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<blockquote data-quote="FormerlyHemlock" data-source="post: 6624754" data-attributes="member: 6787650">When worldbuilding, it's also worth figuring out whether anyone can become a wizard/Eldritch Knight/etc., or if there's some kind of magical prerequisite for sensing the arcane Weave, like having perfect pitch in the real world. It could be safely assumed that PC wizards have any such prerequisite, but are there high-Int non-wizards out there who become successful merchants or Battlemasters or spies because they don't have the magical gift? Or is learning magic like learning computer programming in the real world, something so accessible that lots of people learn it? (And yes, I'm including accountants who program spreadsheets as computer programmers. Anytime you offload your work onto a computer, you're programming.)This ties into the high magic vs. low magic parameter, but it's still logically distinct. You could have a low magic world where anyone can learn magic but few people do (maybe because magic is stigmatized/secret/etc.), in which case the PCs have the option of teaching spells to their minions and developing a magical guerilla army/hospital corps and changing the world.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FormerlyHemlock, post: 6624754, member: 6787650"] When worldbuilding, it's also worth figuring out whether anyone can become a wizard/Eldritch Knight/etc., or if there's some kind of magical prerequisite for sensing the arcane Weave, like having perfect pitch in the real world. It could be safely assumed that PC wizards have any such prerequisite, but are there high-Int non-wizards out there who become successful merchants or Battlemasters or spies because they don't have the magical gift? Or is learning magic like learning computer programming in the real world, something so accessible that lots of people learn it? (And yes, I'm including accountants who program spreadsheets as computer programmers. Anytime you offload your work onto a computer, you're programming.) This ties into the high magic vs. low magic parameter, but it's still logically distinct. You could have a low magic world where anyone can learn magic but few people do (maybe because magic is stigmatized/secret/etc.), in which case the PCs have the option of teaching spells to their minions and developing a magical guerilla army/hospital corps and changing the world. [/QUOTE]

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