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<blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 3514284" data-attributes="member: 158">I found answers for myself in the two problems you faced...I simply didn't take their gold, and rather let them use it, which they invariably did to improve their ships with modifications, or to pool and buy a bigger ship, or to invest in various money-making schemes. However, I didn't let them buy magic items, except at some rather inflated prices (remember, 2nd edition really disparaged the &quot;magic item shop&quot; as well as didn't have wealth by level guidelines) and they were always desirous of another money-making scheme, and I did let those pay off occasionally... only to fail later on.Maybe the creatures weren't, but ships piloted by said creatures certainly were. And the occasional Radiant Dragon, or Space Worm, or (what were those living asteroids called?) was enough to wreak occasional havoc on their ship, causing them to have to spend more money on repairs, etc. Even the pirates of the real world found out the hard way that adventuring costs money - and only a few were smart and savvy enough to retire wealthy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Henry, post: 3514284, member: 158"] I found answers for myself in the two problems you faced... I simply didn't take their gold, and rather let them use it, which they invariably did to improve their ships with modifications, or to pool and buy a bigger ship, or to invest in various money-making schemes. However, I didn't let them buy magic items, except at some rather inflated prices (remember, 2nd edition really disparaged the "magic item shop" as well as didn't have wealth by level guidelines) and they were always desirous of another money-making scheme, and I did let those pay off occasionally... only to fail later on. Maybe the creatures weren't, but ships piloted by said creatures certainly were. And the occasional Radiant Dragon, or Space Worm, or (what were those living asteroids called?) was enough to wreak occasional havoc on their ship, causing them to have to spend more money on repairs, etc. Even the pirates of the real world found out the hard way that adventuring costs money - and only a few were smart and savvy enough to retire wealthy. [/QUOTE]

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