Re: Just an out-of-topic question about jewels, gems & their value in gold.

> The game in the FR thats currently recruiting players, is it PBeM or
> normal
> chat-room stuff? I personally don't care for the PBeM type of games-
> it means
> I have to be online all the time to check my mail & play. When they
> have it
> in a chatroom, it's ussually once a week, or once every day or
> something-
> that & I prefer to do stuff in real-time.

There are those type of games but because I don't chat and have an
irregular schedule I ignore those postings.  So no, I think it is PBeM.

>
> <<FR uses world specific gems so they have to describe them.  For
> quick
> descriptions (mainly color) the 1st Edition DMG was great.  It also
> has
> a list of possible magical properties of gems.  Once you have a
> decent
> dictionary or online source (there are several pages with pictures
> and
> descriptions of gems that I've seen) all you need is a name to get
> them
> described.  It's the base values that the game sources need to
> provide.>>
>
> Hmmm. Are any of these descriptions or tables online anywhere? It'd
> be easier
> then tracking down a 1st Ed DMG most likely.

That's what I just said.  :)  The AD&D values (and magical properties)
being online would be a copyright violation but the rest is real world info.

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