So what's the best way to present magic in a book of the

>>55035411
Unfamiliar with that setting, but it sounds interesting.

>>55035943
It's a classical fantasy novel. Though some would prefer to call "theological science-fiction". But that whole concept has been used in other settings like Numenera or even Adventure Time.

>>55035411

There is no magic. Only knowledge and I forgot the rest.

>>55036228
I was thinking of Numenera, too. It's a really good starting point for that kind of campaign.

I hope you mean technology that is thought to be magic cause there's no actual magic in the setting.

>>55035943
Imagine if Numenera lived up to its promises instead of being a bog standard fantasy setting

>>55035411
I like the "sufficiently advanced technology" approach. It also makes players feel clever when they realise that the magic wand the BBEG uses is actually a laser pistol.

Take a look at all the times "magic" appears in the books

Baldanders uses super-science to achieve great power

The sorcerer Severian duels in the mountains is descended from a genetically modified race of psychics

The Cumean gains power by petitioning otherworldly beings from distant stars for visions

Father Inire (and also Heathor) use "mirrors" to send and receive matter from different times and realities - most likely stone kind of advanced reflective material

The Heiros and their stooge Severian work feats of "magic" which are actually reality bending feats of power extending from a higher universe into Urth

I'm sure there's other stuff I'm forgetting, but the takeaway is that nobody ever just "casts a spell"

Something valuable but otherwise incomprehensible or useless. It could be a book about research regarding a piece of technology the players don't have access to. Or on weaponized parasites like Agia's assassin worm. Or it could be a tablet with a scarce power source that has a broad but esoteric database.

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>>55035411
Magic or "magic"?

>>55044636
Well, I mean something that comes off as magic. Whether it's psychic powers, advanced tech or some alien powers from another dimension is what I'm asking.

>>55044636
Technomages, no sense of right and wrong

>>55044811
I'd personally leave out psychic powers and extra dimensional aliens, since those are pretty much just magic.

I'd leave it all as old, misunderstood tech. like:
>Initiates of the Red Order are powerful psychics.
>Those who undergo the ritual of anointing are able to communicate telepathically with one another. Although the power is often diminished the further they are from their seat of power.
>The high masters are said to be able to read minds.
>The ritual of anointing is just implanting advanced mass market cellphones.
>They don't work as well farther from the Red Order's Cell Towers
>The high masters use an advanced implant, that reads facial expressions and body language to give social cues. The implants were original meant to help treat people who have trouble learning social ques.
>The advanced ability to read people is often attributed to mind reading.

>>55038985
>Only knowledge and I forgot the rest
pretty accurate desu

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Fuck off back to sucking off the hierogrammates on >>>r/yesod you new sun faggots

Vodalus did nothing wrong

>>55035411
The Gurps conversion is so good, OP. Exacting, assuming you can stand Gurps.