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--- polemos:2nd_age:suggestions [2013/06/20 23:25] – Blake Anderton
+++ polemos:2nd_age:suggestions [2023/09/08 00:42] (current) – Blake Anderton
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 ====== 2nd Age Lore Suggestions ======
-List below are a few suggestions to take into consideration when writing lore for this age.  Polemos is a vast world and there are always exceptions to the rule, so you do not have to follow these to the letter; rather these suggestions are focused on the "spirit" or "themes" that you should follow.
+List below are a few suggestions to take into consideration when writing lore for this age.
+Polemos is a vast world and there are always exceptions to the rule, so you do not have to follow these to the letter; rather these suggestions are focused on the "spirit" or "themes" that you should follow.
-===== Magic Is A Bitch =====
+===== Hypocrisy of Magic =====
-The gluttony of the [[..:1st Age]]'s magic soon causes widespread devastation, and the empire during it's reign has a consistent anti-magic regime in place. Only those in good political graces can practice sorcery, and even they must keep the fact secret.
+The gluttony of the [[..:1st Age:]]'s magic and the associated cataclysms have passed, and the empires that spring up in the 2nd age would spend considerable effort creating regimes for restricting use of magic.
+These same empires would often rely on powerful magic for communication, transportation, and population control.
+So, in reality, the anti-magic policy of these empires would often be another method of aristocratic control, not an altruistic concern for nature.