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<blockquote data-quote="Falcmir" data-source="post: 331718" data-attributes="member: 6686">But human nature rewards social action.&nbsp; Two high level wizards are more powerful than one so working with others does increase your power.&nbsp;&nbsp; Even beyond wizards any character hoping to get to high level is more likely to do so with the aid of companions, a low level wizard with the aid of a fighter is much more likely to survive to high level than a low level wizard acting on his own.You have a point here but it's limited by the social factors.&nbsp; The most physically strong man in the world has the power to beat everyone else into the ground if he wishes but he doesnt because others will gang up on him.&nbsp; The same holds true for wizards because even with the massive amount of firepower they can dish out unless they are a significant number of levels more powerful than their nearest competition they can be defeated.&nbsp; While a wizard can have power without support from anyone, he can not use it on others indiscriminately or he will face opposition, and enough to bring an end to his life.&nbsp; There is reason, strength in numbers.&nbsp; It's the reason humanity has found to work together from day one, it's the reason wolves hunt in packs, the reason geese fly in big v's.&nbsp; Your lone psycopathic wizard will quickly find himself destroyed by a more powerful group if he seeks to go against society. &nbsp;&nbsp;True the careless villain is just as dangerous as the menacing one, but unless he is miles more powerful than every other wizard on the planet he's not an incredible threat.&nbsp; As to humans manipulating power on the level of D&amp;D magic, we havent killed ourselves yet after almost 60 years with nuclear weapons, I dont think any spell comes close to that level of power.I agree that a world run by massively hostile evil powers can be interesting but I dont think it's the only way or even the most logical way for a world to develop.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Falcmir, post: 331718, member: 6686"] But human nature rewards social action. Two high level wizards are more powerful than one so working with others does increase your power. Even beyond wizards any character hoping to get to high level is more likely to do so with the aid of companions, a low level wizard with the aid of a fighter is much more likely to survive to high level than a low level wizard acting on his own. You have a point here but it's limited by the social factors. The most physically strong man in the world has the power to beat everyone else into the ground if he wishes but he doesnt because others will gang up on him. The same holds true for wizards because even with the massive amount of firepower they can dish out unless they are a significant number of levels more powerful than their nearest competition they can be defeated. While a wizard can have power without support from anyone, he can not use it on others indiscriminately or he will face opposition, and enough to bring an end to his life. There is reason, strength in numbers. It's the reason humanity has found to work together from day one, it's the reason wolves hunt in packs, the reason geese fly in big v's. Your lone psycopathic wizard will quickly find himself destroyed by a more powerful group if he seeks to go against society. True the careless villain is just as dangerous as the menacing one, but unless he is miles more powerful than every other wizard on the planet he's not an incredible threat. As to humans manipulating power on the level of D&D magic, we havent killed ourselves yet after almost 60 years with nuclear weapons, I dont think any spell comes close to that level of power. I agree that a world run by massively hostile evil powers can be interesting but I dont think it's the only way or even the most logical way for a world to develop. [/QUOTE]

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