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<blockquote data-quote="Wombat" data-source="post: 1421572" data-attributes="member: 8447">The implications of daily availability of certain magical spells, even supposedly &quot;Low Level&quot; ones would be quite staggering.Prestidigitation is going to be used all the time.&nbsp; It makes clothes shiny, food taste nicer, provides quick sound-n-light shows (not just Punch n Judy puppet shows for these kids!), and generally makes the world easier to get along in.&nbsp; In fact I can see wizards and sorcerers for hire (even low-level ones) for every major party, just due to this spell.&nbsp; The general state of health would be improved in such a world, given the number of clerics (various Cures, Purifies, etc.), which means fewer deaths in childbirth or during the first year of the child.&nbsp; This would mean, also, more mouths to feed, so there would be earlier clearing of the forests for croplands; in extreme cases this would lead to more wars just to keep hungry people alive.&nbsp; The society would be a bit odd, socially, in that every town of any note would have both resident barbarians and resident monks -- what sort of society produces both on a regular basis?&nbsp; Those are only two examples, of course, but look at the spread of class types -- how would this affect how society is structured?&nbsp; Do we suddenly have a meritocracy run by &quot;Classed&quot; characters (over, say, NPC characters?).&nbsp; If not, WHY?&nbsp; Warriors cannot beat Fighters, Adepts cannot beat Wizards or Clerics, and Nobles cannot beat much of anyone.&nbsp; Conversely, if a meritocracy were instituted, and given that XP is generated through adventures, you would constantly have your leadership running off from town on dangerous assignments to make sure they stayed the leaders.Racism based on skin colour and ethnic origin would be all but extinct in such a world; when you have elves, dwarves, and half-orcs running around regularly in your society, who cares about the colour of your skin?&nbsp; And since females can become Classed characters just as easily as men, this will also change the tenor of society -- this could lead to women in charge of many areas.With the gods (multiple, obviously) so visibly manifest in the world, there would be little room for atheism or agnosticism, but as you would also have Evil gods openly worshipped there would be a weird truce.&nbsp; &quot;Bill?&nbsp; Oh yeah, he worships Thrakkazogg, Destroyer of Worlds, but he's a real nice guy once you get to know him.&quot;&nbsp; But this does not mean that everyone is equally devout -- consider &quot;Sunday go to Evil Temple&quot; types, who give only nominal lip-service to their deity, &quot;Well, I'm a Thrakkazoggian 'cuz mom n dad are...&quot;...woooo...&nbsp; brain getting dizzy with implicationsmore at a future date ... must consume tea now...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wombat, post: 1421572, member: 8447"] The implications of daily availability of certain magical spells, even supposedly "Low Level" ones would be quite staggering. Prestidigitation is going to be used all the time. It makes clothes shiny, food taste nicer, provides quick sound-n-light shows (not just Punch n Judy puppet shows for [I]these[/I] kids!), and generally makes the world easier to get along in. In fact I can see wizards and sorcerers for hire (even low-level ones) for every major party, just due to this spell. The general state of health would be improved in such a world, given the number of clerics (various Cures, Purifies, etc.), which means fewer deaths in childbirth or during the first year of the child. This would mean, also, more mouths to feed, so there would be earlier clearing of the forests for croplands; in extreme cases this would lead to more wars just to keep hungry people alive. The society would be a bit odd, socially, in that every town of any note would have both resident barbarians and resident monks -- what sort of society produces both on a regular basis? Those are only two examples, of course, but look at the spread of class types -- how would this affect how society is structured? Do we suddenly have a meritocracy run by "Classed" characters (over, say, NPC characters?). If not, WHY? Warriors cannot beat Fighters, Adepts cannot beat Wizards or Clerics, and Nobles cannot beat much of anyone. Conversely, if a meritocracy were instituted, and given that XP is generated through adventures, you would constantly have your leadership running off from town on dangerous assignments to make sure they [I]stayed[/I] the leaders. Racism based on skin colour and ethnic origin would be all but extinct in such a world; when you have elves, dwarves, and half-orcs running around regularly in your society, who cares about the colour of your skin? And since females can become Classed characters just as easily as men, this will also change the tenor of society -- this could lead to women in charge of many areas. With the gods (multiple, obviously) so visibly manifest in the world, there would be little room for atheism or agnosticism, but as you would also have Evil gods openly worshipped there would be a weird truce. "Bill? Oh yeah, he worships Thrakkazogg, Destroyer of Worlds, but he's a real nice guy once you get to know him." But this does not mean that everyone is equally devout -- consider "Sunday go to Evil Temple" types, who give only nominal lip-service to their deity, "Well, I'm a Thrakkazoggian 'cuz mom n dad are..." ...woooo... brain getting dizzy with implications more at a future date ... must consume tea now... [/QUOTE]

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