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The Desert Merchant’s Almanac: Historical Caravan Strategies for Sandbox RPGs

Learn how historical caravans managed routes, guards, goods, and profit. A system-agnostic guide for designing believable trade economies in sandbox RPGs and strategy games.

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What it includes

A practical, game-agnostic guide to running caravans:

  • How historical caravans managed risk, guards, and routes.
  • Simple price/rarity ideas for spices, textiles, and metals.
  • Hooks and events you can drop into any sandbox RPG or strategy game.

Designed to work alongside caravan-trading MMOs, medieval sandbox RPGs, and grand strategy titles — without relying on any one IP.

Topicscaravan trade RPG guide · sandbox RPG economy · historical merchant strategies

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