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<blockquote data-quote="fanboy2000" data-source="post: 5393324" data-attributes="member: 19998"><p>I've never gamed in a world that bothered me on some kind of technical level.</p><p></p><p>Part of the reason is that I'm not convinced that the existence of magic would do all the weird things I've seen claimed. For example, I'm not sure that magic would be ubiquitous for NPCs. Even today, in the real world, there are many places where technology isn't ubiquitous it's surprisingly rare. Also, simply because the PCs have easy access doesn't mean others would. Again, there are lots of people in the real world who commonly have access to superior equipment for the needs that other people. </p><p></p><p>And, on top of all of that, magic is such a game changer that I don't think <strong>anyone</strong> can predict what world with magic would look like. Our own history provides some insight, but frankly, there are so many factors in history that I think it can be surprisingly hard to figure out what exactly caused what. Add to the fact that many civilizations have different levels of technology and different cultural norms.</p><p></p><p>I don't think of it as hand waving, the D&D world has it's own cultural norms that people from outside cultures don't always understand. That's the way it is here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fanboy2000, post: 5393324, member: 19998"] I've never gamed in a world that bothered me on some kind of technical level. Part of the reason is that I'm not convinced that the existence of magic would do all the weird things I've seen claimed. For example, I'm not sure that magic would be ubiquitous for NPCs. Even today, in the real world, there are many places where technology isn't ubiquitous it's surprisingly rare. Also, simply because the PCs have easy access doesn't mean others would. Again, there are lots of people in the real world who commonly have access to superior equipment for the needs that other people. And, on top of all of that, magic is such a game changer that I don't think [B]anyone[/B] can predict what world with magic would look like. Our own history provides some insight, but frankly, there are so many factors in history that I think it can be surprisingly hard to figure out what exactly caused what. Add to the fact that many civilizations have different levels of technology and different cultural norms. I don't think of it as hand waving, the D&D world has it's own cultural norms that people from outside cultures don't always understand. That's the way it is here. [/QUOTE]
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