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Old 11-15-2017, 10:16 AM   #16
malloyd
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Default Re: The use of DOLLARS not a fantasy/medieval money system. WHY???

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Originally Posted by tbone View Post
But that's GURPS. In DFRPG, even moreso, anything goes. As JMason quotes, "$" is just an abbreviation for print. Players should read it however they prefer: dollars, thalers, coppers, crowns (or whatever Town and Kingdom call copper coins), etc.
I suppose the most authentic symbol for a coin around this value would be d. (denarius, denier, dinar), but in this hobby a number with a d before or after it is going to be read as dice.
I suppose ₯ (drachma) or &dram; (drams) would work too.
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