spreading the drain???

[djtool]

I"m wondering if its practical to design a nation that stays away from mages and uses the drain scale to reduce they're potentcy to poop.

i'm really not sure what the effect of casting in a drain 3 environment is. I understand the books answer...but not the 'hard numbers' effects.

and if this is a plausible direction to go...would it be better to attempt it with the nation of Man instead of Ulm...since the temples are cheaper and easier to throw up.