My Vision of A new Arcanum

HaseoTOD1 · Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 7:22 am Post subject: My Vision of A new Arcanum

Magick and technology have created a synergy. Technology powered by magick and magick powered by technology. Guns using crystallized mana that gives the weapon special abilities when equipped. Staffs welded by mages harness the natural magnetic fields around the wielder as a source of power to aid the mage. Swords and other melee weapons along with other projectiles infused with either mana cores or wave converters give them unique skills.
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Charonte · Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 10:39 am Post subject:

What's this about Magick requiring mana? To me it was always more a force-of-will thing that wore the practitioner out (by reducing fatigue - as did everything else).

I get what you're saying and yes it could make for a good story but magick and tech were so opposed in the original that I'm not sure how. It's a pretty massive plot hole not to explain...
The black-and-white nature of it was more of a necessary fundamental in order for the plot to work; Else Kerghan wouldn't have needed the BMC Dwarves for as long a period and hence returned long before the time of the living one despite their stalling.

I don't know, it just doesn't seem a very viable continuation of the setting.
What made you think of it, anyway?

HaseoTOD1 · Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 4:45 pm Post subject:

Mana, fatigue, mp, it's all the same.
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Charonte · Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 11:07 pm Post subject:

Not really, you don't use 'mana' running about in combat or overreaching yourself.

HaseoTOD1 · Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 11:49 pm Post subject:

what I meant was that its a different name but same source. Wouldn't you enjoy enchanting your own weapons?
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Vorak · Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 1:17 am Post subject:

No I'm with Charonte here its not the same source at all; mana and fatigue are completely different.
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95 minutes worth watching

HaseoTOD1 · Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 2:33 am Post subject:

well its my vision so whatever. >.>
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Zanza · Vault Survivor Joined: 20 Apr 2009 Posts: 1103

Worst vision ever.
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HaseoTOD1 · Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 5:59 am Post subject:

purely a non-factual statement based of jealousy.
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Zanza · Vault Survivor Joined: 20 Apr 2009 Posts: 1103

I heard Gnomeregan will be recaptured before Cataclysm.
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