories they wanted to give up for the tax collectors.

LOL!

Mine's not quite that extreme, but that does sound interesting.

Yahzi wrote:Mine's not quite that extreme, but that does sound interesting.

Yes. It was. I must say I am a big fan of the settings this guy makes.

You said in the other topic that they are physical objects. What's it look like? Because right now I'm seeing blue magic beans.

Grek wrote:You said in the other topic that they are physical objects. What's it look like? Because right now I'm seeing blue magic beans.

Purple spheres. But they are edible - that's how you gain levels, by consuming XP - so they have a magic effect on them that makes them look good to eat. So I imagine more like those little sprinkles you put on cupcakes and cookies, except shinier.

Check out my worldbook - I know it's a big download, but it's free.

So, I bought a digital copy of your book. Sounds like it might be good...

Edit: Just finished it. Enjoyed it thoroughly, and eagerly anticipate the sequels.

Very reminiscent of L. Sprague deCamp's "Lest Darkness Fall", but very entertaining. I rather liked how you made the D&D mechanics make some sense within a world, the tael in particular.

The description sounds interesting, but your Lulu links seem to be down - both the novel and the game guides.