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Why D&D Towns Matter: Transform Your Town Design With a Simple Secret
Episode 17412th October 2025 • 3 Wise DMs • The 3 Wise DMs
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We continue to drive down deeper into our real-time worldbuilding experiment armed with the comments of our listeners.

In this episode, Tony, Chris, and Dave begin to ask the most basic question when building a town: why is the town there? In our D&D Tombstone idea, we realize the short answer is money. And what drives that money? Magic. Make sure to join the conversation as we build a Wonderful World with our 3WD community!

2:25 The “Elevator Pitch” for our new campaign setting.


4:05 Review our discussion of magic.


9:06 Our Sci-Fi, D&D Tombstone.


10:50 Why do towns exist? The short answer: money.


14:55 Economy, commerce, and the Gold Piece Problem.


17:40 Power, Influence, Money, and your Standard of Living


23:50 Magic is a memory. The adventure is in rediscovering it.


29:35 Leveling magic differently to play to the setting?


40:15 Final Thoughts.

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