Farsun wrote:http://classic.particracy.net/rates.php
Probably should be included in there and stating that the LOD is the base currency, most equivalent to US dollars.
Returning to this issue, I'm wondering whether we could draft an FAQ that manages to link the exchange rate page (important, since that page isn't linked anywhere in the game), states that the LOD is the currency that has been most commonly used in international economic comparisons, but also avoids claiming Lodamun is Terra's economic powerhouse. Maybe something along the lines of...
Q. Does Terra have currencies and exchange rates?
A. The economic aspect to the game has not been deeply developed, but each nation does have a currency and some of these currencies have been assigned names. For more information and details of the suggested exchange rates, see http://classic.particracy.net/rates.php .
The LOD or Lodamun Dollar is the strongest currency and has traditionally been used as the unit of measurement for international economic comparisons.
As an aside, I recall a period in the game's history when it was possible for players in a nation to request changes in the name of their currency, but that is not the case now and the Mod controls do not allow me to change currency names. I understand this is something that can only be done by editing the coding of the game.
So far as I am aware, the currency names have never been strictly enforced by Moderation. For instance, when I played in Ibutho I called the currency "the Bead" rather than the "Ikradonian Drahme", and I was never challenged for doing that.
I am doubtful that the exchange rates have been strictly enforced either, though they are there as a default guide. Just speaking from my own perspective, I would not see a problem, for example, if, as part of simulating a situation of economic change, the players in two nations wanted to role-play a strengthening of one currency against the other's.