The actual point of my message was to back up Joe's obviously true statements, but yes, this is part of the point of the content.
>My problem is that I see O/i life (& Sun Domer life if it comes to it) as
>involving much more warfare than that of these greek farmer/soldiers. This
>is part of what balances out the fertility magics in G. There is less time
>available, or the time there is is used less efficiently due to being
>encumbered by weapons. Thus what should be a prosperous land frequently
>faces famine.
This is a great observation. I always think of Gloranthans as having it
somewhat easier than others, with all that magic to help them, but I think
you're right here. They have to battle all those monsters, Lunars, each
other, and what-have-you, and so have less time and fewer resources
available for making a living. You could put it another way. They spend as
much time as necessary on farming, which is less than people on Earth do
because of the use of magic, but then they use more time for
conflict-related issues.
Daniel
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