04-08-2008, 04:28 PM | #1 |
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Yrth technology
The pump action crossbow thread has started me thinking about Yrth's technology. We know about Yrth's finger printing, germ/demonet Theory of Disease, etc. What other 'benign' things slipped through, or have been invented by clever Yrthians?
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04-08-2008, 05:48 PM | #2 |
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I've had a few ideas about that. For one, I think eyeglasses, or at least spectacles, would be highly popular amongst scholars, including wizards. Sure, some truly luddite diehards might favor broaches enchanted with Keen Vision, but I think most elderly wizards would be content with spectacles to help correct their fading vision.
Basically, I think the key here is subtlety: any technological innovation which can fly "under the radar" and not greatly transform society could fit in. |
04-08-2008, 06:06 PM | #3 |
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Spectacles? Sure, why not?
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04-08-2008, 06:29 PM | #5 |
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It has transformed society to some extent. Magic is accepted and even honored by many Christian and Muslim religious authorities, for starters. That's a pretty big divergence from history.
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04-08-2008, 07:06 PM | #9 |
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Welll, you have to have mages to cast those spells. Mages are people with a special, inborn talent. Not just anyone can learn and cast spells [unless you are in a high mana zone]. How many mages will spend all their time doing mundane sorts of work? Also, factor in single college mages, illiteracy among the general populace limiting educational propsects,etc. Magic is not technology.
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