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<blockquote data-quote="Nifft" data-source="post: 1535381" data-attributes="member: 6562">Some other things that I forgot about my model:- Magic is sentient.- Nothing is possible without observation. - There is no such thing as non-sentient automation.In other words, if a tree falls in the forest, and no-one's around, it does NOT make a noise -- in fact, it can't even fall! (This is why the forest is full of Fey: to keep Nature working right.)Spells are sentient. (This is why a Magic Missile will always hit. It knows who you want it to hit. This is also why very high-level spells -- such as Wish -- come with a natural language interface, and have the intelligence to twist your meaning to make their brief lives easier.)No dumb automation: you could build a factory, but you'd have to man each machine. No steam powered unmanned labor -- it simply won't work. You can create magical constructs to do work, because they eat XP -- you're effectively breaking off part of your soul to craft a new sentient creature, which can then operate on its own. (This is why most complex traps are magical -- magic is sentient, so it will work even when you're not around.)&nbsp;-- N</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nifft, post: 1535381, member: 6562"] Some other things that I forgot about my model: - Magic is sentient. - Nothing is possible without observation. - There is no such thing as non-sentient automation. In other words, if a tree falls in the forest, and no-one's around, it does NOT make a noise -- in fact, it can't even fall! (This is why the forest is full of Fey: to keep Nature working right.) Spells are sentient. (This is why a Magic Missile will always hit. It knows who you want it to hit. This is also why very high-level spells -- such as Wish -- come with a natural language interface, and have the intelligence to twist your meaning to make their brief lives easier.) No dumb automation: you could build a factory, but you'd have to man each machine. No steam powered unmanned labor -- it simply won't work. You can create magical constructs to do work, because they eat XP -- you're effectively breaking off part of your soul to craft a new sentient creature, which can then operate on its own. (This is why most complex traps are magical -- magic is sentient, so it will work even when you're not around.) -- N [/QUOTE]

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