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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jfdlsjfd" data-source="post: 7880255" data-attributes="member: 42856">The near-100% efficiency solar panel was an exemple stated by the OP in reference to powering a warp drive, to illustrate that magic and technology could mesh. I don't think it was a way to state that this is the power level expected of the magic in his setting. Another example by the OP was that you could produce light in the absence of lightbulb. OK, if I was offered a 75 hours course on magical lighting, with the proviso that applying it would be tiring, I'd give it a pass. The situations where I am in need of light and there is none (fuse to be changed?) is so uncommon that it doesn't warrant the effort to learn such magic. If magic isn't the gamechanger some envision in this thread, the reaction would be different (both from the general population and the law)On the other extreme of the spectrum, the OP stated that aeromancy could be used to deflect bullets. This is very different from bulletproof vests (which protects the user, but don't make him totally ignore bullets). Such knowledge would be a boon for terrorists while, as the OP mentionned, government still don't think magic is real: the terrorists could do mass shootings without being stopped by law-enforcement officer because they wouldn't think of stopping using their guns and deal with the rifle-toting terrorist by walking toward him to engage in hand-to-hand combat before being shot (and if well-prepared, most terrorists could probably flee the scene afterwards thank to illusion magic (to conceal their face, or do their shooting using the face of someone else) allowing them to disappear easily (noone will be looking for illusions). Now, imagine if the first public uses of magic are in widespread terror attacks (typically an event that would draw mass media attention). What would be the general public reaction about the "knowledge disseminated by terrorists"? What would be their reaction once it is explained the knowledge comes from a non-human fey kingdom (whether it's real or not)? Don't you think the reaction would be negative? Don't you think people would want to ban this knowledge? Don't you think any liberal politician saying "it's just an unfortunate drawback, we can't pass the opportunity to disseminate magic" would be listened to? What if Aeromancy can be used to temporarily suppress the buoyancy of a landing plane? I am betting on the fey kingdom being put on the Axis of Evil and Desert Stormed quite quickly. The counter would be for magic to appear as normal as quickly as possible, probably through a conscious effort among magic users to reveal themselves, explain how magic work and expect regulations can be taken to incorporate the skill to regular live (with some skills being restricted to law enforcement) before some dramatic event takes place. But ultra-quick spread of the knowledge of magic was given a nope by the OP, so I think the risk of a turn for the worse has increased.Happy Holidays nonetheless!</blockquote>

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