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<blockquote data-quote="Al" data-source="post: 1830274" data-attributes="member: 2486">Like I said, that's a fair premise.&nbsp; If magic is rare, then magic shops aren't likely to exist.&nbsp; The thrust of my argument is that in canon DnD, given the proliferation of magic users, there will be.&nbsp; If you want a different level of magic - sure, go ahead&nbsp; <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&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> .&nbsp;Expressed more elegantly than I&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> .&nbsp;It's not a question of being &quot;accepted as &quot;better&quot;&quot;- it's the simple fact that they are better.&nbsp; An 18 Int merchant leader will be better at rigorously analysing profit margins, an 18 Wis monarch make more enlightened decisions, and a 18 Cha diplomat be more persuasive in negotiations.&nbsp; It would be extremely unlikely that they would simply be rejected out of hand.&nbsp; Perhaps there could be a pseudo-Amish community who reject magic just as the real world Amish reject technology, but in a world where magic is prevalent, I don't see any logical objections.&nbsp; &nbsp;Perhaps, but these detractors could probably easily attack them were they unaugmented.&nbsp; To the ordinary peasant, if your economy is booming under the guidance of the magically-augmented lord, I don't think you're that bothered that his success is down to a +6 Headband of Intellect.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Al, post: 1830274, member: 2486"] Like I said, that's a fair premise. If magic is rare, then magic shops aren't likely to exist. The thrust of my argument is that in canon DnD, given the proliferation of magic users, there will be. If you want a different level of magic - sure, go ahead :) . Expressed more elegantly than I ;) . It's not a question of being "accepted as "better""- it's the simple fact that they are better. An 18 Int merchant leader will be better at rigorously analysing profit margins, an 18 Wis monarch make more enlightened decisions, and a 18 Cha diplomat be more persuasive in negotiations. It would be extremely unlikely that they would simply be rejected out of hand. Perhaps there could be a pseudo-Amish community who reject magic just as the real world Amish reject technology, but in a world where magic is prevalent, I don't see any logical objections. Perhaps, but these detractors could probably easily attack them were they unaugmented. To the ordinary peasant, if your economy is booming under the guidance of the magically-augmented lord, I don't think you're that bothered that his success is down to a +6 Headband of Intellect. [/QUOTE]

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