Re: Change (was: (TFT) Jobs table: ...)

[Denis DesHarnais <denisdesharnais@gmail.com>]

I guess I'm thinking more totalitarian.  Many years ago, I spoke with this
Russian photographer who described the practice of an art that was all but
forbidden under Soviet rule: no galleries, no shows, no schools, no
supplies.  They had to build virtually everything themselves; they mixed
chemicals to create solutions, made their own photo paper, enlargers, etc.
For shows, they would meet in each others living rooms with their
photography in photo albums or small portfolios, maybe inviting some outside
their small community, but generally it was just other artists.  I would see
magic being learned and shared like that in the Noble vs. Common scenario.
Underground networks resisting and teaching, maybe launching a raid to get
supplies needed to further their cause.  The inquisition scenario might ally
high wizards with an all-powerful church and low wizards with other
religions, or no religion at all.

You combine that with your super wealthy nobles and you have the basis for
civil war, or at least constant unrest.  One of the reasons I like TFT (and
this forum) is that it tends to be a bit more open to this sort of play than
many of its contemporary alternatives.

On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 9:12 AM, <raito@raito.com> wrote:

> Quoting Denis DesHarnais <denisdesharnais@gmail.com>:
>
>  With so many wizards in the world, and human nature being what it is,
>> there
>> was soon a drive among wizards working for warlords to create a
>> distinction
>> between those practicing "The Art," or noble wizards, and those practicing
>> "For Hire," or common wizards.  Since noble wizards had the ear of the law
>> makers, new and stringent laws were enacted to regulate and generally
>> discourage the practice of magic for and by the general population.
>>
>
> ITL nearly has that with the Wizard's Guild, which tries to tax all magic
> one way or the other, and seriously tries to be the source of all magical
> knowledge.
> Alternatively, you have what my campaign has, which is industrial magic
> practiced on a large scale out of the public eye. Because the rulers really,
> really want their Youth Potions.
> If you really look at medieval accounts, the highest nobles are
> fantastically wealthy. Wealthy enough to finance wars out of their own
> pockets, for example. And with a small middle class (at least until the
> 1500's or so), they appear even more wealthy by comparison. You know how
> millionaires walk into a car dealership and buy whatever's most expensive?
> That's those guys buying armour. They simply don't count the cost.
> And they want to live forever.
> Neil Gilmore
> raito@raito.com
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