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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 7612549" data-attributes="member: 6801845">I've always assumed counter measures in my world for important well protected places.  Just because a spell or ritual is not in the PHB does not mean it doesn't exist.  Yes, flying creatures and spells would be dangerous.  It means there would be an arms race of sorts but people are creative.  Giants and ogres attacking?  Good thing you had those ballista ready because they've got some big targets.  Oh, they're also set up to fire nets against those pesky fliers.  Tunneling monsters an issue?  Good thing you set up listening posts to hear them coming (something people did to protect against sappers ... can't find the reference right now <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/cry.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":.-(" title="Cry    :.-(" data-shortname=":.-(" /> ).  A simple beaded curtain (or even closed gates) or similar would foil a lot of invisibility shenanigans.I think it's a mistake that people just plop down hippogriffs and attacking wizards on some pre-industrial time frame in the real world without considering what reasonable countermeasures could be applied.  People didn't invent those net-throwing ballista I mention above because they weren't needed.  Unless magic is new, unexpected or extremely rare it will be woven into the fabric of society.</blockquote>