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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Griffith Dragonlake" data-source="post: 3036686" data-attributes="member: 40379">These are the same societies that hold on to 'magical thinking.'  The same societies that try to influence the weather, fertility (crops, animals, humans), and in the case of non-Muslim Africa and South Asia still perform traditional religious observations that the West refer to as 'superstitious' and 'witchcraft.'My argument is that cantrips and orisons are more commonly practised in traditional societies (including historical Europe) that what D&D (all versions) allow.  And in the US today, many churches have healing cermonies that look an awful lot like low level divine magic.In a fantasy world where spells and magic are as pervasive as technology, I believe that most NPCs would know a bit of magic that directly improves their lives.</blockquote>