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Re: A few questions...
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Mon, 15 May 2000 12:24:36 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Matthew Miller writes:
> Pearson Castner <dengar98@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Ive been pushing myself to put alot of effort into my upcoming webpage.
> > Its about a fantasy war in medival times, but at the same time as the
> > industrial revelution- and the time of magic.
> My question is: why would there be an industrial revolution if there is
> magic? As the saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention. If you've
> got magic, wouldn't that be used instead of mundane technology?
Magic could be difficult to use, either because of the high intelligence needed
or the physical/mental strain of channeling the energy; magic could be a
closely guarded secret, taught only to the chosen few; magic could be less
reliable than technology; technology might be cheaper and easier to produce in
mass numbers (ie, it might be easier to create 100 muskets for your foot
soldiers than to have 100 mages, or have 1 mage pump out 100 Wands of
Grapeshot); magic might be fading for some unknown reason...
Those are just off the top of my head. I'm sure given time more reasons could
be come up with as well.
eric
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| (...) My question is: why would there be an industrial revolution if there is magic? As the saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention. If you've got magic, wouldn't that be used instead of mundane technology? (25 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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