Tuesday Toot – G+ is closing gone. When it was alive things happened. Things unexpected. Great things. Whilst my creative output is only modest, I thought I’d hold something up into the living light, something that came about purely because G+ existed … This is a toot to G+.
The Master’s Hoard is a compilation of quirk-some magic items which I posted on my G+ page over a period of weeks. The compilation of magic items can be downloaded for free here: Link
:: Peaster’s Cylinder of Alchemy ::
Summary
The item allows low value coins like copper pieces to be upgraded to a smaller number of higher value coins (albeit at a cost)
Detail
The cylinder-like item is made up of 4 hoops of metal (in the order copper; silver; electrum and platinum – note there is no gold hoop). The cylinder has a mouth 6 inches to a foot wide.
When copper (CP), silver (SP) or electrum (EP) pieces are dropped through the cylinder, the metal is upgraded to the next most precious category in the sequence (i.e. copper to silver; silver to electrum; electrum to platinum). The coins coming out the bottom of the cylinder are stamped with a fox and a fish.
In the sequence copper, silver, electrum and platinum, each metal is 10 times more valuable than the last. So if no value was lost in the transferring process, then the number of coins obtained in the conversion process would be 10 times fewer each time.
Personally, I would recommend in the transferring process that some of the money is lost (possibly syphoned off by the creator of the magic item).
I would use the following sliding scale:
- For every 20 CP put through the item 1 SP is produced (i.e. 50% levy)
- For every 12 SP put through the item 1 EP is produced (i.e. about 17% levy)
- For every 11 EP put through the item 1 PP is produced (i.e. about 9% levy). That is:
| Input coins |
–> |
Output coin |
| 20 CP |
–> |
1 SP |
| 12 SP |
–> |
1 EP |
| 11 EP |
–> |
1 PP |
As an example, if 2640 CP were put through the cylinder three times, 1 PP would be obtained (i.e. 2640 CP –> 132 SP –> 11 EP –> 1 PP).
Or just take some of the converted coins away!
Generally, a sensible party will only use the item when they have more coins than they can carry.
Imagine a dragon hoard being boiled down to platinum (and unconvertible gold); or a copper golem boiled down to a handful of platinum.
Reverse
Sometimes the item works in reverse. If the item is used upside down, it will do the revere of the process described above, but in this case the item does not take a cut of the money during the exchange, i.e.:
| Output coins |
<– |
Input coin |
| 10 CP |
<– |
1 SP |
| 10 SP |
<– |
1 EP |
| 10 EP |
<– |
1 PP |
As an example, if 1 PP were put through the cylinder in reverse three times, 1000 CP would be obtained (e.g. 1 PP –> 10 EP –> 100 SP –> 1000 CP).
Mono-exhangers
Sometimes, the item comes as a paired down version, and will only exchange one type of coin, i.e. copper to silver. In that case the item will be made of two bands, one copper and the other silver.
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