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<blockquote data-quote="BiggusGeekus" data-source="post: 3477815" data-attributes="member: 1014">Yes, but there is such a thing as trying to maintain verisimilitude, to say nothing of the fun of speculation.One factor to think about is that necessity is the mother of invention.&nbsp; Why discover germ theory when there are enough magical healers about to at least keep disease in check, if not abolish it.&nbsp; Wall of Iron is a duration &quot;instant&quot; spell, so less pressure to work on refinement techniques.&nbsp; Fire magic probably makes gunpowder dangerous to use depending on how you envision them interacting.&nbsp;&nbsp; If printing presses can't produce magical writings, then the literate spellcasters would still need scribes and the need for movable type diminishes.&nbsp; And all of this doesn't even take into consideration that anyone with an above average INT or WIS would be inclined to pursue science in favor of magic to begin with.&nbsp; I mean, science is great, but you can't use it to summon&nbsp; <s>nymphs</s> a nice cup of coffee.Because, you know, I really like coffee.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BiggusGeekus, post: 3477815, member: 1014"] Yes, but there is such a thing as trying to maintain verisimilitude, to say nothing of the fun of speculation. One factor to think about is that necessity is the mother of invention. Why discover germ theory when there are enough magical healers about to at least keep disease in check, if not abolish it. [i]Wall of Iron[/i] is a duration "instant" spell, so less pressure to work on refinement techniques. Fire magic probably makes gunpowder dangerous to use depending on how you envision them interacting. If printing presses can't produce magical writings, then the literate spellcasters would still need scribes and the need for movable type diminishes. And all of this doesn't even take into consideration that anyone with an above average INT or WIS would be inclined to pursue science in favor of magic to begin with. I mean, science is great, but you can't use it to summon [s]nymphs[/s] a nice cup of coffee. Because, you know, I really like coffee. [/QUOTE]

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