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#1 Cyber-Dave Aug 31, 2011 12:33:57	A while back there was some discussion as to what the DSCS meant when it discussed water currency. It was my assertion that the book essentially stated that 1 ceramic piece equaled 1 pint of water. A number of posters disagreed with me, stating that such a price was unreasonable, and that the book was merely saying that there was some sort of ceramic coin which was worth 1 pint of water (but that the ceramic coin in question was not the same thing as the 1 ceramic piece/GP equivalent). So, I figured I would sent Rodney a shout. Rodney, being a busy guy, didn’t get a chance to get back to me for a long time. However, today I got a shout out. This was the message I sent Rodney: Hi Rodney. There has been some confusion about what one particular paragraph in the DSCS means. Specifically, the following paragraph: In most communities, water is as strong a currency as coin. The city-states ration water to citizens by circulating ceramic pieces. Each token can be exchanged for a pint of water drawn from a city-controlled well. Ceramic pieces have a gold piece value and can be traded for an equivalent amount of goods or services within the issuing city. The equivalency does not extend beyond the city-state's region, however. Thus, travelers either trade these tokens for gold or invest them in survival days. To me, it sounds like it is saying that the ceramic coins used by the city states represent water value, and a ceramic piece minted in the value of one gold piece has the value of one pint of water. Am I correct?
#2 DontEatRawHagis Aug 31, 2011 16:47:35	Cool. I would also like to mention that in the description for Tyr it says something along the lines that they give out free water rations to citizens, though i could be wrong(my book isn't with me right now). If I remember correctly it also said if you tried to take more than one ration a day you would be executed.
#3 terminus_vortexa Aug 31, 2011 17:16:40	I used a "water rings" system borrowed from Dune to determine how much of a tribe/city-states water a person was entitled to.

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Cyber-Dave

Aug 31, 2011 12:33:57

A while back there was some discussion as to what the DSCS meant when it discussed water currency. It was my assertion that the book essentially stated that 1 ceramic piece equaled 1 pint of water. A number of posters disagreed with me, stating that such a price was unreasonable, and that the book was merely saying that there was some sort of ceramic coin which was worth 1 pint of water (but that the ceramic coin in question was not the same thing as the 1 ceramic piece/GP equivalent). So, I figured I would sent Rodney a shout.

Rodney, being a busy guy, didn’t get a chance to get back to me for a long time. However, today I got a shout out. This was the message I sent Rodney:

Hi Rodney. There has been some confusion about what one particular paragraph in the DSCS means. Specifically, the following paragraph:

In most communities, water is as strong a currency as coin. The city-states ration water to citizens by circulating ceramic pieces. Each token can be exchanged for a pint of water drawn from a city-controlled well. Ceramic pieces have a gold piece value and can be traded for an equivalent amount of goods or services within the issuing city. The equivalency does not extend beyond the city-state's region, however. Thus, travelers either trade these tokens for gold or invest them in survival days.

To me, it sounds like it is saying that the ceramic coins used by the city states represent water value, and a ceramic piece minted in the value of one gold piece has the value of one pint of water. Am I correct?

DontEatRawHagis

Aug 31, 2011 16:47:35

Cool.

I would also like to mention that in the description for Tyr it says something along the lines that they give out free water rations to citizens, though i could be wrong(my book isn't with me right now). If I remember correctly it also said if you tried to take more than one ration a day you would be executed.

terminus_vortexa

Aug 31, 2011 17:16:40

I used a "water rings" system borrowed from Dune to determine how much of a tribe/city-states water a person was entitled to.