Fictional Economy Template 1
Economy map: scarce resource [x] → producer [who] → controller [who] → transport [how] → buyer [who] → failure point [risk].
6 Fictional Economy Templates
Start with structure, then replace every placeholder with information that is true, relevant, and natural for your context. These templates are intentionally skeletal so your final writing does not sound mass-produced.
Use the framework
How to personalize a template
A believable fictional economy does not require a textbook model, but prices, scarcity, labor, trade, class, and institutions should create consistent pressures that characters notice when earning, traveling, buying, borrowing, or surviving.
- 1Choose the template closest to your actual purpose.
- 2Replace every bracketed field with specific information.
- 3Delete any sentence that does not belong in your situation.
- 4Read the result aloud for unnatural transitions or repeated phrasing.
- 5Verify names, dates, links, facts, and promises before sending or publishing.
Fictional Economy Template 2
Character budget: income [source] | fixed obligations [costs] | debt [terms] | emergency [what happens] | forbidden shortcut [temptation].
Fictional Economy Template 3
Shock test: If [war/new magic/disaster] changes [supply/demand], which jobs rise, which fail, and who resists the change?
Fictional Economy Template 4
Market scene: character wants [good/service], price is shaped by [scarcity/rule], and the transaction creates [choice/conflict].
Fictional Economy Template 5
Dependency and propagation audit: Claim / example / recommendation [x] | Controlling source / project record [x] | Dependency strength [direct / shared / advisory / independent] | Review trigger / reason code [x] | Needs-review scope [local / direct dependents / cluster] | Replacement source requirements [x] | Carry-forward decision [x] | Propagation targets [x] | Reader disclosure / changelog action [x].
Fictional Economy Template 6
Persistent editorial registry audit: Topic slug → [ ]; claim UID/key → [ ]; source UID/key → [ ]; dependency UID + strength → [ ]; source status/version → [ ]; open review UID/reason/priority → [ ]; replacement source if any → [ ]; reviewer + resolution → [ ].