Tysen Streib wrote: > I have a couple questions for Steve, if he would be so > kind to share his vision: > > 1. We know that metal attracts magic, which is why > there isn't anyone wearing heavy armor, etc. Why does > everyone use swords and we rarely hear any mention of > wooden weapons? I don't think it's a matter of metal attracting magic, I think that the Dragaeran battle mages would call lighting down on the assembled troops (in addition to all sorts of other nastiness), and wearing lots of heavy metal armor would make you an easier target. Metal swords are probably a danger also, but less so than all the metal in armor. Just don't point it at the sky when the mages are calling down the lightning. Jose -- Jose Marquez jhereg69 at earthlink.net