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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celtavian" data-source="post: 754652" data-attributes="member: 5834">RePoint 1 is false. There is no opposite reaction to every magical act. Where you derive such a false statement from I cannot imagine.Point 2 is also false, especially so in the realms. Analogy: Electricity can be used to power a computer, a car, a lighting system, etc.The Weave can be used to power a fireball spell, a teleport spell, a warding spell (Long-term spell), etc.Very simple analogy, especially true in the FR. Magic is a force that has reshaped the development of many socieites, as it should be.It is true that not every culture would be comfortable with magic, but for large cities like Waterdeep, Calimport, the various cities in Sembia, Suzail, Silverymoon, all of Thay and other such places, magic would be fairly common. Yes, only the upper middle class and above would be able to afford potent magic. Still, there are many stores in real life that cater to the Upper Middle Class and above, and I am sure in places like Thay even minor magical items exist in the homes of less affluent people. The FR is one of the few worlds that has actually built into their economies magic shops and they even have one economy (Thay's) built upon the magic item industry. I find it "realistic" in the imaginary sense to see a strong magical component in FR economies. Wizards are more prevalent in the FR than any other game world I know of.They also have a strong magical component invested in the various militaries as well, and I feel that would occur in any world where magic was prevalent. Balance of power would leave leaders of nations little other choice than to acquire equal magical power for dealing with enemy armies.The Realms has its own feel. I like that it has tied a great deal of its feel to magic. The Realms deals with magical power in ways that many other worlds I have seen shy away from.Most worlds either try  for the "magic is very unique" feel such as is often seen in literature, where magic is practiced by a rare few eccentrics who just happen to join up with the heroes. Or the "magic is very evil" feel, where wizards have fought massive battles leaving vast areas of the world destroyed and the inhabitants wary and distrustful of magic.FR went for the "magic is technology" feel for the majority of the world. They have many prominent wizards and priests who have created all kinds of magic items for  uses for magic besides battle. You have magic for traveling, magic for cleaning, magic for communication, magic for defense, magic for delivering. Basically, magic is involved in many aspects of the various cultures and wizards are viewed as a part of society save in the less civilized parts of Faerun. I like this aspect of the Realms. I don't see why wizards wouldn't use magical power to obtain wealth and power in a society or be just as loyal to a given nation as a warrior type. The Realms is a magic-based world and it is different from many other worlds for this reason alone.</blockquote>

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