Timeline for Why would magicians be scared of regular people?
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| Mar 16, 2018 at 13:43 | comment | added | SK19 | I'm unsure if the size of the country is important for its state of dictatorship. It sounds like "Okay, the wizard will not be killed if he is clearly and visibly above the dangers mankind can pose." But rest assured, I'm convinced now there were examples where being a dictator and only terrorizing your own people led to intervention from the outside :) | |
| Mar 16, 2018 at 13:34 | comment | added | RonJohn | @SK19 Remember your European history: invading neighbors to save coreligionists from persecution was not unheard of. Just as importantly, Russia and China were/are large empires, not kingdoms. | |
| Mar 16, 2018 at 13:19 | comment | added | SK19 | Yes, in other countries. For themselves, they are left alone, or face little consequences. China and Russia are the most prominent examples. Not much overthrowing there. In fact, the last overthrowing in Russia (killing of the Czars) led to Stalin, someone much worse. | |
| Mar 16, 2018 at 13:04 | comment | added | RonJohn | @SK19 bad dictators that cause trouble in other countries cause the other countries to bad together to isolate, embargo or overthrow you, as our world shows. | |
| Mar 16, 2018 at 13:02 | comment | added | RonJohn | @SK19 "I roll with +3" How many Spells of Deflecting Arrows are required if multiple archers are firing continuously, while trebuchets are firing? And what can you do in the meantime? | |
| Mar 16, 2018 at 9:05 | comment | added | SK19 | This is not a Harry Potter question and no duplicate. "When you're constantly defending yourself against Ordinary range weapons, you can't do anything else." Spell of deflecting arrows, maintaining with minor effort. I roll with +3. So, depending on the setting of course you can. And others seeing you as a threat doesn't mean you don't get to be the bad dictator, as our world shows. | |
| Mar 15, 2018 at 23:51 | history | answered | RonJohn | CC BY-SA 3.0 |