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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sckeener" data-source="post: 3838506" data-attributes="member: 8801">just because there is someone more powerful than you does not mean they are gods.Now the scientific method might be hard to pull off in a fantasy setting unless you really nailed the magical mechanics really tight....in which case is it really magic?The first communistic community IMHB that comes to mind is a Psionic one.  I've an enclave that searches the world for psionic talent and offers them a place in their community.  They've got all sorts of creatures living in 'harmony'.....basically if they accept to be part of the community they take a vow to work for the good of the community and to do harm to none in the community....this has recently hit a snag as the enclave's master telepath died leaving no successor to continue the voluntary vows.  oh and the society is a communistic republic with their senate being made up of the psionic discipline masters.  I like the Chainmail Dwarves.  I think I'm like most gamers and have my demihumans being socialists/communists and my humanoids being capitalists/tyrannies...with humans being anything. I always find this <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_forms_of_government#According_to_an_etymologist_approach" target="_blank">wiki list</a> helpful when I am crafting the government for a society</blockquote>