Warhammer Fantasy Lore - Coins and Currency in the Old World

[@Domainz77]

The Grimdark Loanshark

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

It even rhymes. Must be a sign of reliability.

[@dante001ish]

Going further into the lore than any other channel.....That's why your the best, Thank's Grim.

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

Thanks. I'll go into anything I can find enough info on, lol.

[@AfroChef]

That was very in depth, thanks for that!

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

You're welcome :)

[@GrimgoreIronhide]

I absolutely love that GW took the time to do this, I cant stand gold universal standard coinage in my RP's. One of the best ways to introduce a new nation and get across that the players aint in kansas anymore is to have merchants get upset with them for trying to use foreign money. Obviously gold is gold, so some merchants will take it, but make then jump through a few hoops to get the point across. I just wish they would go all the way and make Silver the bulk standard coinage, and then have gold the super special "only for super high cost transactions" coin. A gold piece should be like waving a 100 dollar bill around.

[@gagaplex]

A very interesting video. Lore like this - going beyond merely the units in the game itself - really helps to make the world feel "lived in": Irrelevant to the game but part of the world-building.

[@leadingauctions8440]

We need more videos like this.

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

Thanks.

[@karltriebel4262]

Whoa whoa whoa… 10.28 ‘the famous Tilean invention’?! The elder races will have something to say about that!

[@justinians9367]

Thank you so much iv never known any of this you should do in episode on hand signs of warhammer fantasy like the sine of the hammer or sign of the commit

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

Will see if I can find anything. Thanks.

[@Hibrass]

Awesome topic!

[@doomguy9049]

Cool idea for a video GDN

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

Thanks.

[@Suika_Ibuki_The_Drunk_Oni]

Since i know someone is curious about it, here is some more i was able to dig up. Cathay: They do In fact use Coins like the empire. The only lore about them is that they are apparently made out of the purest gold one could possibly find. I would imagine they have the picture of the emperor or empress in them. Ind: Apparently are called Surwans, and are made out ivory and gemstones. Undead: Gold is of no use to the dead. Except Luthor Harkon, but he is nuts. Tomb Kings: Actually a good question. While i really dont think Tomb Kings, despite not being evil, really trade with the living, They definetly have lots of gold and silver. But they are also, very unwilling to part with it and some have gone to great lengths if so much as ONE coin from their tomb is stolen. Ogres: Obviously don't mint coins, but do actually use them. Money is no good for eating, but ogres have found it is good for trading. Greasus being the poster child, and i assume they just get all their gold from others. Orcs: Like their 40k counterparts, use teef as currency. Chorfs, Hoblins: No idea. Delfs and Welfs: Also no idea, though i also imagine they dont have much use for gold. But i do recall that Druchi trade with slaves when dealing with each other. And finally, Skaven: Deal in Warpstone. However, in a very hilarious Piece of lore, they do mine Gold and silver despite having no use for it...just cuz its inconvenient for everybody else.

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

Thanks for the additions.

[@pbr-streetgang]

Thanks for the vid sir.

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

You're welcome.

[@Grungir2]

I had no idea "ounce" comes from Warhammer fantasy , does it have a equivalent in real world measurement units ?

[@doomguy9049]

It’s 1/16th of a Pound

[@Grungir2]

@@doomguy9049 Pound? is that another fantasy unit of measurement ? Probably the dwarfs use it .

[@doomguy9049]

@@Grungir2 a pound is 1/14th of the weight of a stone that dwarfs launch from their catapults

[@Grungir2]

@@doomguy9049 oh that makes sense! Just the stone right ? What is the measurement for stone + goblin?

[@Daimon-X]

Pecunia non olet.... Gold imperial Crowns are sometimes called "Karl's" The most precious gold is the Dwarf Gold sometimes called, the Red Gold or the Blood Gold.

[@goodman4966]

MONEY,MONEY,MONEY,MONEY,MONEY,MONEY,MONEY,MONEY,MONEY,MONEY,MONEY,MONEY,MONEY,MONEY,MONEY if Mr. Krabs in Warhammer Fantasy

[@Diarmuhnd]

Ogre pennies , one of the best joke I ever heard in Warhammer. I just can't find the source material anymore ... it was somewhere in Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, i think. Huh, not sure, guess thats why I can't find it. Thanks for all your lore vids.

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

Glad you enjoyed it. I would've liked to know more about Ogre pennies :D

[@hku99]

Money money money money gimme

[@MobiusPrime2028]

Another reason why the Old World was ‘richer’. Take away civilization as we knew it, and what use is money in elemental realms populated by demigod-like beings?

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

Well, it was richer because it had actual regular people in it, not just supernatural forces and armies fighting all the time. It made it feel more grounded.

[@goldendash1527]

You do realize, those are few and far between?

[@metalmadsen]

Cool video. 🥇🥈🥉

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

Thanks 😁

[@metalmadsen]

GrimDark Narrator you have the best channel on KZbin mate.

[@sicariusvast9555]

And how do i accumulate as many of them as possible ?

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

Be honest, work hard.

[@sicariusvast9555]

@@GrimDarkNarrator lore and life-edvice. I love this chanel

[@richhogg8074]

I'm going to listen to this and pretend fantasy is still a thing

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

It still is in a way. The novels are still all there, even if they're out of print. Still more novels in this setting than most other fantasy franchises put together, lol.

[@IronWarhorsesFun]

home is where the heart is, but the LUSTRIA WORLD IS MADE OF LATINUM. HUMAN RULES OF ACQUISITION.

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

Gold pressed latinum even.

[@IronWarhorsesFun]

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