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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 7980628" data-attributes="member: 177">This is factually incorrect.&nbsp; Delete your account.You're the GM.&nbsp; You don't need an explanation.&nbsp; And Wizards are not tribbles.&nbsp; Wizards will not start showing up in your GM notes on towns or something if you don't offer an explanation.&nbsp; Wizard stat blocks will not spontaneously proliferate in your adventures.&nbsp; Just don't make them, and they won't be there!Player:&nbsp; &quot;Why are there so few wizards and spellcasters in the world?&quot;GM:&nbsp; &quot;Good question.&nbsp; There are many theories, but nobody knows for sure.&quot;You only have to explain metaphysics if you are going to allow the players to interact with those metaphysics.&nbsp; Otherwise... it is just the way the world is.&nbsp; The PCs have no way to discover the answer without yoru cooperation, so you don't need to provide it.As an aside, it is weird that folks don't get this: the key to making magic mysterious is to not explain stuff.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 7980628, member: 177"] This is factually incorrect. Delete your account. You're the GM. You don't need an explanation. And Wizards are not tribbles. Wizards will not start showing up in your GM notes on towns or something if you don't offer an explanation. Wizard stat blocks will not spontaneously proliferate in your adventures. Just don't make them, and they won't be there! Player: "Why are there so few wizards and spellcasters in the world?" GM: "Good question. There are many theories, but nobody knows for sure." You only have to explain metaphysics if you are going to allow the players to interact with those metaphysics. Otherwise... it is just the way the world is. The PCs have no way to [I]discover[/I] the answer without yoru cooperation, so you don't need to provide it. As an aside, it is weird that folks don't get this: the key to making magic mysterious is to [I]not explain stuff[/I]. [/QUOTE]

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