Uhm rifles is a bit advanced for this isnt it?
note experimental and i only have 100 people wielding them, my design for them was only few can carry them due to the skills needed to wield the new weapon and the complexity of creating it (this isn't a regular rifle that can be churned out in 2 weeks, the rifle requires at most a year to produce from acquiring all the necessary alchemical ingredients then the long enchanting period. With this allotted time few of the craftsmen dedicate their time to create this weapon and maybe only 5-10 rifles are made a year.
So, they're alchemical rifles? Fine by me. Just don't expect more reliability than early firearms...and possibly less...
Magic in this world must always have a source. It can come from within the magician, which is reliable but weak. Mages who master this type of magic are called sorcerers. It can come from a higher being, which is fairly reliable and moderately powerful but requires the being to agree with your requests. Finally, it can come from nature in some form, which is powerful, but typically focused on one type of magic and the least stable kind of magic. Alchemy is mostly trying to refine and use natural magic. Finally, you can draw magic from magical items, which is safe and potentially powerful but permanently depletes the item's magic. Enchanted items may either be made by investing an absurd amount of magical energy into it or casting a spell on it and modifying it to draw magic from nearby sources.
Anyone can learn magic if they have dedication, but typically only nobles and the one in a hundred to be talented do. There are exceptions, of course. Bear in mind that not all mages are powerful; unless they train a lot, they usually can't get past party tricks and little household magic and such. Mages who go beyond this low level of power are called wizards.
Magic resistance is possible to enchant; it was one of the first things to be researched once organized magical research began. However, without some of various alchemical ingredients, it's very costly.
Sound good?
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By the way, I've drawn up a couple maps. Look at them and decide which one you like better, and post which one you prefer and why, as well as what you dislike about the one you chose and like about the other.
Both are unfinished. If there's an overwhelming consensus, I'll simply spruce up that map.
Warning: The maps are kinda big. Also, the first cut off part of the top; there's some Northern Tribe lands near the Bloodraven border and Ragoth is that dot near it; and the second got turned 90 degrees somehow.
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