Quote Originally Posted by Bohandas View Post
I'm not sure if this angle has been covered yet, but whatever problem is at hand might be one that's clearly going to require magic, and you can't get magic by conscripting pesants. So if whatever specialist they usually keep on hand is occupied, or if it's a minor lord or minor government that can't afford to keep someone on retainer at all, then they're going to have to go out and hire someone.
What if the system being used is one where magic is pretty weak, or dangerous, even very likely to be eventually fatal to the user?