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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nyeshet" data-source="post: 2302307" data-attributes="member: 18363">Such rules would vary greatly from state to state. For instance, raising skeletons as guards - legal or illegal? I can easily see a case for each. Skeletons could be mindless bone constructs put to work doing menial tasks or tirelessly guarding important areas. They might also be viewed as desecration of a corpse. Charm Person could be a major offense in some areas and viewed as a mostly harmless joke in others (as it makes you view another as a friend - it does not force you to act in a manner different from normal). I imagine its use in crimes would be viewed in much the same way as alcohol - in some areas. A region that has recently dealt with a powerful evil enchanter might have a different view on the matter. Similarly some areas might see utility magic as positive, and all magic specifically made to harm others (most evocation) as negative - either suspitious or illegal. What about the use of Bull Strength before an official fight / dual? I imagine it would be viewed in some areas as similar to steroid use today, while others might see it as no worse than having the best equiptment money can buy. Divinations might be poorly viewed in areas that have strong concerns about privacy (scry). Transmutations such as fabricate-style spells might be illegal in areas where local craftsmen are worried about mass production of simple items lowering their price on the market. Face it, in most societies, much of magic would be viewed with suspition, if for no other reason than human(oid)s simply being human(oid)s. It is human nature to be suspitious of that which we do not understand. Even in areas where magic is common, I expect any local government mostly made of non-casters to have a multitude of laws regulating its use - at least within city / town / county limits. Considering how varied such as this can be, I think you should make the laws on a case by case basis. A good guideline to consider: any potentially lethal spells (damaging spells), any spells that allow invasion of privacy (scry / thought detection), any spells that might circumvent "fair play" (in contests, battles, economics, politics, etc) would likely be regulated or illegal. Also included are any spells the local cultures &/or religions view negatively (such as raising zombies or perhaps even raising the dead). Most healing will likely be alright - unless you are using a low magic world and the local doctors' union objects to its use in minor (non-emergency) matters, of course. <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/paranoid.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":uhoh:" title="Paranoid    :uhoh:" data-shortname=":uhoh:" />  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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