My Changing Thoughts on Science Fantasy Games

[aramis erak]

Do you mean for power level in an RPG? I can see that if a spell does 5d6 and a laser blaster does 10d6 kind of setup.

Narratively though when you have a lot of sci fi and a little fantasy you get things like Star Trek Vulcan mind meld, Babylon Five psychics, and Doctor Who. Each of those has RPGs

Star Trek has far more magic than just Psionics...

• Practical fusion tech.
• The Phaser.
• Transporters
• Warp Drive
• Impulse drive with rapid acceleration to as high as 0.75C (and in TOS, implications of up to 10 C - in WNMHGB and in Balance of Terror).
• Gravitics
• incorporeal entities with ability to physically affect and to be visible,
• provable existence of souls.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Star Trek has far more magic than just Psionics...

• Practical fusion tech.
• The Phaser.
• Transporters
• Warp Drive
• Impulse drive with rapid acceleration to as high as 0.75C (and in TOS, implications of up to 10 C - in WNMHGB and in Balance of Terror).
• Gravitics
• incorporeal entities with ability to physically affect and to be visible,
• provable existence of souls.

Most of that is presented as science. It makes a difference.