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<blockquote data-quote="Brother MacLaren" data-source="post: 3508559" data-attributes="member: 15999">I love this stuff.&nbsp; I'd really like to hear more about the cultural side of things, how to make D&amp;D feel more like a truly different world -- not 21st century America with magic taking the place of technology.&nbsp; Cultural mores, non-modern legal or economic ideas, etc.&nbsp; And yes, in many cases a king can just take whatever he wants when he wants it.&nbsp; In reply to gizmo33's point on Non-Christians moving money in Europe -- English kings taxed and taxed until they eventually just TOOK everything the Jews had, not caring that they were destroying a source of income.&nbsp; Not logical.&nbsp; Not good economics.&nbsp; But it's the way it happened.The &quot;wizards almost never share access to spells&quot; things from earlier editions may have been annoying, but it was cool if you considered reasons for it -- wizards were paranoid that every other wizard was a competitor out to kill them and take their stuff, so increasing the power of a potential rival was a dangerous thing to do.&nbsp;&nbsp; Interesting to think how the price, or even the availability of the item, might vary on class, personal connections, guild membership, race, and religion.&nbsp; Considering the prereqs, a typical Ring of Protection is made by someone of 12th level or higher, and usually a cleric.&nbsp; So that's a high priest of LEGENDARY stature as per Legend Lore.&nbsp; Would he just sell these to anybody who wants them, not considering how they'll be used?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Brother MacLaren, post: 3508559, member: 15999"] I love this stuff. I'd really like to hear more about the cultural side of things, how to make D&D feel more like a truly different world -- not 21st century America with magic taking the place of technology. Cultural mores, non-modern legal or economic ideas, etc. And yes, in many cases a king can just take whatever he wants when he wants it. In reply to gizmo33's point on Non-Christians moving money in Europe -- English kings taxed and taxed until they eventually just TOOK everything the Jews had, not caring that they were destroying a source of income. Not logical. Not good economics. But it's the way it happened. The "wizards almost never share access to spells" things from earlier editions may have been annoying, but it was cool if you considered reasons for it -- wizards were paranoid that every other wizard was a competitor out to kill them and take their stuff, so increasing the power of a potential rival was a dangerous thing to do. Interesting to think how the price, or even the availability of the item, might vary on class, personal connections, guild membership, race, and religion. Considering the prereqs, a typical Ring of Protection is made by someone of 12th level or higher, and usually a cleric. So that's a high priest of LEGENDARY stature as per Legend Lore. Would he just sell these to anybody who wants them, not considering how they'll be used? [/QUOTE]

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