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<blockquote data-quote="GMMichael" data-source="post: 8911148" data-attributes="member: 6685730">Well, that's why we have to ask, &quot;is it magic?&quot;&nbsp; If it's not, why would someone employ an architect, a small team of miners, and maybe a playwright for weeks on end to design the device, carve it out of solid stone (not just the door, but the space needed for the mechanisms and the door-storage once it's open, as well as the pulleys needed to reach the lever), and then dress the whole area as though it never happened?&nbsp; Assuming, of course, that the services of a magician are or have been at some point available.If defining &quot;magic&quot; is a sticking point, this is probably not the thread for you.Hiding a keyhole so that once a year (?), only moonlight illuminates its position in the door, but daylight doesn't?&nbsp; Sounds like magic to me.&nbsp; I'm sure those dwarf-masons were good, but no-one's that good.&nbsp; Miracles?&nbsp; Depends on the setting, I guess.&nbsp; Is it magic?&nbsp; A knight uses a special maneuver to jump several times his height (off the screen), and float in the air for a bit before landing on his opponent, lance-first to cause extra damage.&nbsp; Does the shape of the armor somehow grant flight?&nbsp; Is there some secret to jumping that his order knows that's unknown to the general public?&nbsp; These &quot;dragoons&quot; aren't known to be magical, but what other explanation is there?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GMMichael, post: 8911148, member: 6685730"] Well, that's why we have to ask, "is it magic?" If it's not, why would someone employ an architect, a small team of miners, and maybe a playwright for weeks on end to design the device, carve it out of solid stone (not just the door, but the space needed for the mechanisms and the door-storage once it's open, as well as the pulleys needed to reach the lever), and then dress the whole area as though it never happened? Assuming, of course, that the services of a magician are or have been at some point available. If defining "magic" is a sticking point, this is probably not the thread for you. Hiding a keyhole so that once a year (?), only moonlight illuminates its position in the door, but daylight doesn't? Sounds like magic to me. I'm sure those dwarf-masons were good, but no-one's [I]that[/I] good. Miracles? Depends on the setting, I guess. Is it magic? A knight uses a special maneuver to jump several times his height (off the screen), and float in the air for a bit before landing on his opponent, lance-first to cause extra damage. Does the shape of the armor somehow grant flight? Is there some secret to jumping that his order knows that's unknown to the general public? These "dragoons" aren't known to be magical, but what other explanation is there? [/QUOTE]

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