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<blockquote data-quote="Munin" data-source="post: 1748782" data-attributes="member: 5722">Despite the sensational title, this post has nothing to do with politics in any way. I'm only trying to take a frightening aspect of this world and mold it to d&amp;d. From a technological standpoint, terrorism is a product of the modern age. Without access to the explosives, planes, rapid communication devices, etc that enable a handful of individuals to maim and kill hundreds and even thousands of innocents in an instant of time, terrorism in the traditional sense simply is not possible.So if you look at a medieval setting, terrorism in that sense isn't a viable option for a group of bad guys. But if you add magic, it suddenly does become possible. Now the modern day terrorist pretty much acts on the cheap. Take a car, fill it full of relatively inexpensive explosives, put a fanatic behind the wheel, drive it to the target, and detonate it. Simple and effective. One person, one bomb, and a lot of dead civilians.Now, if we apply that to a magic setting, I think the same result could be achieved. Use Magic Device is a pretty handy skill that any class can use to access powerful magic. Scrolls are cheap, and it is not unmanageable for a lower level acolyte to use a scroll to access power offensive spells.Imagine a terror campaign launched against a nation where suicidal fanatics launch themselves against the civilian population armed with Wands of Fireball or scrolls!The terrorist could open the scroll and read it right in the middle of a crowded market, before anyone realized what was going on, he'd detonate a fireball at his feet. The players would have nothing to go on but charred remains....What do you think?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Munin, post: 1748782, member: 5722"] Despite the sensational title, this post has nothing to do with politics in any way. I'm only trying to take a frightening aspect of this world and mold it to d&d. From a technological standpoint, terrorism is a product of the modern age. Without access to the explosives, planes, rapid communication devices, etc that enable a handful of individuals to maim and kill hundreds and even thousands of innocents in an instant of time, terrorism in the traditional sense simply is not possible. So if you look at a medieval setting, terrorism in that sense isn't a viable option for a group of bad guys. But if you add magic, it suddenly does become possible. Now the modern day terrorist pretty much acts on the cheap. Take a car, fill it full of relatively inexpensive explosives, put a fanatic behind the wheel, drive it to the target, and detonate it. Simple and effective. One person, one bomb, and a lot of dead civilians. Now, if we apply that to a magic setting, I think the same result could be achieved. Use Magic Device is a pretty handy skill that any class can use to access powerful magic. Scrolls are cheap, and it is not unmanageable for a lower level acolyte to use a scroll to access power offensive spells. Imagine a terror campaign launched against a nation where suicidal fanatics launch themselves against the civilian population armed with Wands of Fireball or scrolls! The terrorist could open the scroll and read it right in the middle of a crowded market, before anyone realized what was going on, he'd detonate a fireball at his feet. The players would have nothing to go on but charred remains.... What do you think? [/QUOTE]

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