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☆ Monetary System Conversions
Aug. 23rd, 2004 01:14 pmMONEY MATTERS
Trying to keep track of characters' finances is challenging to say the least, which is... why I usually avoid it. But now and then either a) someone else will mention it, or b) I'll get bored and overambitious, and I'll need to put a price on things. Of course that's why I have the official writeup bookmarked for easy reference, but I find it a little hard to parse because... well, let's face it, I really suck at math. So I put together this little guide for my own benefit, then decided what the hell, I may as well leave it public. Since the info's just pulled from the game info it's not like I'm really headcanoning my math, though I do have some speculations to share.
( Cut for a psychotically long breakdown of the Polychromatic money system... )
I don't know if that will ever help (or be seen by!) anyone but me, but that's okay. As a sidenote, I personally (and YOUR OPINION MAY VARY) tend to ballpark 1 orange as about $2... meaning rent is about $2,000 (which is pretty near to rent in a 2-bedroom in my area,) and the used books in my math example work out to $5, $6, and $12 respectively. This is in no way an official figure, just how I tend to come up with numbers when I have to.
Trying to keep track of characters' finances is challenging to say the least, which is... why I usually avoid it. But now and then either a) someone else will mention it, or b) I'll get bored and overambitious, and I'll need to put a price on things. Of course that's why I have the official writeup bookmarked for easy reference, but I find it a little hard to parse because... well, let's face it, I really suck at math. So I put together this little guide for my own benefit, then decided what the hell, I may as well leave it public. Since the info's just pulled from the game info it's not like I'm really headcanoning my math, though I do have some speculations to share.
( Cut for a psychotically long breakdown of the Polychromatic money system... )
I don't know if that will ever help (or be seen by!) anyone but me, but that's okay. As a sidenote, I personally (and YOUR OPINION MAY VARY) tend to ballpark 1 orange as about $2... meaning rent is about $2,000 (which is pretty near to rent in a 2-bedroom in my area,) and the used books in my math example work out to $5, $6, and $12 respectively. This is in no way an official figure, just how I tend to come up with numbers when I have to.
