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<blockquote data-quote="FireLance" data-source="post: 1434610" data-attributes="member: 3424">Fair enough.&nbsp; My point, though, is that it's all a matter of relativity.&nbsp; A man of our times would find the technology level of Star Trek or Star Wars to be fantastic.&nbsp; Similarly, a man from our historical Renaissance period would find our level of technology to be fantastic, and a man from the Middle Ages would find his level of technology to be fantastic.So, no matter how &quot;common&quot; or &quot;powerful&quot; magic is, you only need to encounter magic that does something that you had never experienced(quality) or on a scale that you had never experienced (quantity) to be awestruck.If you are familiar with Piers Anthony's Xanth series or Sharon Green's Blending series, these are settings where magic is common but mostly weak.&nbsp; Everyone can do some form of magic, but it's usually minor: no more than starting a fire or producing light - the magical equivalent of a cigarette lighter.&nbsp; However, most common people seldom encounter truly powerful magic, and are still suitably impressed when a Magician summons three hurricanes flanked by two tornadoes to put down an infestation of magical vermin, or a High talent blankets an area in flames while protecting herself from being burned.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FireLance, post: 1434610, member: 3424"] Fair enough. My point, though, is that it's all a matter of relativity. A man of our times would find the technology level of Star Trek or Star Wars to be fantastic. Similarly, a man from our historical Renaissance period would find our level of technology to be fantastic, and a man from the Middle Ages would find his level of technology to be fantastic. So, no matter how "common" or "powerful" magic is, you only need to encounter magic that does something that you had never experienced(quality) or on a scale that you had never experienced (quantity) to be awestruck. If you are familiar with Piers Anthony's Xanth series or Sharon Green's Blending series, these are settings where magic is common but mostly weak. Everyone can do some form of magic, but it's usually minor: no more than starting a fire or producing light - the magical equivalent of a cigarette lighter. However, most common people seldom encounter truly powerful magic, and are still suitably impressed when a Magician summons three hurricanes flanked by two tornadoes to put down an infestation of magical vermin, or a High talent blankets an area in flames while protecting herself from being burned. [/QUOTE]

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