Post originally by Bhikku at 2003-05-29 15:25:07
Converted from Phorums BB System

Yeah, I'm going to assume that the chicken is the standard reference in the same way that the cost of anything in the U.S. can be assessed as a certain number of pennies. Having read a fair amount of Morgan Llewellyn books (Finn Mac Cool and Red Branch and such), I get the idea that ancient Celts, and especially pre-historic mythical proto-Celts, didn't carry around money. Instead, if something needed to be acquired, the heroes would either stage a daring raid on their rivals, or they'd trade. Trade livestock if you've got it, or something else - and the "chicken standard" lets the players & DM make sure the trade is fair.

I've got to say, I'm intrigued by this game. I've got a particular love of savage/tribal type fantasy games. And i'm a little familiar with the Slaine comics, so maybe this will appeal more to me than to the average gamer.

-Bhikku