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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dr. Strangemonkey" data-source="post: 3898153" data-attributes="member: 6533">I think this is one way this could work.Here's Another:Magic as an evolutionary force actually favors the creation of intelligence.Just as the predator-prey exigency in our world favors the creation of multiple species and evolutionary trends with running and even pack tactics as a strategy.So in the DnD-verse the presence of magic actually creates a broad based incentive for species to develop intelligence.Humans might be the only species that developed intelligence not as a response to magic and its role in creation but as a basic survival strategy involving the weirdness of gathering fruit, living in groups, and going out onto the plains.  As we actually did in our history.Humans might discover they have a talent for magic, but they did not evolve as a result of competition within the use of magic.This helps explain why humans lack the traits of most other intelligent heavy magic using species such as extremely long life, better night vision, and a higher level of cultural homogeniety.Now the challenge is explaining why magic enforces those traits in species as diverse as Elves, Dragons, and Illithid or Beholders.</blockquote>