Clark's Third law does not apply to this setting (PEACH)

[enderlord99]

Arcanæ-Technolia

Some say that Science and Magic are impossible to distinguish. They are fools. Does the sword here:
http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/6/61/AnakinSkywalker.jpg
look anything like the one here?:
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm89/ZaizenX0/IncredibleFlameSword.jpg

...Didn't think so. Welcome to the world of Arcanæ-Technolia, where Magic and Technology collide in an explosion of... uh... Flaming lightsabers!... and other stuff...

[Doorhandle]

What else makes them disitnguishable?

[enderlord99]

Well... Magic, in this setting, is a form of energy in its own right. Other things might work in ways they don't in the real world, but magic is unique. So, magic is often used in high-tech stuff, but it isn't the same thing (as technology).

EDIT: I just realized that makes this setting star-wars. *facepalm*

[ShneekeyTheLost]

Well of COURSE they are different. The first picture is a Brilliant Energy weapon, the second is merely a Flaming (or perhaps Flaming Burst) weapon. It is on an order of magnitude more expensive, being a +5 enhancement, rather than a +1 or +2...

Also, that second character really needs to learn the inherent limitations in Monkey Grip.

:smallbiggrin:

[SlashRunner]

Arcanæ-Technolia

Some say that Science and Magic are impossible to distinguish. They are fools. Does the sword here:
http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/6/61/AnakinSkywalker.jpg
look anything like the one here?:
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm89/ZaizenX0/IncredibleFlameSword.jpg

...Didn't think so. Welcome to the world of Arcanæ-Technolia, where Magic and Technology collide in an explosion of... uh... Flaming lightsabers!... and other stuff...

No, but they could probably be made to look like each other. Your point is...?

[Dryad]

EDIT: I just realized that makes this setting star-wars. *facepalm*
Not necessarily. Eberon is also an example of magical technology. Magitech is not an entirely new concept; it's the way you dress it up that makes it either worthwhile and unique or bland and over-used.

Also, 'The Force' in Star Wars arguably isn't magic, at all, but natural laws applied through a kind of psionics. Or something along those lines. Christian and Buddhist philosophies and theosophies are rather strongly represented in the business, as well.