"The Pirates' Chronicles" - comments thread

[Timotheos]

For the playing guys (my kind of playing guys*), I'll keep using silver as the lowest value, because I like dull gold as gold. Specially because shiny gold will seldom appear. I'm seeing to call it "pure gold" (while the dull would be "mixed" (?) (...)**), and I'm seriously (?***) thinking about the price of every and each thing, because I want to play!!! ( = I want to write my playmophotostories!!! )

**& More detailed explainations/justifications to it are not only unecessary as well as I refuse to do it This was written to Tim, not to you, Martin

Salve, P. Oliue Guge

A silver coin for a carrot is... well... OK.  Welcome to illo mundo P. Olivei Gugei...

A British pound is descended from a silver piece.  I'm hoping that poor Martin doesn't have to pay one pound for a carrot--and we're talking 21st century inflation rates.

You could alternatively consider collaborating with my four year old, who I'm confident could develop an economic model similar to the one you are presenting us with, and she would equally disdain criticism from the boorishly book-worn 30 and 40 years old who burden this forum.

While we're at it, how about we invent "Super-Duper Gold".  It is equal to 10 shiny gold coins or 50 dull gold coins.

A suit of platemail costs 2 super-duper gold pieces
A suit of diamond mail cost 3 super-duper gold pieces
whereas a wizard's robes cost 5 silver

and ketchup-condiment-packets-like-you-get-from-McDonald's cost 1 silver, or 2 silver from The Cheesecake Factory (which as we all know is more expensive)

while we're at it--dare not to neglect The Economist magazine's Big Mac index.  I'm guessing one silver piece in Gus's world is equal to about US$50, which would make carrots all but unaffordable to visiting Americans, at least not in quantities sufficient as a side-dish for teriyaki steak kebab.  This would put the price of a Big Mac on Gus's Economy at about US $550, slightly higher than purchase-parity in Paris.

-T. Amicius Turx

[Gustavo]

Salve, P. Oliue Guge

A silver coin for a carrot is... well... OK.  Welcome to illo mundo P. Olivei Gugei...

A British pound is descended from a silver piece.  I'm hoping that poor Martin doesn't have to pay one pound for a carrot--and we're talking 21st century inflation rates.

You could alternatively consider collaborating with my four year old, who I'm confident could develop an economic model similar to the one you are presenting us with, and she would equally disdain criticism from the boorishly book-worn 30 and 40 years old who burden this forum.

While we're at it, how about we invent "Super-Duper Gold".  It is equal to 10 shiny gold coins or 50 dull gold coins.

A suit of platemail costs 2 super-duper gold pieces
A suit of diamond mail cost 3 super-duper gold pieces
whereas a wizard's robes cost 5 silver

and ketchup-condiment-packets-like-you-get-from-McDonald's cost 1 silver, or 2 silver from The Cheesecake Factory (which as we all know is more expensive)

while we're at it--dare not to neglect The Economist magazine's Big Mac index.  I'm guessing one silver piece in Gus's world is equal to about US$50, which would make carrots all but unaffordable to visiting Americans, at least not in quantities sufficient as a side-dish for teriyaki steak kebab.  This would put the price of a Big Mac on Gus's Economy at about US $550, slightly higher than purchase-parity in Paris.

-T. Amicius Turx

"while we're at it--dare not to neglect The Economist magazine's Big Mac index.  I'm guessing one silver piece in Gus's world is equal to about US$50, which would make carrots all but unaffordable to visiting Americans, at least not in quantities sufficient as a side-dish for teriyaki steak kebab.  This would put the price of a Big Mac on Gus's Economy at about US $550, slightly higher than purchase-parity in Paris."


I agree with you, Tim ... It's definitely not good to think about this comparison. Specially because of prices of playmobil in Brasil ...

But, ye know what?? It's playmobil money, mate! I think Martin's idea is great to those who want to be a little more realistic (using dull gold as copper and shiny as gold). At least until Playmobil makes copper coins for us (Which erm ... Forget it!)

By the way, its first declension: Oliua (ae) Guga (ae). (& The "P." is second declension, from the common name.)

 

Guga

[Gustavo]

(Hm ... I think I should bring this thread back, to be together with the other one.)

I still need a better camera, and to make a few adjustments in light. Far from being professional

It'll take a while longer than I thought, 'cause I left the job, and joined another business (in publishing ...), as I had said, somewhere else.

I can't wait to make enough money so as to go on with the plans: next one will be a 4444. After that one :9, I think I'll may invest in a new camera ...

But I did manage to get my so wanted Blue Goblin, which will appear, soon, I hope! (However, with a bad focus, still ...)

This last pirates' story was the sequence. This story has somethings to reach, that were meant from the beginning. Unlike the stories of Elmo and Fletcher, that didn't take the direction I'd like them to have (and now I have to correct some things (...)), this thread on pirates is going according to primary plan, in general. At least concerning the surprises

I hope to be able to make the story reach its ... interesting parts, according to what I had thought from the beginning. I still have a couple of things in mind, that will be possible to make.

So, enjoy!

 

Gus

[Gustavo]

I just noticed! ...

In last part of the story (V), I changed the name f one character! ... Taroq had appeared before. Script wrote Donald calling him Yuyopac, which's the name of Roy's associate. (Roy and Yuyo are associates of Woodleg Jim, Aubrey Carpenter's enemy ...)

I intend to make some pics, with each character, so as to make it more visual ...


Gus

[Gustavo]

So,

HERE WE GO!

Drammatis Personae
or Characters

In attachment

Joe Cartagena,
& Frenam the Spaniard.

It was said that Joe found the remainings of the Spanish sailor in a cave, back in days when that fellow worked in rum running with Old Billy Vinegar, known to have been murdered by cruel pirates!

[Gustavo]

Aubrey Carpenter, a ... not so popular among the British navy young merchant captain, in the Caribbean islands,

& Gus Johnson, a boy from Bristol, who came to the American isles in search of Tom, his lost brother.

[Gustavo]

Here are

Woodleg Jim Baker, reputed captain of the British Royal navy, who happened to stumble on his greed, and came to have his head in danger;

Parrot, Jim's guest ... Jim has a good heart, he can't endure pets starving, and this one was lost, somewhere, he caught it, and took it home.

And Italian Bart, a ... mysterious man, in these stories. Not much to tell about him for now.

[Gustavo]

Dan Davies is a reneegate Red Coat, who decided to get rich in the isles. His Majesty didn't like much, and sent order to burn all ships that didn't hoist his colours on those waters. Now and again, however, Dan still offered His Majesty his services, against the French and the Dutch.

Black Phil, as called, was Dan Davies associate. They say he had a crush on miss Key ...

&
Tareja Keychain, another of Davies' loyal mercenaries. Dan gave miss Key a red garment, so as to have his troops wear proper uniform.

[Gustavo]

These are

Manolo Yuyopac, a local, one of the men Jim Baker hired, when in need of service,

&
Roy, W. Jim's friend, and ally, who was as well a mate to Yuyopac, with whom he usually worked together, for equal share of spoils.

[Gustavo]

This is Doll.

Her story will yet be told, so I'll hold my tongue here.