Blackmoor in the Stone Age!

[Havard]

One basic question about ancient fantasy worlds is always, why did technology not at some point substitute magic, especially, if we talk about an era of a few millenia?

Like, not everybody is gifted in magic, but everybody can invent a wheel.


So, why does the development stall at some point?

This is an interesting question, especially since Blackmoor is THE setting where this is simply not true. Blackmoor is about a fantasy world that actually does discover and develop technology, right?

Freedom92 already touched upon this, but to answer your question technology will only evolve if it provides an economic benefit. Slave based or Feudal economies tend work against technological advancement. The Romans knew about steam power, but did not explore it much because they saw no benefit from it in their slave based economy for instance.

-Havard