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<blockquote data-quote="D-rock" data-source="post: 715452" data-attributes="member: 7009"><p>I think in a world with magic and powerfull people a society ruled by the elite will be easier to keep.&nbsp; Even if a monarch isn't powerful himself most will always be smart enough to keep powerfull people around them, and there will always be people willing to help him out of loyalty, self gain, or some other reason even if it is to take over themselves someday.&nbsp; Their will always be potentialy powerfull opponents, but they will be balanced by his own men.&nbsp; In a midevel world like ours used to be with no magic and no individuals thousands of times more personally powerful than a commoner all it takes is to tick off enough of the populace at the same time and things could snowball out of controll.&nbsp; Sure his men might be better equiped, but would it matter if the pesents only had pichforks if they outnumbered the army 20 to 1.&nbsp; Much of the reason they suffered the abuses so much were they didn't know of a life any better and it was difficult to get enough people together without being crushed.&nbsp; In a fantasy setting the elite could just steam roll over the genreal populace.&nbsp; Even if the populace could get some high level people to help them they would be cancelled out by his own men and he could just send out some iron golems or fiends or something to deal with the people.&nbsp; I only see constant overthoughs if the oppositions high level people outnumber or dramaticly outclass the ruling people.&nbsp; With that said overthoughs are always possible as you would expect once in a while.&nbsp; I could even make paralles with technology today.&nbsp; In a way it acts like magic does in a fantasy setting.&nbsp; How many places in the world aren't ruled or controlled by elite.&nbsp; In thouse places people could be controlled by advanced weapons.&nbsp; The difference between a pichfork and a sword might not be that bad, but what about the difference between a crude knike or twig and a tank, or rifle, or attack helecopter, or high yeld missle.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="D-rock, post: 715452, member: 7009"] I think in a world with magic and powerfull people a society ruled by the elite will be easier to keep. Even if a monarch isn't powerful himself most will always be smart enough to keep powerfull people around them, and there will always be people willing to help him out of loyalty, self gain, or some other reason even if it is to take over themselves someday. Their will always be potentialy powerfull opponents, but they will be balanced by his own men. In a midevel world like ours used to be with no magic and no individuals thousands of times more personally powerful than a commoner all it takes is to tick off enough of the populace at the same time and things could snowball out of controll. Sure his men might be better equiped, but would it matter if the pesents only had pichforks if they outnumbered the army 20 to 1. Much of the reason they suffered the abuses so much were they didn't know of a life any better and it was difficult to get enough people together without being crushed. In a fantasy setting the elite could just steam roll over the genreal populace. Even if the populace could get some high level people to help them they would be cancelled out by his own men and he could just send out some iron golems or fiends or something to deal with the people. I only see constant overthoughs if the oppositions high level people outnumber or dramaticly outclass the ruling people. With that said overthoughs are always possible as you would expect once in a while. I could even make paralles with technology today. In a way it acts like magic does in a fantasy setting. How many places in the world aren't ruled or controlled by elite. In thouse places people could be controlled by advanced weapons. The difference between a pichfork and a sword might not be that bad, but what about the difference between a crude knike or twig and a tank, or rifle, or attack helecopter, or high yeld missle. [/QUOTE]

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