[crossfire] Banking system

[Miguel Ghobangieno]

I think you should have to go to the bank to convert
coins to other currencies etc.

If people don't want to bother with money they can use
the checkbook and have to put up with the small %
fees.

--- Mark Wedel <mwedel at sonic.net> wrote:

> 
>   My point about dropping money in the shop is more
> a convenience thing, not 
> realism (using the 'r' word with crossfire is never
> a good idea).
> 
>   But my general thought is that if a bankkeeper is
> willing to accept usage of 
> the check card (or whatever its called), it just
> makes it easier for players so 
> they don't have to run to the bank every time they
> want to get rid of their 
> coins.  That's not one of the things I really like
> in real life, so could do 
> without it in a game.
> 
>   As far as check books, various thoughts:
> 
> 1) the bank itself could charge some fee (fixed
> percentage) of the money being 
> deposited.  After all, they are taking all those
> coins and storing them away. 
> Number should probably be relatively low.
> 
> 2) Shops could add some surcharge if using such a
> card.  Perhaps make this a map 
> property.  Arguably, the bigger the purchase, the
> smaller (percentage wise) this 
> charge would be.  If you're buying something for 4
> gp, its a bit of a bother for 
> the shopkeeper to take that check and get the money.
>  If you're spending 50,000 
> pp, the shop keeper would probably prefer that money
> get transferred directly to 
> their bank account - they don't want 5 tons of
> platinum.
> 
>   If one was going to be more realistic, there
> really should be regional banks 
> (scorn bank, navar city bank, etc), and you'd need
> to use the appropriate check 
> book in the appropriate city (or the shops should
> demand a lot more money for 
> using accounts of a foreign nature).  Or perhaps the
> at the bank itself, you 
> could transfer money, but with a fairly hefty fee
> (have to use magic after all 
> to really confirm there is the money in that remote
> account, etc).  But that 
> really just makes things more a bother for the
> player.
> 
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