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<blockquote data-quote="BiggusGeekus" data-source="post: 709213" data-attributes="member: 1014">I love this kind of thread.I think the whole issue of Communing would mean that the populace would be more willing to accept a given pantheon or monotheistic god (quite probably with a few minor gods kept on the side &quot;just in case&quot; in an unofficial/pagan capacity).As far as magic goes, you can regulate anytying.&nbsp; Anything.&nbsp; The Brits had some wild anti-martial-arts laws back in 19th century China.&nbsp; A wizard may command great power, but the Vancian (ie D&amp;D) system of magic ensures that a caster can't go hog-wild and just do whatever he feels like.&nbsp; Sooner or later that archmage has to take an 8-hour nap.&nbsp; And whose to say the warriors will be without magic?&nbsp; There could very well be enough wizards who command power but were still sympathetic to the plight of the non-magical community (e.g. A wizard aids the warrior's anti-magic crusade because his daughter was once the victim of a particularly cruel charm person or domination spell).Basically, I think that magic will encourage centralizing the nobility's power base, which lends itself more to a fudal structure than a more libertarian government.My two cents.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BiggusGeekus, post: 709213, member: 1014"] I love this kind of thread. I think the whole issue of Communing would mean that the populace would be more willing to accept a given pantheon or monotheistic god (quite probably with a few minor gods kept on the side "just in case" in an unofficial/pagan capacity). As far as magic goes, you can regulate anytying. Anything. The Brits had some wild anti-martial-arts laws back in 19th century China. A wizard may command great power, but the Vancian (ie D&D) system of magic ensures that a caster can't go hog-wild and just do whatever he feels like. Sooner or later that archmage has to take an 8-hour nap. And whose to say the warriors will be without magic? There could very well be enough wizards who command power but were still sympathetic to the plight of the non-magical community (e.g. A wizard aids the warrior's anti-magic crusade because his daughter was once the victim of a particularly cruel [i]charm person[/i] or [i]domination[/i] spell). Basically, I think that magic will encourage centralizing the nobility's power base, which lends itself [i]more[/i] to a fudal structure than a more libertarian government. My two cents. [/QUOTE]

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