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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vocenoctum" data-source="post: 3692764" data-attributes="member: 2477">I think guns are possible, but not used because of the monetary investment and because folks that have power don't want them advanced. Moreso because we want armor, and guns make armor worthless. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Seriously, how many folks hate Eberron for the magic railroad? I do think dwarves/ gnomes have steam engines for some uses though, just nothing world spanning.I'm pretty sure we have canals...We have a heal skill that aids disease recovery, so I assume a basic knowledge of disease and poison. Magic does hinder a true working knowledge, and we haven't actually mastered disease in real life either... of course, it's rare for a real "massive plague" in D&D.That said, my pet peeve (which Eberron somewhat addresses) is that magical healing seems so inaccessible to normal folks. If the village priest wouldn't cast CLW to save little Timmy from bleeding out, then he'd be the next one bleeding out.I'm sure they do have optics, and I'm sure some have a working knowledge of basic components of life. It just doesn't come up, and I doubt commoners care.Yes, the kings crown costs enough to feed thousands, and Defense budgets are high. I can't help you there. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Evil lies, and the fact you can become a Balor eventually is a great lure. At the same time, Evil never tells you how long that might take...</blockquote>

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