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Simple math tables (for money conversion, time conversion, etc.)

New Feature Addition · Interactive tables · Created by KAcres
accepted
conversion currency calendars math numbers tables

What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?

Currently, there's no way to add any kind of interactable math equations in our worlds. For complex worldbuilding, a culture's calendar might have different meaasures of time, different civilizations might use different currencies, or maybe you just want your tabletop players to stop asking you how many copper pieces there are in a gold piece. But sometimes these worldbuilding features can be a lot to expect casual fans to dedicate to memory.  

How does this feature request address the current situation?

A feature where the world creator could create simple equations in tables would solve the vast majority of conversion problems (time, money, measurement, etc.)   My suggestion is that visitors would find interactable tables like these:  
  By typing a number in the "Input" text box, the number would run through the formula (which could be visible to viewers or hidden, whichever is easiest to code) and would be spit out in the "Output" box (perhaps automatically, perhaps after pressing a "calculate" button)   I think this would really allow fans and players to better understand the currencies, timelines, and other details of a world without having to remember if ten Globalized Xargons was closer to the price of a microwave burrito or the price of new car.  

What are other uses for this feature request?

This could be used to calculate all sorts of things, such as the relative age of characters who age at different rates (like elves or gods), percentages of task completion, or even used on private pages by GMs to calculate the difficulty of an encounter if their game system has things like CR-ratings.

The Team's Response

Accepted as an internal discussion
  That worths a look - will need to discuss with the rest of the team
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Current score

92/300 Votes · +16609 points

Votes Cast

  • +100

    by c0mlink
    on 2022-09-10 03:57

  • +100

    by A Fierce Mimic
    on 2022-09-09 22:02

  • +1

    by A Glamorous Elf
    on 2022-09-09 11:10
    This could be extremely cool, but it also sounds like quite a big feature to implement and maintain.

  • +300

    by Fearne
    on 2022-09-09 04:24

  • +300

    by Jackeyblob
    on 2022-09-08 22:49

  • +300

    by Bambam57
    on 2022-09-08 18:16

  • +300

    by A Sneaky Goblin
    on 2022-09-08 15:07

  • +100

    by Erelam
    on 2022-09-08 06:28

  • +100

    by Grozo
    on 2022-09-08 01:08

  • +1

    by Tchevy3
    on 2022-09-07 21:03

  • +100

    by JackGuadagni
    on 2022-09-07 03:09

  • +300

    by ano19920
    on 2022-09-06 18:51

  • -300

    by Lucifer__oO
    on 2022-09-06 14:42
    There are way more important features to be added. Sorry, but I'm voting strongly against it.

  • +300

    by Galahad423
    on 2022-09-06 13:11

  • +300

    by ATrueDuality
    on 2022-09-06 08:17

  • +300

    by Zurchonic
    on 2022-09-06 06:58
    Great for DnD and converting things between real world and my world.

  • +100

    by A Filthy Unicorn
    on 2022-09-05 22:08

  • +300

    by BrandedTales
    on 2022-09-05 05:28

  • +100

    by sunnybirdboi
    on 2022-09-05 02:08

  • +1

    by A Enfeebled Dwarf
    on 2022-09-05 00:50
    I can see how this would be useful, but it sounds like it could also be quite a lot of work.

  • +300

    by Rosuin
    on 2022-09-04 05:30

  • +300

    by Writing Bishop
    on 2022-09-04 02:15

  • +100

    by Rab and Trixie
    on 2022-09-03 20:24

  • +100

    by kaibrightwing
    on 2022-09-03 17:58

  • +300

    by mastergentleman
    on 2022-09-03 17:13

  • +100

    by MacAlmighty
    on 2022-09-03 15:22

  • +100

    by Nerdychef
    on 2022-09-03 06:13

  • +300

    by Serbaayuu
    on 2022-09-03 03:39

  • +300

    by Gate Keeper
    on 2022-09-02 23:39

  • +300

    by Nightgaara
    on 2022-09-02 02:08

  • +100

    by ArgoForg
    on 2022-09-02 00:54

  • +100

    by DaisyChick
    on 2022-09-01 19:57

  • +300

    by RibenLARP
    on 2022-09-01 07:17

  • +100

    by sasugasu
    on 2022-08-31 18:45

  • +100

    by NESz
    on 2022-08-31 13:43

  • +100

    by Mme88
    on 2022-08-31 12:45

  • +100

    by A Uncontrollable Skeleton
    on 2022-08-31 12:43
    I think this would be helpful feature, especially when I have various spreadsheets for this sort of thing already, but I'm not sure the effort would be worth it.

  • +100

    by A Goodhearted Cthulhu
    on 2022-08-30 08:52

  • +1

    by oaster2000
    on 2022-08-30 03:31
    At first I read this and loved the concept, now I'm less sure. While it's great to have automatic calculations within the article you're working on, I do believe that the implementation of this is largely unneeded. However, I still want the feature, but I do not think it should be top priority and just something to consider.

  • +100

    by MoonRaven
    on 2022-08-29 22:25

  • +300

    by BlessedbytheMadgod
    on 2022-08-29 21:39

  • +100

    by GreyMarq
    on 2022-08-29 21:08

  • +100

    by Levenstein
    on 2022-08-29 07:18

  • +100

    by armerrick17
    on 2022-08-28 22:08

  • +300

    by Hermyt
    on 2022-08-28 20:48

  • +300

    by snowriddenwolf
    on 2022-08-28 18:47

  • +300

    by Torporx90
    on 2022-08-28 07:27

  • +300

    by PhilosoShy
    on 2022-08-28 05:18
    We've got three separate calendars for Ta Mando... all of which take place in the same world... It would be AMAZING to be able to easily type in a day on one calendar and have it tell us what day that was on the others!

  • +100

    by Aluranai Phoenixrose
    on 2022-08-28 01:53

  • +300

    by TinkerTech
    on 2022-08-27 02:25
    This is an excellent idea! So long as the module is kept 'simple' and relegated to certain uses to prevent misuse or abuse (Maybe having a limit of 3-5 'variable' currencies per calculator, for example) This would be invaluable, especially when bridging the gap between a fantasy world and our own. I would certainly use it!

  • +300

    by Tobus
    on 2022-08-26 02:59

  • +300

    by Psi_Dragon
    on 2022-08-26 02:50

  • -100

    by DMFW
    on 2022-08-25 23:12
    Whilst I understand the desire for this function it has "feature creep" written all over it and it's a can of worms to implement. Before you know it, people will want fully featured spreadsheets. Don't underestimate the complexity of formula parsing. Thousands and thousands of development hours have gone into making Excel & Google Sheets robust. I wouldn't like WA developers to get sucked into reinventing that when there are better things they could be doing. What I would support, is perhaps some form of integration, allowing google sheets (for example) to be embedded in a WA page, thus offloading the hard parts of resolving the calculations. I'm not even sure if that is possible to be honest but if it were it would save a ton of work.

  • +300

    by MarikaMoreau
    on 2022-08-25 19:32

  • +100

    by Vibeca
    on 2022-08-25 14:18

  • +300

    by cheesemijit
    on 2022-08-25 10:59

  • +300

    by BlackKing
    on 2022-08-25 07:47

  • +300

    by Eve Beyond
    on 2022-08-25 05:46

  • +300

    by therambogeeks
    on 2022-08-24 17:47

  • +100

    by voidbreath
    on 2022-08-24 17:44

  • +100

    by Exarx
    on 2022-08-24 09:37

  • +300

    by A Glamorous Elf
    on 2022-08-24 01:55
    This could be interesting

  • +300

    by LadyVann
    on 2022-08-24 00:46
    As a writer who is mathematically incompetent, this would be brilliant!

  • +300

    by illumiinae
    on 2022-08-23 19:15

  • +1

    by Byzantian
    on 2022-08-23 17:02

  • +300

    by Youngree
    on 2022-08-23 15:40

  • +300

    by amelianite
    on 2022-08-23 15:39
    While this may be a bit hard to implement, this would be exceptional! A lot of worlds could benefit from being able to calculate monetary value, saving the creator of the world a lot of time. It would even help players in campaigns or readers if they want to understand what the cost of something is to the standard dollar, euro, etc.

  • +100

    by Toby the magic man
    on 2022-08-23 14:41

  • +300

    by Racussa
    on 2022-08-23 08:11
    Sounds very interesting. Currency calculator is the most intuitive use.

  • +1

    by A Frightened Dwarf
    on 2022-08-23 03:41

  • +300

    by Dalf32
    on 2022-08-23 03:06

  • +300

    by Arlatius
    on 2022-08-23 00:48

  • +100

    by NovaTerra
    on 2022-08-23 00:34

  • +100

    by LeighThalion
    on 2022-08-22 23:17

  • +300

    by A Goodhearted Dimensional Horror
    on 2022-08-22 14:49

  • +100

    by Kaleidechse
    on 2022-08-22 14:43

  • +300

    by AuraGuard
    on 2022-08-21 22:41
    Highly useful to me, and I'd imagine to others too.

  • +300

    by Beowulf68
    on 2022-08-21 20:59

  • +1

    by Scalenex
    on 2022-08-21 20:04

  • +300

    by Ratha
    on 2022-08-21 15:11

  • +1

    by Rayna Fairbell
    on 2022-08-21 14:27

  • +300

    by A Roaring Mlem
    on 2022-08-21 13:01

  • +1

    by storyauthor
    on 2022-08-21 04:06

  • +100

    by ANerdNamedNiko
    on 2022-08-20 23:38

  • +300

    by bluetippedwolf
    on 2022-08-20 22:55

  • +300

    by Tir Na Nog Press
    on 2022-08-20 21:00

  • -300

    by A Thundering Elf
    on 2022-08-20 20:04
    No, this is a pointless and stupid idea!

  • +100

    by jmckendry
    on 2022-08-20 19:17

  • +100

    by Adcheryl
    on 2022-08-20 16:41

  • +300

    by William Lord
    on 2022-08-20 16:24

  • +100

    by Tijmuhn
    on 2022-08-20 14:02

  • +100

    by ctbritt
    on 2022-08-20 13:01

  • +300

    by KAcres
    on 2022-08-20 09:43

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