The Soulbinder’s Gambit
A Baldurs gate heist adventure – now available I’m excited to announce that The Soulbinder’s Gambit, my Baldur’s Gate heist adventure, is now available as Pay What You Want on the DMs Guild! What...
Category: D&D Mechanics & Design
The DM’s Pricing Toolkit
In Why D&D’s Economy Is Broken (And Why That’s Actually Fine) we talked about band-aid fixes to DnD’s Economy. Those band-aids work. but they’re reactive solutions to a systemic problem. What if instead of...
Why D&D’s Crafting System Breaks Your Magic Item Economy (And How to Fix It): Part 1
A Guide to Magic Item Balance Through Systematic Scarcity Learn how to balance D&D’s magic item crafting system using monster components, CR-based encounters, and economic principles that create adventure hooks while preventing market flooding....
Why D&D’s Economy Is Broken (And Why That’s Actually Fine)
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...