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<blockquote data-quote="darkrose50" data-source="post: 7615030" data-attributes="member: 70793"><p>[1] I suppose it would depend on:</p><p></p><p>(a) how common a casting type is, </p><p>(b) how common a caster of the level of the spell would be, and</p><p>(c) the social-economic ramifications of wealth-transfer</p><p></p><p>[2] For example, say that for a human we start at adulthood ~18 that on average it takes a number of years equal to the next level to gain a level. </p><p></p><p>[3] Figure ~100 years life expectancy.</p><p></p><p>33 was the average medieval life expectancy for a male. If a male survived until 25, then his average life expectancy bumped up to age 58. This would somehow influence the numbers somewhat, but let us leave that one with a pin in it.</p><p></p><p>[4] Then say each level above has ½ the number.</p><p></p><p>1st = 1-year = age 19 . . . ~2048 / ~4095</p><p>2nd = 3-years = age 21 . . . ~1024 / ~4095</p><p>3rd = 6-years = age 24 . . . ~512 / ~4095</p><p>4th = 10-years = age 28 . . . ~256 / ~4095</p><p>5th = 15-years = age 33 . . . ~128 / ~4095</p><p>6th = 21-years = age 39 . . . ~64 / ~4095</p><p>7th = 28-years = age 46 . . . ~32 / ~4095</p><p>8th = 36-years = age 54 . . . ~16 / ~4095</p><p>9th = 45-years = age 63 . . . ~8 / ~4095</p><p>10th = 55-years = age 73 . . . ~4 / ~4095</p><p>11th = 66-years = age 84 . . . ~2 / ~4095</p><p>12th = 78-years = age 96 . . . ~1 / ~4095</p><p></p><p>[5] Then let us compare these numbers to ~ historical medieval England. Evidently there were ~6000 knights and/or knightly manors . . . so let us multiple the above ~4095 numbers by 1.5 for simplicity sake.</p><p></p><p>1st = 1-year = age 19 . . . ~2048 x 1.5 = ~3072</p><p>2nd = 3-years = age 21 . . . ~1024 x 1.5 = ~1536</p><p>3rd = 6-years = age 24 . . . ~512 x 1.5 = ~768</p><p>4th = 10-years = age 28 . . . ~256 x 1.5 = ~384</p><p>5th = 15-years = age 33 . . . ~128 x 1.5 = ~192</p><p>6th = 21-years = age 39 . . . ~64 x 1.5 = ~96</p><p>7th = 28-years = age 46 . . . ~32 x 1.5 = ~48</p><p>8th = 36-years = age 54 . . . ~16 x 1.5 = ~24</p><p>9th = 45-years = age 63 . . . ~8 x 1.5 = ~12</p><p>10th = 55-years = age 73 . . . ~4 x 1.5 = ~6</p><p>11th = 66-years = age 84 . . . ~2 x 1.5 = ~3</p><p>12th = 78-years = age 96 . . . ~1 x 1.5 = ~1.5</p><p></p><p>[7] There were likely more than one knight per manor (brothers, uncles, sons, and so on).</p><p></p><p>So likely more than the above.</p><p></p><p>[8a] Then share those casters somehow among the eight (?) classes.</p><p></p><p>1. Bard</p><p>2. Cleric</p><p>3. Druid</p><p>4. Paladin</p><p>5. Ranger</p><p>6. Sorcerer</p><p>7. Warlock</p><p>8. Wizard</p><p></p><p>[8b] Perhaps we use the numbers in step 5 to estimate the number of divine casters, and we also could assume an equal number of arcane casters . . . this could make figuring out the probability for a given spell being cast a bit more simple. This would also make 1-mage-ish = 1-cleric-ish = 1-knight. I would think that they would at the least have equal social standing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="darkrose50, post: 7615030, member: 70793"] [1] I suppose it would depend on: (a) how common a casting type is, (b) how common a caster of the level of the spell would be, and (c) the social-economic ramifications of wealth-transfer [2] For example, say that for a human we start at adulthood ~18 that on average it takes a number of years equal to the next level to gain a level. [3] Figure ~100 years life expectancy. 33 was the average medieval life expectancy for a male. If a male survived until 25, then his average life expectancy bumped up to age 58. This would somehow influence the numbers somewhat, but let us leave that one with a pin in it. [4] Then say each level above has ½ the number. 1st = 1-year = age 19 . . . ~2048 / ~4095 2nd = 3-years = age 21 . . . ~1024 / ~4095 3rd = 6-years = age 24 . . . ~512 / ~4095 4th = 10-years = age 28 . . . ~256 / ~4095 5th = 15-years = age 33 . . . ~128 / ~4095 6th = 21-years = age 39 . . . ~64 / ~4095 7th = 28-years = age 46 . . . ~32 / ~4095 8th = 36-years = age 54 . . . ~16 / ~4095 9th = 45-years = age 63 . . . ~8 / ~4095 10th = 55-years = age 73 . . . ~4 / ~4095 11th = 66-years = age 84 . . . ~2 / ~4095 12th = 78-years = age 96 . . . ~1 / ~4095 [5] Then let us compare these numbers to ~ historical medieval England. Evidently there were ~6000 knights and/or knightly manors . . . so let us multiple the above ~4095 numbers by 1.5 for simplicity sake. 1st = 1-year = age 19 . . . ~2048 x 1.5 = ~3072 2nd = 3-years = age 21 . . . ~1024 x 1.5 = ~1536 3rd = 6-years = age 24 . . . ~512 x 1.5 = ~768 4th = 10-years = age 28 . . . ~256 x 1.5 = ~384 5th = 15-years = age 33 . . . ~128 x 1.5 = ~192 6th = 21-years = age 39 . . . ~64 x 1.5 = ~96 7th = 28-years = age 46 . . . ~32 x 1.5 = ~48 8th = 36-years = age 54 . . . ~16 x 1.5 = ~24 9th = 45-years = age 63 . . . ~8 x 1.5 = ~12 10th = 55-years = age 73 . . . ~4 x 1.5 = ~6 11th = 66-years = age 84 . . . ~2 x 1.5 = ~3 12th = 78-years = age 96 . . . ~1 x 1.5 = ~1.5 [7] There were likely more than one knight per manor (brothers, uncles, sons, and so on). So likely more than the above. [8a] Then share those casters somehow among the eight (?) classes. 1. Bard 2. Cleric 3. Druid 4. Paladin 5. Ranger 6. Sorcerer 7. Warlock 8. Wizard [8b] Perhaps we use the numbers in step 5 to estimate the number of divine casters, and we also could assume an equal number of arcane casters . . . this could make figuring out the probability for a given spell being cast a bit more simple. This would also make 1-mage-ish = 1-cleric-ish = 1-knight. I would think that they would at the least have equal social standing. [/QUOTE]
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