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<blockquote data-quote="Mustrum_Ridcully" data-source="post: 77946" data-attributes="member: 710">About Assasins &amp; Bards casting spells:In D&amp;D, the general assumption is, unlike in Starwars or Shadowrun, that Magic is something you can learn if you are: 1) intelligent (Wizard), 2) have a strong faith (cleric/druid/ranger) 3) or have some inborn talents (bards, sorcerer). (and due to the fact that everybody can multiclass in these classes, everybody has some talents, he just has to &quot;discover&quot; them)Even if you never learned to actually cast spells, you can be trained to use magic devices (see rogue skill list).A result of this assumption is that, if every could learn casting spells, that many people do this, and that many people create magic items.In a world where magic creatures and outsiders do exist in greater numbers, there you can also expect that some people do invent or create equipment against them. This assumption does not work for everybody, and especially not for every setting. In a low magic setting, you won`t see many high magic fantasy creatures. If you would, than humanoids couldn`t survive a longer time ...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mustrum_Ridcully, post: 77946, member: 710"] About Assasins & Bards casting spells: In D&D, the general assumption is, unlike in Starwars or Shadowrun, that Magic is something you can learn if you are: 1) intelligent (Wizard), 2) have a strong faith (cleric/druid/ranger) 3) or have some inborn talents (bards, sorcerer). (and due to the fact that everybody can multiclass in these classes, everybody has some talents, he just has to "discover" them) Even if you never learned to actually cast spells, you can be trained to use magic devices (see rogue skill list). A result of this assumption is that, if every could learn casting spells, that many people do this, and that many people create magic items. In a world where magic creatures and outsiders do exist in greater numbers, there you can also expect that some people do invent or create equipment against them. This assumption does not work for everybody, and especially not for every setting. In a low magic setting, you won`t see many high magic fantasy creatures. If you would, than humanoids couldn`t survive a longer time ... [/QUOTE]

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