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AlexanderHowl · 10-20-2019, 10:36 PM

One of the possible consequences of women outnumbering men in magic 4:1 could be a form of matriarchal ploygamy, especially if there exists the perceived inheritance of magical power. While the women would likely be dominant in such a relationship, they outnumber and, together, outpower the man, a smart man could benefit from such a relationship. A society could evolve where female mages are practicitioners while male mages are theorists.

When it comes to military matters, RPM negates the utility of high Lifting ST for even nonmages. First, a military unit with a couple of mages can always create portals to your supply depots, so you can always go back for supply. Second, mages can use RPM to enhance mundane soldiers ahead of time, allowing them to potential survive threats that would kill unenhanced soldiers. Third, mages can give conditional spells to mundane soldiers, which would be triggered through a specific action or a specific phrase.

For example, imagine a mercenary company of one hundred with five mages (average Magery 2 and Thaumatology 14). The mages are capable of supporting a total of 80 conditional spells, which is a high amount of versatility, and can create gateways to transport the mercenary company, allowing them to get to engagements quickly (even if each gateway only goes 10 miles, being able to go ten miles in ten minutes would allow a mercenary company to travel across most nations in a single day). In addition, the mages could enhance individual soldiers with Very Fit, allowing them to fight much longer than unenhanced mundanes, and can heal them quickly after battle.

10-20-2019, 10:36 PM	#33
AlexanderHowl Join Date: Feb 2016	Re: Magical Matriarchies [Fantasy] One of the possible consequences of women outnumbering men in magic 4:1 could be a form of matriarchal ploygamy, especially if there exists the perceived inheritance of magical power. While the women would likely be dominant in such a relationship, they outnumber and, together, outpower the man, a smart man could benefit from such a relationship. A society could evolve where female mages are practicitioners while male mages are theorists. When it comes to military matters, RPM negates the utility of high Lifting ST for even nonmages. First, a military unit with a couple of mages can always create portals to your supply depots, so you can always go back for supply. Second, mages can use RPM to enhance mundane soldiers ahead of time, allowing them to potential survive threats that would kill unenhanced soldiers. Third, mages can give conditional spells to mundane soldiers, which would be triggered through a specific action or a specific phrase. For example, imagine a mercenary company of one hundred with five mages (average Magery 2 and Thaumatology 14). The mages are capable of supporting a total of 80 conditional spells, which is a high amount of versatility, and can create gateways to transport the mercenary company, allowing them to get to engagements quickly (even if each gateway only goes 10 miles, being able to go ten miles in ten minutes would allow a mercenary company to travel across most nations in a single day). In addition, the mages could enhance individual soldiers with Very Fit, allowing them to fight much longer than unenhanced mundanes, and can heal them quickly after battle.