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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Spatzimaus" data-source="post: 966277" data-attributes="member: 3051">It's all subjective, of course.  The real answer is "all of the above".I'd define Low/Normal/High based on the average commoner.  How often does he see a magical item?  Can he join a magical class?  How does he view these classes?Low: the average person never sees a magical item at all.  Adventurers may find a few magical items in their jobs but it's not a given.  Magical classes are rare/limited, to the point where they're usually feared/hated/ostracized by the general populace.Normal: The average person has seen magical items but doesn't have any of his own.  Adventurers will have a few.  Magical classes are about as common as nonmagical, for adventurers.  There will be a few non-adventurers with magic classes.High: Everyone has access to magical items, to the point where some tasks are almost never done without magic.  Want to build a house?  Get a Wizard to use Telekinesis, Summoned creatures, and Fabricate to do it in a day, while the "craftsmen" simply do finishing touches.  Want to be a doctor?  Take a couple levels of Cleric.  Lots of people take a level or two of a magical class, and there's nothing unusual about it.Anyway, my point is, these things are interdependent.  If lots of people have magical classes, there'll be plenty of magical items floating around.  If "Wizard" is a socially acceptable career choice, plenty of people will want to go down that path.Just my opinion, of course.</blockquote>

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