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The fantasy currency hiding in smashed pots

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The entire economic system of this fantasy realm is based on throwing shiny rocks at things. You literally harvest money by wandering into a stranger's house and violently smashing all their ceramic pottery against the wall. The local shopkeepers accept these glass gems in exchange for literal explosives and life-saving potions.

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