D&D 5E (2024) Gold & Other Treasure (Can we get off the treadmill?)

[Alzrius]

I love Yellowstone! Its a whole series about the classic D&D domain game.

Really? If that's the case, I might have to give it a try. Do they touch on the problem of traditional motte-and-bailey castles not actually offering much protection against dragons and wizards?

 

[tetrasodium]

So say, training, donation to churches or the poor, that sort of thing?

You can't just build a bridge to nowhere. You need to interact with merchants to know they have trouble with crossing that spot & maybe get looped into other quests you miggt care about for their ability to provide you the chance to actively look for ways you could spend money

 

[overgeeked]

So say, training, donation to churches or the poor, that sort of thing?

You can't just build a bridge to nowhere. You need to interact with merchants to know they have trouble with crossing that spot & maybe get looped into other quests you miggt care about for their ability to provide you the chance to actively look for ways you could spend money

Exactly. Bribe the guards, bribe the officials, gift or tithe to the churches, support a merchant house, build a temple, build an orphanage, build a castle or keep, etc. You know, interact with the game world beyond just kill things and take their treasure.

 

[Micah Sweet]

XP for gold spent on things that do not improve your combat stats is the best advancement system I’ve seen in any version of D&D. It solves so many problems and it offers the players interesting choices.

ACKS has that. Its a great system.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Really? If that's the case, I might have to give it a try. Do they touch on the problem of traditional motte-and-bailey castles not actually offering much protection against dragons and wizards?

Obviously there's a genre shift, but the narrative is clearly about a king fighting to protect his domain from his enemies.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Gold spent on stuff other than combat-related upgrades helps explain all those damned wizard towers, too.

 

[overgeeked]

ACKS has that. Its a great system.

I can't support the author due to his extreme right-wing politics and being a GamerGate supporter. Too bad I picked up the book before realizing who the author was.

 

[tetrasodium]

I . I don't quite agree on a few areas, but baron did a pretty good video on treasure the other day that is worth noting

Spoiler: said video

 

[thundershot]

They absolutely need to have magic items for sale again. Even as an option. Cutting that, IMO, was huge, and I know I and all of my players would love to have it back. It not only gives them something to spend their gold on, but makes It easier to gauge starting equipment on a higher level character.

 

[Micah Sweet]

I can't support the author due to his extreme right-wing politics and being a GamerGate supporter. Too bad I picked up the book before realizing who the author was.

Politics doesn't affect my appreciation of good game design.