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<blockquote data-quote="Derren" data-source="post: 7026857" data-attributes="member: 2518"><p>Not reading materials but the video game <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcanum:_Of_Steamworks_and_Magick_Obscura" target="_blank">Arcanum</a> had pretty much this setting. Except that there was no hard cut between technology and magic countries (although they certainly had a preference) as technology evolved naturally and began to replace magic as it was more useful for the common masses. Magic, while powerful always depended on a few gifted individuals and was hard if not impossible to use on a large scale.</p><p>Also, the mere presence of magic affects the laws of physics in its close vicinity. Not enough to be really noticeable by most people (unless of course the intention of the spell is to affect a specific law) but enough to cause machines to malfunction.</p><p>For example the presence of a magic sword might raise the electrical resistance of nearby wiring, etc. So magic existing alongside technology is not possible.</p><p></p><p>Maybe you can get hold of the manual somewhere. It contains some lore about the world.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Derren, post: 7026857, member: 2518"] Not reading materials but the video game [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcanum:_Of_Steamworks_and_Magick_Obscura"]Arcanum[/URL] had pretty much this setting. Except that there was no hard cut between technology and magic countries (although they certainly had a preference) as technology evolved naturally and began to replace magic as it was more useful for the common masses. Magic, while powerful always depended on a few gifted individuals and was hard if not impossible to use on a large scale. Also, the mere presence of magic affects the laws of physics in its close vicinity. Not enough to be really noticeable by most people (unless of course the intention of the spell is to affect a specific law) but enough to cause machines to malfunction. For example the presence of a magic sword might raise the electrical resistance of nearby wiring, etc. So magic existing alongside technology is not possible. Maybe you can get hold of the manual somewhere. It contains some lore about the world. [/QUOTE]
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