Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-26815144-20161015074229/@comment-4750818-20161015111257

Gold alloy - made with 5 gold nuggets and 4 silver nuggets gives 1 gold alloy ingot. Alloy ingots can't be used for crafting except of treasure piles and blocks.

The name of the alloy you're proposing is Electrum, at least according to the Dwarf Fortress Wiki. But yes, I do agree that gold is too common in the world.

Another option would be to combine gold with copper, as that is commonly done in real life, too. This could be called Rose Gold.

Finally, gold could be combined with silver and bronze to make Black Bronze.

Finally, pure gold bars should be worth a lot more than they are now when they're sold. All of the above alloys could be used to make treasure piles, chandeliers, etc.

Glflegolas (admin) Send a Messenger  11:12, October 15, 2016 (UTC)