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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fanaelialae" data-source="post: 6852985" data-attributes="member: 53980">Not necessarily. I mean, that's certainly one way it could go, and it would be appropriate in something like Eberron, but not the only way. Let's assume that your level 1 spellcaster, who I'll call Fennel, sets out with dreams of his Magic for the Masses program. He goes from village to village educating the commoners that magic is a tool, and like any tool it isn't something to be feared in itself. Unfortunately, three towns into his journey he's strung up. The guards warned Fennel that there was no magic use within the town limits, he probably should have listened. After all, they don't know the difference between Prestidigitation and summoning a horrible demon. Presumably, 1st level spellcasters aren't lining up to continue Fennel's work. After all, it's dangerous work with little in the way of return. Besides, one assumes that spellcasters in this setting are something of a rarity. If even 1% of your population can cast spells, then you're looking at the same issue even without cantrips. After all, if one in a hundred people can cast spells, then even moderate sized villages will have a hedge mage or priest of some sort, and at that point the masses will be at least passably acquainted with magic. In any case, the people of that world remain in the dark ages as a result. By no means does the existence of cantrips equate to a general populace that cannot be suspicious and fearful of magic. It's certainly one viable option, but the other options you've always had are just as viable.</blockquote>

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