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<blockquote data-quote="Bayushi_seikuro" data-source="post: 8327562" data-attributes="member: 7024851">Great post, but I think the problem with this kind of analysis is really the discounting of magic.&nbsp; Spellcasters, even if they're fairly rare, will make a difference in how the world functions. Looking at Forge domain's ability to convert metal into other metal, you wouldn't need to worry about impurities - you put 100gp worth of just random crap metal on the altar and can convert it to a block of 100gp worth of steel. They would definitely have an interest in setting up trade/converting the people for profit, and would definitely take a trade secret approach to it, I'd assume.I think it depends on how common or useful even low level magic is in someone's game.&nbsp; There are a lot of low level spells or even feats that can be 'game changing' - even if you don't have clerics in every village, even having someone with the Healer feat would make a huge difference in the survivability of a farmer who had a mishap in the field, which I would have to figure would be a concern even into our real Dust Bowl era.YMMV</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bayushi_seikuro, post: 8327562, member: 7024851"] Great post, but I think the problem with this kind of analysis is really the discounting of magic. Spellcasters, even if they're fairly rare, will make a difference in how the world functions. Looking at Forge domain's ability to convert metal into other metal, you wouldn't need to worry about impurities - you put 100gp worth of just random crap metal on the altar and can convert it to a block of 100gp worth of steel. They would definitely have an interest in setting up trade/converting the people for profit, and would definitely take a trade secret approach to it, I'd assume. I think it depends on how common or useful even low level magic is in someone's game. There are a lot of low level spells or even feats that can be 'game changing' - even if you don't have clerics in every village, even having someone with the Healer feat would make a huge difference in the survivability of a farmer who had a mishap in the field, which I would have to figure would be a concern even into our real Dust Bowl era. YMMV [/QUOTE]

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