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Originally Posted by kirbwarrior
Hmm, that was one thing I was thinking about. There is the whole 'necessity breeds invention', so I might have to figure out what pressures to put into place to cause certain forms of progress.
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This is part of why I suggested having the humans originally be from a more mundane world. The pressures of this one (and solution to those pressures) are markedly different from those of our own, so society evolving to look anything like the historical Medieval and Renaissance periods is incredibly unlikely.
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Originally Posted by kirbwarrior
As for the whole slave labor thing, I'm not even quite sure how to put my thoughts into what I think of that.
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While heroic characters who own slaves - even largely-benevolent societies where slavery is a thing - are certainly possible to create, this is difficult to get right - and even more so if the slaves are acquired via bloody warfare, rather than being punishment for crimes, a method of paying off debt (or provide for one's family), etc.
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Of course even if magic is able to supply the necessary food, water, and raw materials to keep a city going, there are at least three very important resources one could fight over - location, location, and location. Areas that are more defensible against monster attacks, or where there is a monster shortage, would be in high demand, and if you've outgrown your own bastion of safety, you may need to take over someone else's.
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Originally Posted by Anaraxes
Plus, it may be somewhat less enticing for spiders to attack a wagon full of explosive fire projectors and rockets than some dwarves (and a hobbit) with hand weapons and thrown rocks. (Assuming they weren't actually escorted by a demigod with the Ring of Fire.)
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Weren't the spiders only a problem when the dwarves (+hobbit) left the path to try to beg food from the elves? I thought the paths of Mirkwood were safe (due to enchantment, patrols, etc), but you were in trouble if you strayed. It's been a loooong time since I read
The Hobbit (or LotR for that matter), however.