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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Coredump" data-source="post: 6544265" data-attributes="member: 6939">I view it differently.  I have seen various people offer numerous solutions to you, and you just 'handwave' them away as things you don't want to do.You don't want to buy expensive itemsYou don't want to give to the poorYou don't want to buy a keepYou don't want to garner favor by offering to pay taxesYou don't want to fund trade caravans, or trading ships, or whateverYou don't want to hire retainers to travel with youYou don't want....Then when someone suggests that if you don't want to do any of these things... just don't play with gold... you get all offended. I don't see a 'large hole'... I see that you can't buy magic items... but the rules account for this because you don't *need* magic items.  Previous editions helped create this 'treadmill' whereby the reason PCs adventured was to get money to get more magic, so they could adventure more.  I don't find this to be a feature.... Probably because they don't find it to be 'worthless', it is unnecessary as a *requirement* for further adventuring.... but there is an entire world out there that runs on money..... surely your PC can think of *somthing* to spend it on.  And if you can't... why get upset about removing gold entirely? Or if not remove it, just assume it gets taken as taxes or given to charity.... You have been given a lot of help, you just don't seem to want it, you seem to want people to say "Yes, you are right, we need magic shops!!"  And it just ain't happenin'C'mon, its *your* PC... why is he adventuring?  What is his goal?  Looking for revenge?  Wants to see the world?  Hates elves? Just what prompts him to leave the safety of his home to go risk his life?  That should give you some ideas as to what to spend the gold on.</blockquote>

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