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<blockquote data-quote="Pentius" data-source="post: 5692441" data-attributes="member: 6676736">Yeah, but here's the thing: in a D&amp;D world the magic really does work.&nbsp; The authorities might be keeping it for their use, but it is still working.&nbsp; Even just Wall of Iron, even just in government hands, changes base assumptions about a world.&nbsp; For example, iron production in such a world doesn't need to have any ties to geography.&nbsp; A nation with no mines or even potential mines in their territory could, with access to the spell, dominate the iron trade.&nbsp; And if some other nation wanted to cut in, it wouldn't be more mines they'd look for, it's more wizards.Why would the governments, who recognize magic as powerful and important enough to keep it to themselves, not be both using it, and trying to figure out new ways to use it?&nbsp; Such use would doubtless affect commoner's lives, even if it weren't the commoners themselves using the magic.&nbsp; They could just use the product.&nbsp; I mean, look at our world.&nbsp; How many of us commoners know how to create and recreate the tech that shapes our daily lives?&nbsp; I sure don't.&nbsp; I can use a computer, and I could probably build one if I had the parts, but I couldn't fabricate a microchip.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pentius, post: 5692441, member: 6676736"] Yeah, but here's the thing: in a D&D world the magic really does work. The authorities might be keeping it for their use, but it is still working. Even just Wall of Iron, even just in government hands, changes base assumptions about a world. For example, iron production in such a world doesn't need to have any ties to geography. A nation with no mines or even potential mines in their territory could, with access to the spell, dominate the iron trade. And if some other nation wanted to cut in, it wouldn't be more mines they'd look for, it's more wizards. Why would the governments, who recognize magic as powerful and important enough to keep it to themselves, not be both using it, and trying to figure out new ways to use it? Such use would doubtless affect commoner's lives, even if it weren't the commoners themselves using the magic. They could just use the product. I mean, look at our world. How many of us commoners know how to create and recreate the tech that shapes our daily lives? I sure don't. I can use a computer, and I could probably build one if I had the parts, but I couldn't fabricate a microchip. [/QUOTE]

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