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<blockquote data-quote="Hammerhead" data-source="post: 267142" data-attributes="member: 73">The problem with comparing magic use with cannons is that, even in somewhat lower magic settings, magic will have the same effect.&nbsp; It's not that the lower magic army has 13th century cannons while the high magic one has tanks, it's that the low magic army has 1 tank, and the high magic army has a company.&nbsp; And one tank could still cause lots of havoc.I wonder how magical elements would interact with the importance of morale.&nbsp; Maybe the real formation killer wouldn't be fireball, but Fear (Brd 3, sor/wiz 4).&nbsp; Thanks to Lord Ben for the tax analysis on the wand of fireballs.&nbsp; However, I think you're overlooking some things.&nbsp; Richer people tend to pay more taxes than poorer people.&nbsp; You've the tax base from relatively unskilled labor.&nbsp; Since higher level people, or people that aren't crappy commoners are going to have A) more skills or superior skills, or B) greater ability at killing then looting monsters / reintroducing money taken out of circulation (monster hoards), they'll probably pay more.&nbsp; In addition to your commoners and artisans, your going to have a few people making tens, hundreds, or more gold pieces in day.&nbsp; Make them pay more in taxes, and you've got lots more money.&nbsp; The gov might not pay directly for the wand of fireballs, but instead take it as a few years worth of taxes from the wizard, or as a kind of fine.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hammerhead, post: 267142, member: 73"] The problem with comparing magic use with cannons is that, even in somewhat lower magic settings, magic will have the same effect. It's not that the lower magic army has 13th century cannons while the high magic one has tanks, it's that the low magic army has 1 tank, and the high magic army has a company. And one tank could still cause lots of havoc. I wonder how magical elements would interact with the importance of morale. Maybe the real formation killer wouldn't be fireball, but Fear (Brd 3, sor/wiz 4). Thanks to Lord Ben for the tax analysis on the wand of fireballs. However, I think you're overlooking some things. Richer people tend to pay more taxes than poorer people. You've the tax base from relatively unskilled labor. Since higher level people, or people that aren't crappy commoners are going to have A) more skills or superior skills, or B) greater ability at killing then looting monsters / reintroducing money taken out of circulation (monster hoards), they'll probably pay more. In addition to your commoners and artisans, your going to have a few people making tens, hundreds, or more gold pieces in day. Make them pay more in taxes, and you've got lots more money. The gov might not pay directly for the wand of fireballs, but instead take it as a few years worth of taxes from the wizard, or as a kind of fine. [/QUOTE]

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