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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 9518415" data-attributes="member: 4937">Another thing to think about is making sure that if you are going to have a low magic setting you don't have a lot of easy access game breaking magic.&nbsp; So, for example, &quot;Fly&quot; gets bumped up to a 4th level spell in my game.&nbsp; Most other flying related magic is also likewise a level higher.&nbsp; Teleport in my game has a range limit of 1 mile per caster level.&nbsp; So it can still do quite broken things at short range but one thing it can't as easily do is long distance travel.&nbsp; I also assume the existence of defensive &quot;lair&quot; type spells that are at least the counter of low level offensive spells.&nbsp; Again, one of the risks of assuming a &quot;low magic campaign&quot; is ending up with a high magic campaign where the PCs have a lot of magic in a low magic setting with no counters or defenses.I should also suggest in line with the &quot;How bad is necromancy?&quot; suggestion, that I run an extremely harsh setting in the legal sense.&nbsp; Necromancy, diablerie (conjuring evil monsters or making pacts with evil monsters), and mind control are considered crimes almost universally punishable by death.&nbsp; Civilizations that wouldn't break your fingers, cut out your tongue and burn you at the stake for casting &quot;Charm Person&quot; are far rarer than ones that would.&nbsp;&nbsp; Likewise, of the four main spellcasting classes in my game world - wizards, clerics, shamans, and sorcerers - only wizards and clerics are considered licit magic users.&nbsp; Shamans and sorcerers are generally considered witches, and sorcerers are generally not even considered people and have no legal protection or rights.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 9518415, member: 4937"] Another thing to think about is making sure that if you are going to have a low magic setting you don't have a lot of easy access game breaking magic. So, for example, "Fly" gets bumped up to a 4th level spell in my game. Most other flying related magic is also likewise a level higher. Teleport in my game has a range limit of 1 mile per caster level. So it can still do quite broken things at short range but one thing it can't as easily do is long distance travel. I also assume the existence of defensive "lair" type spells that are at least the counter of low level offensive spells. Again, one of the risks of assuming a "low magic campaign" is ending up with a high magic campaign where the PCs have a lot of magic in a low magic setting with no counters or defenses. I should also suggest in line with the "How bad is necromancy?" suggestion, that I run an extremely harsh setting in the legal sense. Necromancy, diablerie (conjuring evil monsters or making pacts with evil monsters), and mind control are considered crimes almost universally punishable by death. Civilizations that wouldn't break your fingers, cut out your tongue and burn you at the stake for casting "Charm Person" are far rarer than ones that would. Likewise, of the four main spellcasting classes in my game world - wizards, clerics, shamans, and sorcerers - only wizards and clerics are considered licit magic users. Shamans and sorcerers are generally considered witches, and sorcerers are generally not even considered people and have no legal protection or rights. [/QUOTE]

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