It’s the Barter Economy, Stupid
Rules for abstract wealth, abstract supply, reputation, bartering, carousing, starvation, and random treasure in dungeons, and how all of these rules come together to form a cohesive whole.
Potion Clues
Advice for identifying the potions you find in dungeons, ideally before quaffing them.
Shopping in D&D is Garbage, And How to Fix It
Don’t let shopping for gear be a chore. Make it part of the game with this Yahtzee inspired shopping minigame.
Shopping, Listing, Picking and Gambling
I evaluate the various methods of equipping starting characters based on the goals of player agency, speed and randomness.
Bury Your Gold: On Abstract Wealth
In which I express dissatisfaction with the standard counting-gold-coins mechanic and suggest an alternative in the form of abstracted Wealth, Reputation and Supply.