08-17-2015, 05:01 AM
(08-17-2015, 04:52 AM)Marxon Wrote: I do think there should be balance to magic too, like it has a cost or physical requirement of the user. Say telekinesis burns up calories like a bitch and you either have to eat like a pig or have a good bit of extra padding to do it frequently without organ deterioration.
Other forms of "magic" should avoid spontaneous generation and easy to access pocket dimensions. Controlling electricity for example would be incredibly dangerous even to the wielder, fireball throwers would still themselves burn.
Also, i say no to allowing any form of grey goo due to how rediculously high tech, dangerous, and abusable it is. A human sized blob of the stuff would cost more money than probably exists in any one bank account.
Why the hell do some people keep on suggesting magic? I mean, if you wanted magic and technology you should have just played a game of Shadowrun.
Seriously though, I just don't feel like magic is right. It's ridiculously open ended and revolves around hand waving everything that could be thought of. I'm not saying I'm going for hard science, but full on, "fireball fireball fireball ice ice ice" isn't what I'm looking for in a space opera.
You can just get augments to shoot fire out of your palms anyways, but you're bringing the fuel too.
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