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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pawsplay" data-source="post: 5392115" data-attributes="member: 15538">Saying that all it takes a wizard is saying "a few words" is pretty much the same thing as saying gallery-quality art is cheap: all it takes is Pablo Picasso and "a few charcoal streaks." Why are magical solutions so expensive? Because to cast it, you first need someone with at least Int 12, meaning 2/3 or so of the population does not have a reasonable expectation of even becoming such a wizard. Then they need to spend 2 to 10 years in apprenticeship to someone who knows spells that can kill people, turn them to stone, or enslave minds. In the meantime, their family probably dies in a famine or an orc attack. Finally, having mastered the basics of arcane magic, this person embarks on a career of study and/or adventurer, seeking magical lore and possessing magical lore also sought by other individuals capable of killing or enslaving people with magical words. Having finally achieved some significant level of ability, they are approached by the mayor of the local township."Master Wizard. So sorry about your family being eaten by hungry orcs during the famine. I was wondering if you could be troubled to create magical lights so that we may continue to grind flour and tan leather around the clock, boosting the local GDP by at least 25%? ... How much would you charge for such a service?"So, how much?There are good lawyers who can get you off the hook with a "few words," and surgeons who can fix your heart with some basic material components and "a few gestures." Don't expect them to come cheap, though.</blockquote>

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