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<blockquote data-quote="ZuulMoG" data-source="post: 2369993" data-attributes="member: 32135">This strongly reminds me of Larry Nivens depiction of the Atlantis situation, with wizards getting together reguarly to cast an epic spell to protect Atlantis from geological instability.&nbsp; A venal ruler prevented the wizards from performing this crucial task, and Atlantis sank beneath the waves.&nbsp;This is an ideal setting for a fantasy world.&nbsp; The ritual that keeps the moons at bay (and they would be seen as inimical by their world, responsible for all sorts of catastrophes, like Venus was back in Babylonian times) needs to be reenacted periodocally, so a cabal of mages, priests, or whatever exists to perform this ritual at the appointed times.&nbsp; If the period is infrequent enough (say 500 years or so between rituals), the possibility of common folk forgetting about it and seeking to 'overthrow the useless parasites' rises.&nbsp;This baby has adventure hook written all over it for epic characters.&nbsp; Some artifact required for the ritual goes missing, the high priest of the ritual has his soul stolen by an archdevil, etc...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ZuulMoG, post: 2369993, member: 32135"] This strongly reminds me of Larry Nivens depiction of the Atlantis situation, with wizards getting together reguarly to cast an epic spell to protect Atlantis from geological instability. A venal ruler prevented the wizards from performing this crucial task, and Atlantis sank beneath the waves. This is an ideal setting for a fantasy world. The ritual that keeps the moons at bay (and they would be seen as inimical by their world, responsible for all sorts of catastrophes, like Venus was back in Babylonian times) needs to be reenacted periodocally, so a cabal of mages, priests, or whatever exists to perform this ritual at the appointed times. If the period is infrequent enough (say 500 years or so between rituals), the possibility of common folk forgetting about it and seeking to 'overthrow the useless parasites' rises. This baby has adventure hook written all over it for epic characters. Some artifact required for the ritual goes missing, the high priest of the ritual has his soul stolen by an archdevil, etc... [/QUOTE]

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