In a message dated 09/30/2004 1:35:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, casey at the-bat.net writes: after a few thousand years, someone has figured out a fantastic use > > for gun powder that allows the common Teckla an equal footing with a bad ass > > Dragon wielding only a sword. It would be very disconcerting as Teckla to have a Dragon sorcerer ignite the gunpowder in every bullet in your magazine from 200 yards away. They have technology- ie flash stones. Sorcery just sets up an environment where technology is unecessary. Necessity is the mother of invention. Why bother with an internal combustion engine, when you can teleport? John D. Barbato, OD