RuneQuest made the silver piece the standard of trade - and that was in 1978!
Because that's what it was back in medieval times. No idea why medieval history freak Gygax dropped the ball on that one. Gold was only used by merchants to settle accounts amongst themselves, or by nobles to hoard wealth.
RuneQuest made the silver piece the standard of trade - and that was in 1978!
Because that's what it was back in medieval times. No idea why medieval history freak Gygax dropped the ball on that one. Gold was only used by merchants to settle accounts amongst themselves, or by nobles to hoard wealth.