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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fireinthedust" data-source="post: 5617200" data-attributes="member: 51930">Weeeell, Ebberron assumes there is a place for all the 3e stuff in it, somewhere, modified.  Some things are replaced, like Driders with the scorpion-people, but in general that was at least one of the design goals.  Just for argument's sake, then.  Even if it wasn't an issue, there should be more livestock/herd animals than there are mentioned in the setting; the war could have something to do with why there are fewer, thus the otherwise unobtrusive predators suddenly turning on adventurers...And the general inconsistencies could help explain the setting inconsistencies, if there is a match-up they could explain.  The teleportation circle thing is a general issue as well, including why there aren't international consortiums in all RPG settings with magic, considering it only takes some Int to be a wizard, not just a high Int.  Eberron tries to reconcile the rules in a "realistic" way.  The quirks of economics, of social structures and needs, could have far-reaching consequences that aren't mentioned in the books, but end up explaining the things we're here complaining about.Oh well.I'm wracking my brain here, just trying to help.Okay, I got it:  if there's widespread literacy, why isn't there widespread democracy?  And why the heck are the Dragonmark houses the only ones with the monopolies?  I mean, in theory anyone could be making money off magic item creation, or messages, or trains.  Why are gnomes in charge of messages, while elves are in charge of illusions/shadow?  I mean, gnomes are the illuionists, traditionally.  Or inventors, and Cannith got that.Why are there evil clerics in good religions when there's a plethora of low-level detect alignment spells?  (ooh, that's a good one)  Especially since the Silver Flame is all about rooting out evil?  What, they're unaware of the idea of alignment when they have spells for this stuff?</blockquote>

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