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<blockquote data-quote="William drake" data-source="post: 3757157" data-attributes="member: 49143"><p>Its not so hard to figure this out, I just think you need to sit back and put some thought into it. </p><p></p><p>If things like this existed, there would be plenty of safeguards, and things just forbiddin. Now, even today people brake the law, so there would still be issues of that, but for the most part the government would have countless countermeassures: gov organizations (magic equiv of the FBI, CIA) and others of yourown make.</p><p>Heres another thing...what if since you had magic, and such powers...you weren't allowed to enter into direct public service...for you, like for normal people there would be other outletss for one who is magical but patriotic to still serve his or her country: some time of diplomat, or council. </p><p>What if being magical was still rare...</p><p>What if it was still a secret to 99% of people...except those who need to know, and who would also be the same who placed countermessures into place so such things would be hard pressed to arrise...</p><p></p><p>(Another though, just cause your playing DnD doesn't mean that in this world every hardcore supper fantasy spell or w/e has to exist. Pick and chose what you like and don't, what would be hard to explain in modern day and what isn't. Keep in mind, that a man who can thrown a marble sized fireball is still throwning a FIRE BALL...so all the crazy spells don't have to be there for this world of yours to have a powerful feel to it.)</p><p></p><p></p><p>Anway, Game On.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="William drake, post: 3757157, member: 49143"] Its not so hard to figure this out, I just think you need to sit back and put some thought into it. If things like this existed, there would be plenty of safeguards, and things just forbiddin. Now, even today people brake the law, so there would still be issues of that, but for the most part the government would have countless countermeassures: gov organizations (magic equiv of the FBI, CIA) and others of yourown make. Heres another thing...what if since you had magic, and such powers...you weren't allowed to enter into direct public service...for you, like for normal people there would be other outletss for one who is magical but patriotic to still serve his or her country: some time of diplomat, or council. What if being magical was still rare... What if it was still a secret to 99% of people...except those who need to know, and who would also be the same who placed countermessures into place so such things would be hard pressed to arrise... (Another though, just cause your playing DnD doesn't mean that in this world every hardcore supper fantasy spell or w/e has to exist. Pick and chose what you like and don't, what would be hard to explain in modern day and what isn't. Keep in mind, that a man who can thrown a marble sized fireball is still throwning a FIRE BALL...so all the crazy spells don't have to be there for this world of yours to have a powerful feel to it.) Anway, Game On. [/QUOTE]
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