• ssjmarx [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    3 years ago

    being poor in a fantasy setting

    I’m imagining a world where spell components are only affordable to the uber wealthy, and everyone else born with magic either has to get a job as a magic cop/troop or never get to use their powers (and in fact it’s illegal to try).

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      3 years ago

      There are a few stories like that. I heard there’s one where a single ruler who can allocate magic to others and the wealthy surround and pamper them in exchange for power.

      Fantasy has so much potential to explore things like wealth and class. It’s a shame that jkr is the extent to which most people know the genre.

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        3 years ago

        a single ruler who can allocate magic to others

        Reminds me of Reincarnated as a Slime, where the main character can dish out a portion of their power by giving low-ranking monsters a name. Naturally they go out of their way to give names to everyone they can because why would you horde something so beneficial?