The thing is to find use for all the resources be it at level 1 or level10.
Make it into a creature. Make sand forms, melt metal ingots with wood and charcoal (moar wood atm) to pour statues of King Miq. King Miq statue gives 17 minutes of unlimited AP :)
If MD is to keep armorsets than alot of resources could be used for that (iron, jewelry, coal, gold, resins, park etc). That also would mean that all existing pro bono armors get stripped from everyone.
Honestly this needs a solid coherent work with known limitations of what actually is allowed to be produced with the resources. What kind of effects are off the table. Or is a diamond shield of dragon resistance a thing(0 effects and stats for any attaking drach)?
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