View Single Post
Old 04-21-2021, 10:38 AM   #67
The Colonel
 
The Colonel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Default Re: Create Food and it's effect on infrastructure

Quote:
Originally Posted by jason taylor View Post
Suppose there are only a few mages or shamans or whatever with this power and they must abide by a series of Gaes-like rules? That could be the setting of a quest to restore the magic.
If you want a limiter on it, "Create Food" is often portrayed as Divine "magic" and gods are traditionally resistant to those who appear to be trying to game the system.

Probably the most famous examples in Western culture would be Manna (which rotted if stored overnight except at Shabat or if placed in The Ark) or the miracles where Jesus fed four thousand on one occasion and five thousand at another, by infinitely subdividing existing food (although interestingly both of these latter miracles did generate a significant surplus so perhaps if you get a powerful enough caster...). Maybe the miraculous catches of fish and the turning of water into wine count as well? It does appear that Jesus respected Maslow's hierarchy when it came to dealing with his congregation.
The only other such miracle I can think of from pagan sources would be the goats of Thor, but there may be others. The Sampo produced "meal" but didn't see much action. Was the cornucopia meant to be an actual thing?
The Colonel is online now   Reply With Quote