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<blockquote data-quote="Storyteller01" data-source="post: 3040510" data-attributes="member: 20931">I seem to have mis interpretted the intent then. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Even with this, the muggles aren't doomed by any stretch. Any one of us here can think of harrasment campaign tactics to wear down a caster, especially those that have a limited selection. Add to that the resources involved. Both nations are equal in resources, just one uses magic, yes? One protection from arrows potion costs 150 gp. Crafting a one healing potion could cost up to 375 gp. A +1 weapon costs a minimum of 1,000 gp. +1 magic armor is a minimum of 500 gp. Outfitting ONE fighter with these items runs 2,025+, and these are minor enchantments. Casters will need more costly items to be effective (Wizards, sorcerers, and bards will need bracers of armor, rings, cloaks, expensive components, etc. Druids will need enchanted natural armors to keep up with metal armors. The list goes on.). The magic society will be out numbered by simple legistics. Figuring a fighter takes 300 gp to be outfitted effectively, the non-casters can have 6 fighters outfitted for every one outfitted with minor magic items. You could outfit 3 calvary for roughly the same cost. Money you spend on that flaming sword can buy several seige engines. It isn't the muggles that need a mechanical advantage, it's the casters that require a resource advantage.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Storyteller01, post: 3040510, member: 20931"] I seem to have mis interpretted the intent then. :) Even with this, the muggles aren't doomed by any stretch. Any one of us here can think of harrasment campaign tactics to wear down a caster, especially those that have a limited selection. Add to that the resources involved. Both nations are equal in resources, just one uses magic, yes? One protection from arrows potion costs 150 gp. Crafting a one healing potion could cost up to 375 gp. A +1 weapon costs a minimum of 1,000 gp. +1 magic armor is a minimum of 500 gp. Outfitting ONE fighter with these items runs 2,025+, and these are minor enchantments. Casters will need more costly items to be effective (Wizards, sorcerers, and bards will need bracers of armor, rings, cloaks, expensive components, etc. Druids will need enchanted natural armors to keep up with metal armors. The list goes on.). The magic society will be out numbered by simple legistics. Figuring a fighter takes 300 gp to be outfitted effectively, the non-casters can have 6 fighters outfitted for every one outfitted with minor magic items. You could outfit 3 calvary for roughly the same cost. Money you spend on that flaming sword can buy several seige engines. It isn't the muggles that need a mechanical advantage, it's the casters that require a resource advantage. [/QUOTE]

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