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What Magic Would Be Most Realistically Most Impactful?
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<blockquote data-quote="uzirath" data-source="post: 7643431" data-attributes="member: 8495"><p>If magic were real, I've often thought that there would be a lot of spells covering areas that most RPGs don't touch on. One area that I haven't seen mentioned yet is sex, sexuality, and reproduction. Love potions, of course, are an area in the real world where "magic" has been prominent. In a fantasy world, I assume there would be strong demand for magical means of fertility control. (You could add in the ethical and political dimensions that go along with this... clerics picketing the Planned Parenthood Guildhall.)</p><p></p><p>Considering the rise of household appliances in the modern world, I also imagine there would be many more spells and magical devices that simplify time consuming domestic tasks. I imagine mass-produced Wands of Cleaning and Disinfecting and things like that. I think about the simple band-aid too. In our world, they are almost magical already in their psychological effect on young children. If they actually had some minor healing magic, that would be great too. Perhaps the wealthy can afford bandages for their children that involve both healing magic and fun animated scenes on them tied to popular entertainment.</p><p></p><p>Speaking of which, popular entertainment! Communication magic is useful, but I imagine that theatrical performances would be augmented with illusions, lights, and sounds. Maybe an enterprising wizard could figure out a way to "record" such performances to be played back later. Maybe you can buy crystals that display such performances. Maybe homeowners aspire to buying large crystal balls that can display carefully choreographed performances by artists far away...</p><p></p><p>It's easy to get bogged down in trying to make it all realistic. I tend to think it's more fun to just pick a few wild ideas and run with them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="uzirath, post: 7643431, member: 8495"] If magic were real, I've often thought that there would be a lot of spells covering areas that most RPGs don't touch on. One area that I haven't seen mentioned yet is sex, sexuality, and reproduction. Love potions, of course, are an area in the real world where "magic" has been prominent. In a fantasy world, I assume there would be strong demand for magical means of fertility control. (You could add in the ethical and political dimensions that go along with this... clerics picketing the Planned Parenthood Guildhall.) Considering the rise of household appliances in the modern world, I also imagine there would be many more spells and magical devices that simplify time consuming domestic tasks. I imagine mass-produced Wands of Cleaning and Disinfecting and things like that. I think about the simple band-aid too. In our world, they are almost magical already in their psychological effect on young children. If they actually had some minor healing magic, that would be great too. Perhaps the wealthy can afford bandages for their children that involve both healing magic and fun animated scenes on them tied to popular entertainment. Speaking of which, popular entertainment! Communication magic is useful, but I imagine that theatrical performances would be augmented with illusions, lights, and sounds. Maybe an enterprising wizard could figure out a way to "record" such performances to be played back later. Maybe you can buy crystals that display such performances. Maybe homeowners aspire to buying large crystal balls that can display carefully choreographed performances by artists far away... It's easy to get bogged down in trying to make it all realistic. I tend to think it's more fun to just pick a few wild ideas and run with them. [/QUOTE]
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