There are many aspects to consider when delving into the Crimson Circle Coin Concept, such as: the amount of money in circulation, looting, lending, upkeep, purchases other than powers/abilities/spells, game balance, purchasing a lemon, title stipend, and Crimson Circle Coins going outside of the group.

I will give my ideas on each of these, and I encourage everyone to give their suggestions/opinions.

Circulation

I think the amounts for the officials are fine, except that the Chancellor will come in halfway through the period. My suggestion for this is to divide the Chancellor's pay in half for each "quarter".

The real issue with circulation is controlling the money supply. I would rather err on the side of making CCC difficult to attain than too easy to get. That being said, we are a growing park and the CCCC should reflect this. Instead of ten CCC per quest, how about a number of CCC equal to half the attendance (as measured by the Accountant of the Realm). Although this is more cumbersome for the Accountant of the Realm, it would allow the number of CCC in circulation to match the number of people involved. If there was a surge of new players, there would suddenly be more money available for them. If visitors came, an increase could follow as well. On the other hand, if very few park members showed up, the money supply would dwindle to reflect this. As far as the ease of getting the coins, well, that is entirely up to the Quest Writer (as their quest would be sanctioned by the Guildmaster of Quests).

Looting

When I leave my car to swing foam swords, I lock my wallet in there. I think an adventurer traveling into the unknown wilds would do something similar. However, coins that are looted 'on the go' should have some risk associated with them. Everyone remembers the old Conquistador Tale where the Spanish Conquistadors filled their pockets with so much Mayan Gold that they all drowned from the weight of their treasures. Certainly, their corpses were looted. Also, monsters are notorious for taking shiny objects from hapless adventurers - that's where they get all that loot from anyway. My suggestion is that when a player is physically carrying any coins, one may be looted when the player is either subdued or dead. I would also argue that questers could only loot one CCC from a fallen foe when the foe is either subdued or dead. There should be some time necessary for looting, such as saying "Looting" five times.

Looting may not always occur so simply. When anyone is slain by a siege weapon, "looting" should probably be said twenty times to reflect rummaging through the gruesome remains. Any time a Sphere of Annihilation is used, all coins carried by the victim should be permanently removed from the game (there is a lesson here much like the lesson from use of nuclear weapons).

Players looting players should not be allowed. I know no member of Crimson Circle proper would resort to such immoral behavior, but we play this game with other people so we must accommodate.

Lending

Although this could make for some great role-play situations, I am leery of the problems this may impose. If it is lending between players, well, that is up to those players, but the end result needs to be made known to the Accountant of the Realm. When it is lending by a money lender, like the Accountant of the Realm, this generates more circulation, and so, needs to be carefully calibrated. I think lending done by the Accountant of the Realm is something to consider after an initial run-through.

Upkeep

This could be a valuable tool to charge players that have garnered an excessive amount of coinage. It could also be considered for paying for basic equipment, rations, weapons and armor. Using upkeep payments could be an asset, but there are many unknowns at this time. I think upkeep charged by the Accountant of the Realm is something to consider after an initial run-through.

Other Purchases

Are you born with a sword in hand? Well, Jyotis was? Maybe a cost requirement for equipment may be an interesting aspect. My suggestion is to allow one class per six-month period, free of charge, but equipment for a second class would cost some coinage. How much is debatable, but it would be fun to require a Warrior becoming a Wizard to buy a new spell book with CCC. I think that the cost to purchase equipment for a class should reflect the strength level of that particular class. For example, spell books for magic-users may be coveted items. New players, 12 credits or less, would not have to make this decision and can play any class 'free of charge'.

Game Balance

I put two items in the initial version of the rules to promote game balance. 1st, the reset. This will be a big help for new players as they won't be behind forever. 2nd, the increased cost system. If some ability or spell is too good, the increased cost system will weed it out quickly. If something is sooo powerful that the system doesn't work to balance it out, then after an initial run-through, we can make adjustments. Also, the Accountant of the Realm always has the final say when it comes to game balance of an item/ability/spell that is purchased. For example, if a Doomsday Scroll being read by a Scout in Camouflage turns out to be cheesy, then, the Accountant of the Realm can say "We ran out of Doomsday Scrolls. Sorry cheesedick, but you'll have to find some other way to get your cheesedick off."

I Bought A Lemon

I definitely do not want to try this in our first trial of the CCCC, but wouldn't it be cool to have items that backfire or have unintended consequences. This would be something to think about in the long run.

Stipend For Titles

As more and more people get titled, having a stipend of coinage that goes along with that title would be appropriate, especially for rp reasons. As it stands, Orkin and I have a tremendous lead in titles, but that will change over time. The amount would be much smaller than for the elected officials, such as one CCC per rank for the highest title attained. This is another one of those things to think about.

Crimson Circle Coins Emigrating

First off, I am against this because it will push undo burden upon the Accountant of the Realm. Keeping track of random players that visit our park once is not in the spirit of this ongoing monetary system. Not even the closest park to us visits often enough to warrant initiation into the CCCC. Any coins obtained by outside Amtgardians will simply be fizzled away. If the Accountant of the Realm wants to let them spend the coins that day, it is up to them. The burden of keeping track of all the coins/items is only useful for an ongoing sense of accomplishment not to overload the Accountant of the Realm with useless paperwork.

Alrighty, that is enough for now. I have many more ideas, but I would like some feedback on these first.

-J