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Message: <blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 929426" data-attributes="member: 1210">I also think it's VITAL to keep in mind the influence of religions.  A lot of the conflicts in our history were arguments over 'what god wants'- but those become much more rare when every 9th-level cleric can simply ask their god.  Also, there's not much reason to say that one's deity is the only deity if there are clerics of other gods out there- although it's certainly possible to design monotheistic campaigns or campaigns where the dominant religion disavows other religions, those clerics can still demonstrate their power.  High-level characters, both pcs and npcs, are going to become legendary in scope- a party of a few high-level characters can devestate a village or small town with relative ease, and so the cream of society is likely to consist of at least mid-level characters (assuming most of the high-level ones have their own concerns).Here's another vote for looking at Piratecat's SH for a good example of a high-magic setting.</blockquote>