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A merchant caravan stopped at a mountain pass checkpoint, with a massive red dragon looming overhead
Creative Campaign Ideas & Thematic Guides

The Economy of the Red Dragon

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…

By MrTom, 1 dayJune 19, 2025 ago
a frustrated dungeon master sitting at a table covered in gold coins
D&D Mechanics & Design

How Medieval Price Wars Can Save Your DnD Economy

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…

By MrTom, 2 weeksJune 7, 2025 ago
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