"I see.  In dath ilan we'd think that it's hard to get over fifty percent of the military power on your side by bribing it in a pretechnological equilibrium, and once you have more powerful tech, it's your important duty to propagate certain kinds of stable equilibria to future generations and not others.  But wizards and clerics and whatever else you have here, if they're - extraordinary economics - where individuals can do big things without large tech bases - you could get fifty percent of the military power by appealing to fewer people, even while your society was much too primitive to have the kind of advanced weapons that make these issues initially appear in nonmagical societies that gain a lot of knowledge."

"I see.  In dath ilan we'd think that it's hard to get over fifty percent of the military power on your side by bribing it in a pretechnological equilibrium where almost all fighters have the same power, and once you have more knowledge and get more powerful tech, it's your important duty to use that knowledge to propagate certain kinds of stable equilibria to future generations and not others.  But wizards and clerics and whatever else you have here, if they're - extraordinary economics, you don't have the word, where individuals can do big things without large support networks - you could get fifty percent of the military power by appealing to fewer people.  Even while your society's knowledge was much too primitive to have the kind of advanced weapons that make these issues initially appear in nonmagical societies that start figuring things out."

"I see.  In dath ilan we'd think that it's hard to get over fifty percent of the military power on your side by bribing it, in a pretechnological equilibrium where almost all fighters have the same power.  And that once you start gaining more knowledge and get more powerful tech, it's your important duty to also use that knowledge to propagate certain kinds of stable equilibria to future generations and not others.  But wizards and clerics and whatever else you have here, if they're - extraordinary economics, you don't have the word, if they let individuals do big things without large support networks - you could get fifty percent of the military power by appealing to fewer people.  Even while your society's knowledge was much too primitive to have the kind of advanced weapons that would make these issues initially appear in nonmagical societies that start figuring things out."

"I see.  In dath ilan we'd think that it's hard to get over fifty percent of the military power on your side by bribing it, in a pretechnological equilibrium where almost all fighters have the same power.  And that once you start gaining more knowledge and get more powerful tech, it's your important duty to also use that knowledge to propagate certain kinds of stable equilibria to future generations and not others.  But wizards and clerics and whatever else you have here, if they're - extraordinary economics, you don't have the word, if they let individuals do big things without large support networks - you could get fifty percent of the military power by appealing to fewer people.  Even while your society's knowledge was much too primitive to produce the kind of advanced weapons that would make these issues initially appear in nonmagical societies that start figuring things out."

"I see.  In dath ilan we'd think that it's hard to get over fifty percent of the military power on your side by bribing it, in a pretechnological equilibrium where almost all fighters have the same power.  And that once you start gaining more knowledge and get more powerful tech, it's your important duty to also use that knowledge to propagate certain kinds of stable equilibria to future generations and not others.  But wizards and clerics and whatever else you have here, if they're - extraordinary economics, you don't have the word, if they let individuals do big things without large support networks - you could get fifty percent of the military power by appealing to fewer people.  Even while your society's knowledge was much too primitive to produce the kind of advanced weapons that would make these issues initially appear in nonmagical societies that have started figuring things out."

"I see.  In dath ilan we'd think that it's hard to get over fifty percent of the military power on your side by bribing it, in a pretechnological equilibrium where almost all fighters have about the same military power.  And that once you start gaining more knowledge and get more powerful tech, it's your important duty to also use that knowledge to propagate certain kinds of stable equilibria to future generations and not others.  But wizards and clerics and whatever else you have here, if they're - extraordinary economics, you don't have the word, if they let individuals do big things without large support networks - you could get fifty percent of the military power by appealing to fewer people.  Even while your society's knowledge was much too primitive to produce the kind of advanced weapons that would make these issues initially appear in nonmagical societies that have started figuring things out."

"I see.  In dath ilan we'd think that it's hard to get over fifty percent of the military power on your side by bribing it, in a pretechnological equilibrium where almost all fighters have about the same military power.  And that once you start gaining more knowledge and get more powerful tech, it's your important duty to also use that knowledge to propagate certain kinds of stable equilibria to future generations and not others.  But wizards and clerics and whatever else you have here, if they're - extraordinary economics, you don't have the word, if they let individuals do big things without large support networks - you could get fifty percent of the military power by appealing to fewer people.  Even while your society's knowledge was much too primitive to produce the kind of advanced weapons that would make these issues initially appear in nonmagical societies that have started figuring things out."

That does make it seem less like the whole thing is just an Intelligence 10 Phenomenon.

"I see.  In dath ilan we'd think that it's hard to get over fifty percent of the military power on your side by bribing it, in a pretechnological equilibrium where almost all fighters have about the same military power.  And that once you start gaining more knowledge and get more powerful tech, it's your important duty to also use that knowledge to propagate certain kinds of stable equilibria to future generations and not others."

"But with wizards and clerics and whatever else you have here, if they're - extraordinary economics, you don't have the word, if they let individuals do big things without large support networks - you could get fifty percent of the military power by appealing to fewer people.  Even while your society's knowledge was much too primitive to produce the kind of advanced weapons that would make these issues initially appear in nonmagical societies that have started figuring things out."

That does make it seem less like the whole thing is just an Intelligence 10 Phenomenon.

"I see.  In dath ilan we'd think that it's hard to get over half of the military power on your side by bribing it, in a pretechnological equilibrium where almost all fighters have about the same military power.  And that once you start gaining more knowledge and get more powerful tech, it's your important duty to also use that knowledge to propagate certain kinds of stable equilibria to future generations and not others."

"But with wizards and clerics and whatever else you have here, if they're - extraordinary economics, you don't have the word, if they let individuals do big things without large support networks - you could get half-plus of the military power by appealing to fewer people.  Even while your society's knowledge was much too primitive to produce the kind of advanced weapons that would make these issues initially appear in nonmagical societies that have started figuring things out."

That does make it seem less like the whole thing is just an Intelligence 10 Phenomenon.

"I see.  In dath ilan we'd think that it's hard to get over half of the military power on your side by bribing it, in a pre-metallic equilibrium where almost all fighters have about the same military power.  And that once you start gaining more knowledge and get more powerful tech, it's your important duty to also use that knowledge to propagate certain kinds of stable equilibria to future generations and not others."

"But with wizards and clerics and whatever else you have here, if they're - extraordinary economics, you don't have the word, if they let individuals do big things without large support networks - you could get half-plus of the military power by appealing to fewer people.  Even while your society's knowledge was much too primitive to produce the kind of advanced weapons that would make these issues initially appear in nonmagical societies that have started figuring things out."

That does make it seem less like the whole thing is just an Intelligence 10 Phenomenon.