Timeline for If magic is accessed through tattoos, how do I prevent everyone from having magic?
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| Apr 8, 2023 at 15:36 | comment | added | Christopher Hostage | Compare to the real world difference in outcomes for novice, low-cost rocketry and professional, high-cost rocketry. Materials matter. Deep knowledge matters. Multiple non-adjacent crafting skills matter. | |
| Apr 8, 2023 at 14:04 | comment | added | user458 | @Martin You could distill out the iron... It's magic, not science. The point is mystery and interest, not mirrors of reality. | |
| Apr 8, 2023 at 2:02 | comment | added | Marsh | Re specifically virgin blood as tattoo ink: Biological materials like blood can and will be removed by living cells in your skin, so a tattoo made with blood wouldn't last very long. Then there's all the possibilities of infection and incompatible blood types. | |
| Apr 7, 2023 at 15:15 | comment | added | user28434 | Also, if it's a quasi-medieval society then tattoo artist would be in the guild that will control what kind of tattoos they can make, and for whom. Even if they can pay the price, they can be just banned from getting any due to their status/social class/etc. | |
| Apr 7, 2023 at 2:22 | comment | added | mcalex | Yup, like calligraphy. You can tell a dodgy amateur from a professional. This also allows for a skilled, dedicated amateur (plot point). | |
| Apr 6, 2023 at 17:53 | history | edited | ths | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 6, 2023 at 16:51 | history | answered | ths | CC BY-SA 4.0 |