Nothing says “economic development” quite like a giggling wyrm with a portfolio A Most Unusual Business Meeting “You’re telling me,” wheezed the merchant as he counted his coins for the third time, “that in six months, this backwater mining town has become the most prosperous settlement in three kingdoms?” The Read more…
When your landlord breathes fire: Dragons as Masterminds Practical advice for surviving (or profiting from) dragon market manipulations. Master Korven adjusted his spectacles and peered down at the ledger spread before him, his weathered hands—bearing the distinctive scars of dragon fire—tracing columns of figures that would have made an accountant weep. Read more…
Your players just asked how much a war elephant costs, and you’re frantically researching “medieval livestock prices” while they wait. Meanwhile, another player wants to know why the village blacksmith has better inventory than the trading guild, and honestly, you don’t have good answers. Here’s the uncomfortable truth: D&D’s economy Read more…
Your party just slew the ancient red dragon Narlgathra and claimed his legendary hoard. Four million gold pieces, enough to make each party member richer than most nobles. You divide the treasure, retire to your strongholds, and assume you’ve reached the campaign’s happy ending. Six months later, a loaf of Read more…
Where gold takes wing, and a 500-pound lion-eagle becomes your best business partner What happens when a creature that can carry half a ton over mountain ranges in hours disrupts trade routes that took centuries to establish? The griffon isn’t just about moving goods—it’s about reshaping civilization, one flight at Read more…