Fantasy Magic: superstitions, uses, and sources of power
Er, well, it's quite long, at least:
I ramble about magic in fantasy worlds. If people could use magic, would they still be superstitious? What would they use magic for? Where would the power for the magic come from?
I think the second half is better. Nice jacket?
Fantasy Magic: superstitions, uses, and sources of power (YouTube)
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So we do actually have technologies to harness stored energy from falling things. For water there are pumped storage batteries where basically a lake at the top of a mountain is allowed to pass through large pipes with turbines in them to a lake at the bottom and power is generated through the rotation of the turbines. On a smaller scale there are grandfather clocks which get their energy from resistance against a falling lead weight. The issue with both of these is efficiency, at some point you need to put energy back into the system either by lifting the weight yourself or pumping water from the lower reservoir back to the upper one. You will always extract less energy from the system then you need to put into it so they really only work where you need a constant small trickle of energy, or you need energy at specific times but can afford to spend more of it at others
Only 10 minutes in but this reminds me of the conundrum of magic in the Inheritance cycle. That being that the presence of magic and spellcasters is stifling mundane technological growth while increasing socioeconomic stratification.
Hell yes mr Beige! I would absolutely love to see you play D&D with a good dungeonmaster! Matt Mercer would do. :3