economy

# 💰 Economy Skill > **"🐄MOOLAH flows where stories lead."** ## 🪙 🐄MOOLAH The official currency of MOOLLM is **🐄MOOLAH** (🪙). It uses **PROOF OF 🐄MILK🥛** consensus — udderly legen-dairy interga-lactic 💩shit💩 coin, without the bull. Economic systems for currency, trade, and value exchange. 🐄MOOLAH is earned, spent, hidden, and traded. ## Key Concepts - **🐄MOOLAH** — The official currency of MOOLLM - **Earning** — Find, quest, sell, trade, work - **Spending** — Buy items, services, information - **Hidden value** — Not all 🐄MOOLAH is visible ## Currency ### The Official Currency: 🐄MOOLAH 🪙 **🐄MOOLAH** is the official currency of MOOLLM. ## Currency Hierarchy ### 🐄MOOLAH Denominations (MOOLLM Standard) | Symbol | Name | Value | Use | |--------|------|-------|-----| | 🥜 | 🥜 NUT | 0.001 🪙 | Micro-transactions, tips, arcade | | 🪙 | 🐄 MOOLAH | 1 | Standard transactions | | 💎 | 💎 GRAND | 1,000 🪙 | Large purchases, high-stakes | | 👑 | 👑 FORTUNE | 1,000,000 🪙 | Legendary items, world events | ### Metal Denominations (D&D Style) | Symbol | Metal | Abbrev | Value | |--------|-------|--------|-------| | 🪵 | 🪵 Wood | wp | 0.001 gp | | 🟤 | 🟤 Copper | cp | 0.01 gp | | ⚪ | ⚪ Silver | sp | 0.1 gp | | 🟡 | 🟡 Gold | gp | 1 gp | | ⬜ | ⬜ Platinum | pp | 10 gp | ### Parallel Currencies (Non-Convertible) These exist *beside* 🐄MOOLAH — they cannot be bought or sold for coins. | Symbol | Name | Type | How to Get | |--------|------|------|------------| | ⭐ | ⭐ KARMA | Reputation | Good deeds, keeping promises | | 🎫 | 🎫 FAVOR | Social debt | "You owe me one" | | 🔮 | 🔮 ESSENCE | Magical | Found, not bought | | ⏳ | ⏳ TIME | Temporal | Exists, must be spent | #### ⭐ KARMA — Social Credit Earned through ethical behavior, lost through betrayal. - **Affects:** NPC attitudes, quest access, prices - **Cannot be bought** — only earned - **Visible to some:** Certain NPCs can "see" your karma #### 🎫 FAVOR — Social IOUs "I did something for you. Someday, I'll ask for something in return." - **Specific to relationships** — Palm owes Don a favor - **Can be traded** — "I'll give you my favor from Klaus" - **Expires?** — Depends on the relationship #### 🔮 ESSENCE — Magical Currency Rare, precious, cannot be manufactured or purchased. - **Sources:** Ancient artifacts, magical creatures, liminal moments - **Uses:** Enchantments, wishes, transformations - **Palm's golden earring** might contain some #### ⏳ TIME — The Unbuyable Some things cost time, not money. - **Training:** Takes time to learn - **Crafting:** Takes time to make - **Healing:** Takes time to recover - **"Time is money"** — but not exchangeable ### Quick Reference ``` FUNGIBLE (can convert): 1000 🥜 = 1 🪙 = 0.001 💎 = 0.000001 👑 Symmetrical: each step is ×1000 NON-FUNGIBLE (cannot convert): ⭐ KARMA — reputation 🎫 FAVOR — social debt 🔮 ESSENCE — magical ⏳ TIME — temporal ``` **Etymology:** - Sounds like "🐄moolah" (slang for money) - Sounds like "🐄MOO" (the language MOOLLM descends from) - Circular: MOOLLM → 🐄MOOLAH → MOOLLM ## Earning | Method | Examples | |--------|----------| | Exploration | Find treasure (hidden, maze, rewards) | | Quests | Complete tasks (notice board, requests) | | Trade | Sell items | | Skills | Trade or teach skills | | Games | Win at arcade, pub games, poker, gambling | | Work | Complete NPC jobs and requests | ## Spending | Category | Typical Prices | |----------|----------------| | Food/Drink | 1-5 🪙 per item | | Catalog Items | 3-50 🪙 per item | | Lodging | 5 🪙 per night | | Information | 5-20 🪙 (secrets, tips) | | Services | Variable | | Poker buy-in | 1 💎 = 1000 🪙 (standard game) | ## Price Examples ### Cheap (1-2 🪙) - Stroopwafel: 1 🪙 - Coffee: 1 🪙 - Espresso: 2 🪙 ### Moderate (3-5 🪙) - Snack: 3 🪙 - Tosti: 4 🪙 ### Expensive (10-50 🪙) - Cannabis strain: 15 🪙 - Catalog gadgets: 25-50 🪙 ### Catalog Items - Mystery Box: 3 🪙 - Monkey's Paw: 5 🪙 ### Gaming Stakes - Peanut Poker Buy-In: 1 🪙 = 1000 🥜 - Normal Poker Buy-In: 1 💎 = 1000 🪙 = 1000000 🥜 - High-stakes Poker Buy-In: 1 👑 = 1000 💎 = 1000000 🪙 = 1000000000 🥜 ## Hidden Value Not all 🐄MOOLAH is visible. Exploration reveals hidden wealth: - Kitchen drawer: 25 🪙 - Mattress stash: 10 🪙 - Secret compartment: variable ## Trade ### Barter Items can be traded directly without currency. Value is negotiated between parties. ### Skill Trade Skills themselves can be: - Traded for items - Taught for payment - Auctioned to highest bidder - Bequeathed to future characters ## Commands | Command | Syntax | Checks | |---------|--------|--------| | `INVENTORY` | `INVENTORY` | Shows current gold amount | | `BUY` | `BUY [item] FROM [seller]` | Gold available, item in stock | | `SELL` | `SELL [item] TO [buyer]` | Fair value or negotiated price | | `TRADE` | `TRADE [item/skill] FOR [item/skill]` | Relative value, relationship modifiers | ## Integration | Skill | Relationship | |-------|--------------| | [character](../character/) | Gold stored in character inventory | | [room](../room/) | Shops and merchants in rooms | | [buff](../buff/) | Some buffs affect prices | | [scoring](../scoring/) | Skills have economic value |