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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Whizbang Dustyboots" data-source="post: 8312158" data-attributes="member: 11760">Was anyone questioning that?Gold definitely has uses some of the time. But a D&D campaign shouldn't be predicated on the idea that, after murder-hoboing their way through dungeons for eight levels, the player characters will then be interested in turning around and working on civic projects. That there's not a way to spend gold without changing the focus of the campaign is a tacit admission that gold doesn't have much value for the game as it is typically played.DMs could probably slash treasures by three-quarters or more, especially after Tier 1, and it would have very little impact on most campaigns. Or, again, most groups could just go to a narrative wealth system.But unless the players express a desire to accumulate a mountain of gold for some reason, gold as a motivating force shouldn't be assumed to be the default. Yes, it was once, but the great thing about gaming in 2021 is that those games and games built the same way are still out there, with more material available for them than any time in their histories.</blockquote>