Thaumatology RPM: THANK YOU!

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Originally Posted by vicky_molokh

Speaking of budgets, linking costs to Monthly Pay seems very un-GURPSy. Why the decision?

It does? I must admit I don't see anything "unGURPSy" about it. There are two ways in GURPS to plug in a TL and get a dollar amount: starting wealth and typical monthly pay. It's best to link things to starting wealth if their value is supposed to vary by the society's overall affluence, while it's better to link things to monthly pay if their value relative to the average person's ability to buy it remains fairly consistent across time. As I see it, the world's available technology isn't going to make a huge difference on the value of handcrafted grimoires (or most magical gear, really) -- though it does drastically affect how fast you can get one, as shown in the rules -- so I went for the more consistent option.