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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hida Bukkorosu" data-source="post: 1703977" data-attributes="member: 7494">ok, a 15 year old in a d&d world is an ADULT.  that's what it says in the ADULTHOOD column of the PHB.  so he wouldn't have a foster family or some such.  he might have to do chores as an apprentice in whatever profession for a few years while he learns a trade, be it blacksmith, soldier, farmer, or mage."adolescence" is a modern concept.  it didn't exist before the 20th century.  people became adults when their bodies were ready to procreate, as nature intended.anyway, on the question of how those not inclined to adventure in the real world wouldn't be in the other, there's one big difference between the real world and faerun:  magic.magic is the great equalizer.  magic allows the person who has nothing going for him but book smarts to gain great power.  magic would give someone like me a way to achieve the power i so sorely lack in my real life.  even simple first level spells like "charm person".  my low charisma sorely hinders me in my real life.  i know that despite my intelligence, the good opportunities will go to the people with the maxed out diplomacy and cha bonuses, because they can "network".  they're good at the "interview" process.  they have "references".  but with "charm person", i can make up for my social deficiencies and get the all important allies i need.also, another difference is the fact that the possibility of transcending one's mortality exists.  one can conceivably, if they put forth the right effort and have the right luck, literally become a god, something that is quite impossible to do here.</blockquote>

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