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M.U.L.E. is really an auction game, it's economy is very limited.

Some one mentioned how did we know that creating economies is hard. One way is to notice that only two computer games have player run...

Any self respecting blacksmith can make one. You just need ore or extra adamantium weapon no one wants. We used to haul adamantium...

There have never been enough, or a greater enough variety, of magic items in the official D&D books, IMO. I always, always feel that I...

If DMs think the characters have too much gold, isn't the solution simply to not give them as much? I fail to see the issue here. If...

Tracking it back, X-Com was based on the Snapshot and Ashanti High Lighting games produced for the Traveller RPG. So Traveller.

I write this both 100% seriously, and 100% jokingly. You want to go full tactical? You want to play a TTRPG that does highly detailed...

I was always fond of Medieval Magical Society Western Europe as a guide to economies. https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/118166/western-europe...

The problem at a fundamental level.... is Continual Flame. Or put another way, the issue is less about the accumulation of coin than...

I think the main disconnect with D&D-style games is when people don't transition to large parties --> domain play. I absolutely agree...

That just makes crossbows realistic. You load one or two of them. You fire them. If you're in close quarters, that's it. If you want to...

If you don't mind a little extra reading... I've found that you can mix Dungeon Fantasy with After the End for a pretty good...

The versatility of GURPS is its strength, an unmatched strength in the ttrpg hobby space. Seeing what Mutants & Masterminds is shifting...

The Dungeon Fantasy boxed set is everything you need for a self-contained game. However, I highly recommend that someone also pick up...

There are also multiple magic systems fleshed out for use in Dungeon Fantasy so you’ve got out of the box options ready to go. It...