Hmmm... Sentience is not human thinking (other than we are scientifically not aware of other sentient beings).
The very essence of sentience is taking advantage of abstract concepts to self protect, grow and prosper.
Maybe it is not gas masks that they invent, but some other spell that creates a strong wind, or a protective field, or a piece of jewelry that negates some part of the poison.
Either way, developing new concepts within Atys should be the goal.
After all, crafting, and creating things is currently the largest piece, isn't it?
Maybe rethinking how the software mechanics work is in order.
But, I digress.
The very essence of sentience is taking advantage of abstract concepts to self protect, grow and prosper.
Maybe it is not gas masks that they invent, but some other spell that creates a strong wind, or a protective field, or a piece of jewelry that negates some part of the poison.
Either way, developing new concepts within Atys should be the goal.
After all, crafting, and creating things is currently the largest piece, isn't it?
Maybe rethinking how the software mechanics work is in order.
But, I digress.
Moniq
Nudge...
Do homins have hands?
Do homins have noses?
Would it be instinctual for homins to cover their noses at bad smells?
Finally, from the lore perspective, are homins intellectually stunted?
That is, are the homins lack the intellectual capacity to come up with new things?
...
Let's not make homins idiots.
This is dangerous argumentation, because it can cover anything you can imagine OCC. Remember that homins are not humans and the "homin evolution in time" was not as same as humans'.
Ok, lets think in roleplay. Are homins thinking the way you (human) do? What are their goals and visions? Where are those inventors who should invent things? Is it you?
If anything, by all fights around I think its more possible that homins will invent new weapons more than gas masks :(