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<blockquote data-quote="Blue" data-source="post: 7471658" data-attributes="member: 20564">I am agreeing with you only if I accept the assumption that just because it's seen it's able to be industrially replicated.&nbsp; Which I don't.&nbsp; Maybe there are other geniuses - who would make traps in dungeons - who will do it.&nbsp; Assuming they can be wholesale replicated because they are &quot;out there&quot; is not held up by our own history and is incorrect as the default position.&nbsp; Here's some snippets from wikipedia about clockmakers:&quot;From the beginning in the 15th century through the 17th century, clockmaking was considered the &quot;leading edge&quot;, most technically advanced trade existing. Historically, the best clockmakers often also built scientific instruments, as for a long time they were the only craftsmen around trained in designing precision mechanical apparatus.&quot;Prior to 1800 clocks were entirely handmade, including all their parts, in a single shop under a master clockmaker. Examples of these complex movements can be seen in the many longcase clocks constructed in the 16th and 17th centuries. By the 19th century, clock parts were beginning to be made in small factories, but the skilled work of designing, assembling, and adjusting the clock was still done by clockmaking shops.&quot;So it took four centuries in the real world for them to even start making the parts in factories.&nbsp; Everything before then was hand-made.&nbsp; And that's with a world that pushed technology hard because it didn't have access to magic.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blue, post: 7471658, member: 20564"] I am agreeing with you only if I accept the assumption that just because it's seen it's able to be industrially replicated. Which I don't. Maybe there are other geniuses - who would make traps in dungeons - who will do it. Assuming they can be wholesale replicated because they are "out there" is not held up by our own history and is incorrect as the default position. Here's some snippets from wikipedia about clockmakers: "From the beginning in the 15th century through the 17th century, clockmaking was considered the "leading edge", most technically advanced trade existing. Historically, the best clockmakers often also built scientific instruments, as for a long time they were the only craftsmen around trained in designing precision mechanical apparatus. "Prior to 1800 clocks were entirely handmade, including all their parts, in a single shop under a master clockmaker. Examples of these complex movements can be seen in the many longcase clocks constructed in the 16th and 17th centuries. By the 19th century, clock parts were beginning to be made in small factories, but the skilled work of designing, assembling, and adjusting the clock was still done by clockmaking shops." So it took four centuries in the real world for them to even start making the parts in factories. Everything before then was hand-made. And that's with a world that pushed technology hard because it didn't have access to magic. [/QUOTE]

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