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I'd never really thought about this ... until now.

HelsaHelsa
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edited December 10, 2022 in Town Square
Swords and sorcery games like Mabinogi all began in the 1970's with D&D. Ever since then one thing has always been the same and I'd never really thought about it until I noticed something about it. Monsters, be they trolls, zombies, demons, orcs, even lions, tigers, and bears; oh my! They all drop gold. Why do they have gold to drop? Do they go into town once in a while to buy stuff? That's awfully law abiding of them, don't cha think? Why not just take the stuff? Do towns people just take it in stride that an elephant and wisp are lined up to buy a blueberry muffin and a smoothie at Orange Julius?

What gives?

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  • HelsaHelsa
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    No, seriously, why?
  • LoomyOfPiLoomyOfPi
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    edited April 23, 2023
    Not only have I asked myself why they drop gold, but anything else (in most cases). Why would animals drop clothes? Weapons? Food? Humaniods dropping them, I get. But all these animals that seem to have an octopus, slice of cheese, or thousands of individual gold pieces in their possession, I find a bit silly.

    But then again, if they didn't do that, my character would be naked, unarmed, and broke. So... maybe it's good that they do.
  • HelsaHelsa
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    LoomyOfPi wrote: »
    Not only have I asked myself why they drop gold, but anything else (in most cases). Why would animals drop clothes? Weapons? Food? Humaniods dropping them, I get. But all these animals that seem to have an octopus, slice of cheese, or thousands of individual gold pieces in their possession, I find a bit silly.

    But then again, if they didn't do that, my character would be naked, unarmed, and broke. So... maybe it's good that they do.

    A friend of mine has the perfect answer for stupid questions like the one I ask: "You're right; it IS fake!" XD