tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1305372753022597815.post8178522115170704411..comments2023-05-06T01:46:51.326-07:00Comments on Bright Cape Gamer: A world that makes senseSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723733406348223879noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1305372753022597815.post-27516709436327920952011-11-28T08:29:22.408-08:002011-11-28T08:29:22.408-08:00Well, I think that in most fantasy stories kings a...Well, I think that in most fantasy stories kings are not just nobodies. It's also pretty reasonable to think that kings are at least moderately leveled, and that they have the services of moderately leveled fights/magicians/clerics/paladins available to them. Kings largely derive their power from political might, not physical might, after all. Through the majority of history Kings have been very easy to assassinate if any group had real dedication in the matter, but assassination has extremely unpredictable results (from everyone by the king's perspective).<br /><br />When you get into improved invisibility / fireball / teleport nonsense things get a little weird. But I think the fact that a wizard *can* smash an army of ten thousand people probably doesn't matter that much unless wizards have a real interest in going around and doing that. I think in most fantasy settings a wizard of that power is represented more as a force of nature than as a person.<br /><br />The real problem is that the invisible, fireball hurling, flying wizard happens at level 7.Sthennohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429676469805661834noreply@blogger.com