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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 economies. Eve Online and Puzzle Pirates. And the Puzzle Pirate economy is collapsing because it's an old game that hasn't been updated. If you want to see...

I was always fond of Medieval Magical Society Western Europe as a guide to economies. https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/118166/western-europe The problem often is letting treasure be coins. If you make the treasure goods (wines, furs, artwork, preserved foods) there is a cut that middlemen take for...

In fantasy worlds, lei lines or other centers of magic could cause a city to be built to support the magical society that built around the magical power center.

Yes, this is a lesson learned as shown in Devil in the Dark where he threatens to kill humans to protect the Horta

I prefer the return to the Original Season not having to try to make up technobabble for the solutions. The technobabble only adds to later confusion about why it's not used again. Trek isn't hard science, so the solutions are not important to the goals of the story.

Carriers go back to Traveller's Battle Riders. Which makes the tenders strategic targets. Biologicals really shouldn't be in space combat. They are generally more fragile than electronics or computers unless you limit computer technology. (some Traveller settings limit robots and computer...

I've been doing kettlebell routines for the last 8 years. Bought my own bells when the pandemic closed the gym. different days for different focuses. Strength and power (snatch, jerks, row, press) Abs and Core (swings, windmills, split squats, squats, iso holds) Complexes and Flows (combine...

Additionally, ADB also licensed out the Star Fleet Battles universe for a RPG supplement Prime Directive. GURPS, D6, and D20

Did your DM say no to your completely reasonable homebrew character class? Are you trapped in a dungeon and unable to take a long rest? Have you experienced being hit by a critical attack? You may be entitled to compensation.

I think using an outdated hierarchy of state progression isn't helpful in world building. I prefer to think about it as how a state is governed (monarchy, oligarchy, democracy, etc), how the economy is structured (apprenticeship, guilds, factories, etc), and how society is stratified (hereditary...

Seems like it would be better to invest in a 3D food printer (link to Food Printer Reviews) and use existing models to make your own than to use molds. Now I want to build chocolate dungeon tiles with gummy miniatures.

You might want to grab GURPS War Against the Cthorr for some handy apocalypse themes. Reign of Steel might help too.

I've tried a couple of different approaches and either I don't have a large enough pool of players or they don't realize I'm serious about the style of game I'm trying to create. I create summary descriptions of the games I'm willing to run. I discuss what the player goals should be and I try...

Try this https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/planet-names.php Probably isn't completely what you are looking for but there are a lot of other options on the site