>
> >I have 10 cows to sell, how
> >rich do I get? 20W4 (5 x 20)?
>
> You don't get *any* richer. If you have those 10 cows, then they
are part
> of your wealth. You are just converting cow-wealth into coinwealth,
which
> among the Orlanthi is in fact a *reduction* in your wealth, because
cows
> are always better to have than coins.
That's just semantics. The point is, you can't calculate your trading
power gained by selling 10 cows using the wealth system, as it
doesn't either add up or multiply sensibly. If I wanted to buy a
ship, how many cows is it worth, at standard values?
Wulf