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<blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 8238357" data-attributes="member: 2629">...You're a farmer.&nbsp; You have 2 kids.&nbsp; One is super smart and one is super strong.The strong one you can put to work on the farm with little to no training.&nbsp; Instant gratification.The smart one - maybe you can send him to a wizard to learn magic.&nbsp; How much would that cost?&nbsp; Do you think the wizard wants to do it for free?&nbsp; Do you think the boy can earn his keep - can he do anything that an unseen servant or a few cantrips can't do much better?&nbsp; No, you're going to have to pay that wizard to train the boy, and that would be years of education, as well as hundreds of gold pieces for a spellbook with 6 spells.&nbsp; At a GP a day (a steal), that boy's education and resources would cost thousands of gold!&nbsp; By the time he was educated and free to return, the strong kid would have done years of work.&nbsp; Then, the wizard would have the choice to stay and work on the farm, or go off and make more money elsewhere...&nbsp; I hope you raised that kid to be loyal to his family before you sent him off for years.People that can cast cantrips have better things to do than use them for profit.&nbsp; You might run into the occasional wizard willing to cast mending to supplement his income, but that would be rare.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jgsugden, post: 8238357, member: 2629"] ...You're a farmer. You have 2 kids. One is super smart and one is super strong. The strong one you can put to work on the farm with little to no training. Instant gratification. The smart one - maybe you can send him to a wizard to learn magic. How much would that cost? Do you think the wizard wants to do it for free? Do you think the boy can earn his keep - can he do anything that an unseen servant or a few cantrips can't do much better? No, you're going to have to pay that wizard to train the boy, and that would be years of education, as well as hundreds of gold pieces for a spellbook with 6 spells. At a GP a day (a steal), that boy's education and resources would cost thousands of gold! By the time he was educated and free to return, the strong kid would have done years of work. Then, the wizard would have the choice to stay and work on the farm, or go off and make more money elsewhere... I hope you raised that kid to be loyal to his family before you sent him off for years. People that can cast cantrips have better things to do than use them for profit. You might run into the occasional wizard willing to cast mending to supplement his income, but that would be rare. [/QUOTE]

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