Just saying, as adventures, we will need to "earn" or "find" our shins. :)
The Ninth World Guidebook has more on the economy.
Shins and Coins: “Shin” is very old slang that started in the Ninth World’s earliest days as “shinies.” It speaks to a time when humans scavenged for most of what they used rather than crafting their own goods. Shins in circulation today are often from that time—bits of an ancient numenera device of metal or synth, sparkling crystals, or colored glass.
As time goes on, more and more localities try to create a more formal coinage. But shins remain the standard currency in most places. It’s not that shins themselves are important. They are just an easily understood unit that often represents barter. In other words, when the butcher tells the woman in the dairy that a certain amount of meat is worth 2 shins, she knows to give him 2 shins’ worth of cheese in payment, even though no shins or coins of any kind are exchanged.
When actual shins are used in trade, the party accepting the payment often refuses a small percentage of the objects as being worthless. A particular merchant, for example, might accept some synth pieces but reject a few dull crystals as being just "rocks.” The next merchant, however, might accept those crystals. As a result, traders usually make sure that in any given transaction, they offer about 10 percent more than what’s being asked. They don’t throw out rejected shins, though—those items are saved for the next transaction because you never know what someone will take. (Communities that have actual coins avoid this issue.)
For example, the daily wages
Job ---------------------- Daily Wage
Guard ------------------- 1–2
Numenera consultant -- 5–20
Boat captain --------------- 5
Craftsperson -------------- 4
Engineer ---------------- 10
Farmer ------------------- 2–3
Artisan ------------------- 8
Farmhand ----------------- 1–2
Animal tender ------------- 1–2
Laborer ------------------- 1–2
Sage/scholar/teacher --- 5–20
Chiurgeon --------------- 8–30
“Fortune teller” ------- 10–20
Services average out at
Item ------------------- Cost in Shins
Lodging, basic ------------ 2–5/day
Lodging, high-end ------ 10–100/day
Storage rental ------------ 1–3/day
Laundry ------------------- 1
Bath ----------------------- 1
Cab or ferry ------------- 1–2
Last edited February 17, 2015 2:06 am