I’m still confused by soul coins in Descent. I get the idea, but what makes a soul get trapped in a soul coin, instead of just becoming lemures? I understand that it could be due to defaulting on a deal, but why? Soul coins are constructed by Mammon the archdevil of greed and his servants. They take souls and bind them into the coins to use as currency and fuel instead of letting them become lemures.

— Dan Dillon 👥 (@Dan_Dillon_1) December 2, 2019

Is there any sort of distinction as to why a soul becomes a coin vs a lemure? Or is it just as needs warrant? It’s an active process and a decision made by the servants of Mammon. His/their whim.

— Dan Dillon 👥 (@Dan_Dillon_1) December 2, 2019

A should of greater “value” might be saved for later trade or greater torment, for example.

— Dan Dillon 👥 (@Dan_Dillon_1) December 2, 2019

Keep in mind that Mammon is driven entirely by greed, so he delights in minting souls into coins.

That keeps the fuel flowing for infernal war machines, and if they need more during hot periods of the Blood War, Asmodeus might order higher production.

— Dan Dillon 👥 (@Dan_Dillon_1) December 2, 2019