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<blockquote data-quote="Hellcow" data-source="post: 1379533" data-attributes="member: 15800"><p>Actually, you can make a dishwasher pretty cheaply using <em>prestidigitation</em>. Make it a large command word item that can only be used, say, twice per day, throw in the limitation that it can only be used to clean (reducing the normal range of effects, since a soiling machine isn't much use), and you can probably bring home a combination dishwasher/washing machine for under 300 gp. The same technique can get you a microwave or a refrigerator, though the refrigerator would need to be continuous and thus would be considerably more expensive. </p><p></p><p>A major point to bear in mind is that all of the magic in Eberron is drawn from existing spells. If there is a dishwasher, it's because there is a way to do that using a low-level spell from the PHB. It's not just a random "well, this is a technological thing, but it's not technology -- it's <em>magic</em>." </p><p></p><p>But with that said, as the creator of the setting, I'd say "dripping with magical contrivances" is a bit of an overstatement. The general level of magical convenience is probably closer to the later 19th century than to 1930. There are no telephones. There are no cars. The wealthy may avail themselves of things like the <em>prestidigitation</em> washing machine, but for the average person 300 gp is still a fortune, and not something to throw away on a this sort of luxury. The great cities, like Sharn, have the largest concentration of magical conveniences, but even there you won't see a magic microwave in the average inn. If you're out in a farming village you may not see any magic items -- although you may have a local magewright who uses <em>augury</em> to advise the community or improves her mundane work through the use of magic. Magic is also a cultural thing, and is more common among the human nations than places like Darguun (where that hobgoblin is from). </p><p></p><p>The central concept is not "replace everything technological with magic." It's the idea that since arcane magic is something that obeys formulas and rituals and can be studied and understood, that over the course of centuries it would end up playing a more significant role in society and serving some of the same functions as technology -- transportation, communication, and warfare. Why develop cannons when you have someone who can throw <em>fireballs</em>? But it still has all the restrictions of magic, and it's not something that pervades every level of society. </p><p></p><p>(bla bla bla...)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hellcow, post: 1379533, member: 15800"] Actually, you can make a dishwasher pretty cheaply using [i]prestidigitation[/i]. Make it a large command word item that can only be used, say, twice per day, throw in the limitation that it can only be used to clean (reducing the normal range of effects, since a soiling machine isn't much use), and you can probably bring home a combination dishwasher/washing machine for under 300 gp. The same technique can get you a microwave or a refrigerator, though the refrigerator would need to be continuous and thus would be considerably more expensive. A major point to bear in mind is that all of the magic in Eberron is drawn from existing spells. If there is a dishwasher, it's because there is a way to do that using a low-level spell from the PHB. It's not just a random "well, this is a technological thing, but it's not technology -- it's [i]magic[/i]." But with that said, as the creator of the setting, I'd say "dripping with magical contrivances" is a bit of an overstatement. The general level of magical convenience is probably closer to the later 19th century than to 1930. There are no telephones. There are no cars. The wealthy may avail themselves of things like the [i]prestidigitation[/i] washing machine, but for the average person 300 gp is still a fortune, and not something to throw away on a this sort of luxury. The great cities, like Sharn, have the largest concentration of magical conveniences, but even there you won't see a magic microwave in the average inn. If you're out in a farming village you may not see any magic items -- although you may have a local magewright who uses [i]augury[/i] to advise the community or improves her mundane work through the use of magic. Magic is also a cultural thing, and is more common among the human nations than places like Darguun (where that hobgoblin is from). The central concept is not "replace everything technological with magic." It's the idea that since arcane magic is something that obeys formulas and rituals and can be studied and understood, that over the course of centuries it would end up playing a more significant role in society and serving some of the same functions as technology -- transportation, communication, and warfare. Why develop cannons when you have someone who can throw [i]fireballs[/i]? But it still has all the restrictions of magic, and it's not something that pervades every level of society. (bla bla bla...) [/QUOTE]
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