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<blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 8781454" data-attributes="member: 2629">Every setting will have their own answer, but in mine:&nbsp; Power is not a measure of what you control, it is a measure of what you can control less the cost to maintain it.&nbsp; A powerful wizard that wishes to maintain control over a vast populace will be required to spend vast amounts of their power to maintain control.&nbsp; As the size of a controlled populace grows, the difficulty to maintain it grows faster.&nbsp; In the end, to those with other routes to power, it is a fool's game.&nbsp; The cost of winning the game far exceeds the benefit.The most powerful beings do not often want to rule vast empires,.&nbsp; They keep their sphere of control optimized for benefit over cost.&nbsp; The charismatic might find that they can hold large populations in their sway - but a wizard with more book smarts than charm might find it far easier to have only a few followers and instead focus on their personal advabcement without caring about the people around them.&nbsp; It is all a product of their capabilities.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jgsugden, post: 8781454, member: 2629"] Every setting will have their own answer, but in mine: Power is not a measure of what you control, it is a measure of what you can control less the cost to maintain it. A powerful wizard that wishes to maintain control over a vast populace will be required to spend vast amounts of their power to maintain control. As the size of a controlled populace grows, the difficulty to maintain it grows faster. In the end, to those with other routes to power, it is a fool's game. The cost of winning the game far exceeds the benefit. The most powerful beings do not often want to rule vast empires,. They keep their sphere of control optimized for benefit over cost. The charismatic might find that they can hold large populations in their sway - but a wizard with more book smarts than charm might find it far easier to have only a few followers and instead focus on their personal advabcement without caring about the people around them. It is all a product of their capabilities. [/QUOTE]

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