No.250341473
>fantasy setting has magic and flying creatures
>still using horses as main transportation

No.250341651
>>250341473 (OP) #
>setting has nuclear energy
>still using coal as main energy source

  • webghost0101@sopuli.xyz
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    9 months ago

    Just because there is magic doesn’t mean everyone can afford it.

    Also interesting to think about, if a deaf person has a magic amulet that grants different hearing, are they no longer a deaf person or are they a deaf person with a magical aid?

    • sugar_in_your_tea
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      9 months ago

      are they a deaf person with a magical aid?

      I think they’d still identify as deaf for community purposes.

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        9 months ago

        I think they would do the exact opposite for community purposes. In a medieval fantasy world they might be the only deaf person in their small town, so they don’t wanna be ostrasized for being different and weird.

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      9 months ago

      That’s basically hearing aids or cochlear implants and the thing is sound is uncomfortable if you’re used to not sound.

    • Crack0n7uesday@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      Are they naturally deaf or just hard of hearing? A deaf person would get a zero to sound checks no matter what.