Yes, but that bullion dollar industry only grew over time. The first crystals were made in small labs pushing the edge of magic. If you let a magical world develop industrialization long enough, surely they will try to optimize their magic as far as possible as well
Plus we can imbue crystals with thought and knowledge by inscribing them with complex runes and commanding them in a special language.
We used lightning to trick rocks into thinking.
Teaching sand to think was a mistake.
And yet you used sand to transmute this missive into the aether. Curious!
Main difference is that, in fiction, the “imbuing” doesn’t require a billion-dollar fab.
I mean, there are a few intrepid techno-wizards trying to do it themselves, but it’s a far cry from what Big Magic can manage.
Yes, but that bullion dollar industry only grew over time. The first crystals were made in small labs pushing the edge of magic. If you let a magical world develop industrialization long enough, surely they will try to optimize their magic as far as possible as well
That’s how you tear down the fabric of space and demons ruins the world though.
looks at climate change
Oh…