The sunk cost fallacy of wizardry. Come on man, just one more incantation, just one more and you’ll be immortal! It’s always just one more incantation!

A wise king would know the wizard would just make off with the Elixir Vitae as soon as it was discovered.

Meanwhile we have autocrats telling their engineers to design them a computer intelligence that can manage an unstoppable army of swarming killer drones.

let’s try with a bit more mercury and arsenic this time

We love casting spells with the kingdoms money!