The setting I'm working on is already low on player magic. I might go on and make it something that exists in the world, but isn't in the domain of people outside of divine intervention. So while an area might be cursed with a blood rain that turns people into stone and reanimates the dead, they won't be becoming necromancers any time soon. I'm hoping to end up with something akin to Dwarffortress. A grim world where magic exists to grant those that have it terrible power, and a world in which deities walk the earth, but also a world where the common folk are able to hold that at bay through cunning and masterwork craftsmanship. Out of curiosity, how do you feel about non-human races? I was planning on having Dwarves, Elves, Orcs, and Goblins be playable. But now I'm thinking about translating those into simply being different human cultures. (although, which ever route I go, Dwarves are going to sport camelbaks full of vodka)