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Message: <blockquote data-quote="brevdravis" data-source="post: 971642" data-attributes="member: 11994">Contraception Sociology Sidebar (first Draft)Since the only response on this idea was positive, here's my little sidebar, feedback welcome.Contraception on Society (Sidebar)Historically, the role of women in a society has been extremely limited when reliable contraception is not available.  Since the d20 rules generally allow women to have a more active role in society that history suggests, it can be assumed that most clerics and wizards are willing to provide relatively low cost contraception spells to the average woman.  Some campaigns may want a more historically accurate state of affairs.  In that case assume that women of power and/or wealth will be able to get contraception by paying premium prices (whether literal cash or use of influence), wheras the poor will have much less control over their self-determination.A quick guideline for a price of a 1 month contraception spell in a very liberated society is 1 sp.   This puts the price within the means of an average citizen.  Assume that some good temples see charging less as a form of charity, especially temples that protect and nuture women.  In some desperate cases the cost may be waived altogether.Repressive societies will of course raise the prices considerably.  Another thing that may raise the cost, or even make contraception totally unavailable, is if the dominant religion forbids it.  Historically, many religions (not naming names here)  have seen contraception as a blasphemy, and have forbidden it to their worshipers.  Womens roles in these societies have usually not been very free.There we go, any comments or thoughts?Stuart</blockquote>

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