Every time I try to write a trade-heavy setting, the economy falls apart under scrutiny. How do you make fictional economics feel believable without getting a degree in the subject?
Start with what people need: food, shelter, safety. Then ask who provides those things and what they want in return. Economy flows from basic needs upward. You do not need complex systems if the fundamentals make sense.
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