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<blockquote data-quote="Celtavian" data-source="post: 707834" data-attributes="member: 5834">I understand a little bit where you are coming from. It would be very difficult if not impossible to have a feudal society based on warlords or a warrior noble class.But, what if the noble class is the priests and wizards? In a polytheistic world, there are many different types of gods, not all of them good. They could easily vie for power with the gods of goodness, because in a polytheistic world there is no singular good god whose power is above all.It would simply be a better life to live amongst the followers of a good god, but that does not mean that the people living under the rule of an evil tyrant god would not think that was the only way to live.Look at the modern world. People suffer most often because they know no better way to live, not because they desire suffering. One cannnot for one instance presume that things would be otherwise were magic to exist as it does in D&amp;D.A truly gifted priest or user of magic is not common. There really wouldn't be that many people vying for power, and the majority most likely would not be good.I really don't see how your argument holds any water. It would be quite easy to build a feudalistic system of government in a world with magic. Very easy indeed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Celtavian, post: 707834, member: 5834"] I understand a little bit where you are coming from. It would be very difficult if not impossible to have a feudal society based on warlords or a warrior noble class. But, what if the noble class is the priests and wizards? In a polytheistic world, there are many different types of gods, not all of them good. They could easily vie for power with the gods of goodness, because in a polytheistic world there is no singular good god whose power is above all. It would simply be a better life to live amongst the followers of a good god, but that does not mean that the people living under the rule of an evil tyrant god would not think that was the only way to live. Look at the modern world. People suffer most often because they know no better way to live, not because they desire suffering. One cannnot for one instance presume that things would be otherwise were magic to exist as it does in D&D. A truly gifted priest or user of magic is not common. There really wouldn't be that many people vying for power, and the majority most likely would not be good. I really don't see how your argument holds any water. It would be quite easy to build a feudalistic system of government in a world with magic. Very easy indeed. [/QUOTE]

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