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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 1383308" data-attributes="member: 99">I think that you guys might be looking at this from a "glass half empty" standpoint.  Take this tack:  Of course it works!That's why Mazzar the Iron Mage has set up shop in Xcity, cranking out the Iron Walls and making himself a fortune.  Of course he's used that money to buy up a band of thugs that will break the knees of any PC who comes along and tries to horn in on his trade.The other effect is that the Dwarves of the Rusty Hills have nearly gone bankrupt since Mazzar started his business.  Many of their young folks can no longer afford to work in the mines for the low pay they have to offer in order to stay competitive with Mazzar.  They have left the Rusty Hills to find work in other places.  But this has left the Dwarves very vulnerable to the predations of the nearby Orcs of Dung Mountain and there is talk of war in the air...OROf course it works!  But iron mining is an important part of the economy of Xcity and there are local ordinances to prevent Wizards from undermining it with magic like this.  The PC may make a few sales of Iron Walls but then he gets a visit from the city guard who levy a fine against him and a Cease and Desist order.  He'll have to take his trade in magical iron to the back alleys and streets where black-market iron smuggling is the norm...To me, this type of situation is ripe with roleplaying opportunities.</blockquote>