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<blockquote data-quote="Greatwyrm" data-source="post: 1274625" data-attributes="member: 479">I haven't heard anyone say that.&nbsp; But I have thought about why most D&amp;D campaigns don't have a &quot;Lamplighter's Guild&quot; of low level mages who go around casting continual light for cities and towns.&nbsp; In the real world, as soon as there was reliable light that didn't depend on fire, there were plenty of people willing to pay for it.Remember the teleport specialist in T&amp;B?&nbsp; Fast transportation always equals power.&nbsp; Why did it take so long for the idea to catch on in D&amp;D?&nbsp; After all, if a team of horses can pull a wagon quickly, an air elemental ought to be able to do it really quickly.Warfare, which apparently Eberron is no stranger to, also tends to produce new industries and technologies.&nbsp; Why is it so unusual to believe this would hold true in a fantasy world as well?I don't think any of this stuff -- the scyscraping castles, the bound elementals pulling train-like vehicles, dedicated artificers -- should be beyond the realm of a fantasy game.&nbsp; Moreover, if everyone has access to better tech/magic, it's not unbalancing--it's just a different balance.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Greatwyrm, post: 1274625, member: 479"] I haven't heard anyone say that. But I have thought about why most D&D campaigns don't have a "Lamplighter's Guild" of low level mages who go around casting [I]continual light[/I] for cities and towns. In the real world, as soon as there was reliable light that didn't depend on fire, there were plenty of people willing to pay for it. Remember the [I]teleport[/I] specialist in T&B? Fast transportation always equals power. Why did it take so long for the idea to catch on in D&D? After all, if a team of horses can pull a wagon quickly, an air elemental ought to be able to do it really quickly. Warfare, which apparently Eberron is no stranger to, also tends to produce new industries and technologies. Why is it so unusual to believe this would hold true in a fantasy world as well? I don't think any of this stuff -- the scyscraping castles, the bound elementals pulling train-like vehicles, dedicated artificers -- should be beyond the realm of a fantasy game. Moreover, if everyone has access to better tech/magic, it's not unbalancing--it's just a different balance. [/QUOTE]

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