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<blockquote data-quote="Charlaquin" data-source="post: 9328465" data-attributes="member: 6779196">See, I would argue that Tolkien is a great example of a setting where things that are beyond mundane happen and aren’t necessarily magical. Elven crafts do things we would consider miraculous but to elves is just… good craftsmanship. Hobbits are generally not considered magical folk, but they can travel completely silently when they’re of a mind to, and that’s just part of being a hobbit. Ordinary humans grow to like 9 feet tall, and it may not be common but it’s still just a thing that happens. It’s a world inundated by “magic” by our standards, yet there are exactly 5 “wizards” in it.I mean, yeah, it definitely depends on the story. But, like, D&amp;D is a game where PC spellcasters can call down meteors, create pocket dimensions, and return the dead to life. If non-magical people are also going to be playable in the same game, they need to be able to do impossible things too. High level fighters need to be able to perform “supernatural” feats, and if they can’t do so without magic, then they aren’t really fighters anymore; they’re just wizards with swords.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Charlaquin, post: 9328465, member: 6779196"] See, I would argue that Tolkien is a great example of a setting where things that are beyond mundane happen and aren’t necessarily magical. Elven crafts do things we would consider miraculous but to elves is just… good craftsmanship. Hobbits are generally not considered magical folk, but they can travel completely silently when they’re of a mind to, and that’s just part of being a hobbit. Ordinary humans grow to like 9 feet tall, and it may not be common but it’s still just [I]a thing that happens.[/I] It’s a world inundated by “magic” by our standards, yet there are exactly 5 “wizards” in it. I mean, yeah, it definitely depends on the story. But, like, D&D is a game where PC spellcasters can call down meteors, create pocket dimensions, and return the dead to life. If non-magical people are also going to be playable in the same game, they need to be able to do impossible things too. High level fighters need to be able to perform “supernatural” feats, and if they can’t do so without magic, then they aren’t really fighters anymore; they’re just wizards with swords. [/QUOTE]

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