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There just wasn't any need - they had a world filled with magic. Why would you ruin the natural world for industrial gains? In fact the Orkai and the white wi
by boringg 4y ago
There just wasn't any need - they had a world filled with magic.
Why would you ruin the natural world for industrial gains? In fact the Orkai and the white wizard was quite industrious with their forges and their war machine production and the natural world pushed back.
That and I don't see the start up world being that different from a risk perspective just the outcomes are different. And maybe middle earth was still to early.
- pavel_lishin 4y agoAny calculation of risk must include the outcomes. In the real world, the worst case realistic scenario for a startup is that you fail and lose all your money, and maybe face lawsuits. In a fantasy setting, the worst case realistic scenario is that your skin is flayed from your bones and you spend the rest of existence serving a liche as a skeleton warrior.
- stonemetal12 4y agoFilled with magic, is overstating the magical capabilities of the world. Gandalf, one of the most powerful wizards in the world can't even throw fireballs at his enemies. He has to gather pine cones set them on fire, then throw the pine cones. Most of the humans were magicless and could have used a tractor.