1) Thorass (written Common Tongue) records numbers thus: draw a box, and fill it with vertical strokes for each ten in a number. Encircle the box with dots for each of the leftover values in a numerical total. So 81 is a box holding 8 strokes, with a dot above it, ... #realmslore
Hey @TheEdVerse I have a bizarre Realmslore question: what’s the state of math across the realms? Are states using “Roman” numerals or have they discovered the place system? Any 10-base number sets? Has calculus been discovered and/or is it a closely guarded secret. Finally, a question more esoteric than whether there are toilets in Waterdeep.

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2) ...and 87 is a box of 8 strokes with a ring of 7 dots around it. For hundreds, use horizontal strokes floating atop the box, so 349 is a box of 4 strokes with three lines atop it, all encircled by 9 dots. Most calculus is a Waukeen temple secret. #realmslore
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Do they use Thorass numbers…? 🧐
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