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<blockquote data-quote="Von Ether" data-source="post: 1322246" data-attributes="member: 15582">I fiddled with the idea of putting a SF spin on magic (i.e.lost science to explain the ways of &quot;magic&quot;)&nbsp; so that I could use d20 Modern freebies adventures even if I couldn't find a way to retool them since it seems that WotC designed most of those freebies with the assumption that you are using magic FX in your game. *rolls eyes*So ... A SF spin on some fantasy conventions for you ....The core idea is that many of the lost &quot;idols&quot; and enchanted figurines that players and their villains go hunt down in stories are actually composed out of an unknown material that a lost civilization (or alien technology) was able to program for certain effects or energy control. Some of the ideas are:* Authentic &quot;summoning&quot; circles are actually a complex pattern of silver or gold inlaid in a floor. It's a large, crude circuit board. You put a few &quot;idols&quot; at certain points, get an energy source (lighting, sonic vibration from lots of rhythmic chanting, etc.) and it activates the programs or properties stored in the figurines.* Living sacrifices are needed to &quot;summon&quot; demons because the idol reconfigures the victim's body into a new war-like form.* &quot;Demonic Possessions&quot; are actually victims that had an idol download its stored personality into living host.*Some cults are in on some of the truth. They are willing participants in insuring that the personalities in the idols are immortal and always have a new host body ready. The question is, what sort of agenda would commit people to such a cause? One can't always assume it's an evil one, I am just thinking about the movie, The Fifth Element, where a priest is about to poison an archeologist to keep a secret.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Von Ether, post: 1322246, member: 15582"] I fiddled with the idea of putting a SF spin on magic (i.e.lost science to explain the ways of "magic") so that I could use d20 Modern freebies adventures even if I couldn't find a way to retool them since it seems that WotC designed most of those freebies with the assumption that you are using magic FX in your game. *rolls eyes* So ... A SF spin on some fantasy conventions for you .... The core idea is that many of the lost "idols" and enchanted figurines that players and their villains go hunt down in stories are actually composed out of an unknown material that a lost civilization (or alien technology) was able to program for certain effects or energy control. Some of the ideas are: * Authentic "summoning" circles are actually a complex pattern of silver or gold inlaid in a floor. It's a large, crude circuit board. You put a few "idols" at certain points, get an energy source (lighting, sonic vibration from lots of rhythmic chanting, etc.) and it activates the programs or properties stored in the figurines. * Living sacrifices are needed to "summon" demons because the idol reconfigures the victim's body into a new war-like form. * "Demonic Possessions" are actually victims that had an idol download its stored personality into living host. *Some cults are in on some of the truth. They are willing participants in insuring that the personalities in the idols are immortal and always have a new host body ready. The question is, what sort of agenda would commit people to such a cause? One can't always assume it's an evil one, I am just thinking about the movie, The Fifth Element, where a priest is about to poison an archeologist to keep a secret. [/QUOTE]

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