I am working on an idea for steam punk magic in my game system called Technomancy. Basically it would be a form of enchantment that allows you to create strange mechanical devices that don't really make sense under science.
The idea that I had was to have several interesting components and let the players put things together. I was planning on limiting the number they could create based on magical materials needed. These are some ideas that I have as components so far:
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] Technomancy is the ability to create technological devices that are partially functioning due to magic. Technomancer devices often use magical materials mixed with clockworks, steam machinery, and early rocketry. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Object Sizes[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Backpack Device – You can attach a propulsion system to a backpack device and move around one person. They can carry two other people but it will mostly hover or move slowly. Compressed Fire makes this a Jetpack. Compressed Water makes this an underwater hydrojet. Etc. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Small Vehicle – You can build a small vehicle, the size of a car, and add technomancy devices. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Medium Vehicle – You can build a medium vehicle, the size of a [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Flaws[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Dark Sacrifice – The device requires blood or some other vital fluid or object as a sacrifice once a week in order to function. This is different from the actual power source.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Alchemical Catalyst – The device requires an alchemical potion once a week in order to function. The particular potion can cause strange side effects, depending on its nature. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Unreliable – The device works some of the time. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Basic Air – This can be used to create fresh air in a sealed area. It will keep any air in the area clear and easily breathable. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Compressed Air – This can be used to create force and push something around. Requires Basic Air. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Basic Fire – This can be used to create warmth in an area. It will keep that area a comfortable temperature no matter the outside temperature. It can also be used to create light equal to a lantern. This often uses Ember as a part of its construction. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Compressed Fire – This can be used to create force and push something around, like a jetpack, or as a weapon, such as a flame thrower. Requires Basic Fire. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Basic Water – This can be used to provide fresh water in a sealed area. This can be used with Basic Fire to create Steam. This often uses Naiad Pearls as a part of its construction. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Compressed Water – This can be used to create force and push something around, like a boat. It can also be used to create hydraulic engines that should not work that way. Requires Basic Water. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Basic Lightning – This can be used to power certain objects or just create light. This often uses a piece of Keneus Oak in its construction. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Compressed Lightning – This can be used as a ranged weapon or to power a large and complex device. Requires Basic Lightning. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Movement [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Whirly Bird – You know how to make a functional helicopter with a motor that is too small for its lifting capacity. It can fold up into the back pack and is not heavy at all. This requires a separate power source. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Clockwork Movement – You know how to make an object with clockwork articulation. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Orichalcum Glyphs – These are the magical equivalent of circuit boards that take certain magical energies and direct them. They would be needed for any kind of advanced controls. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Weapons[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Turret – You have a turret on the device that allows you to use a compressed element as a weapon. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Lenses [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Fairy Lenses – This allows you to see past standard fair glamors. More powerful fae will still be able to deceive you. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Dark Lenses – This allows you to see dark entities, including demons, outsiders, and shadows. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Astral Lenses – This allows you to see spirits and anything in the Astral plane. [/FONT]
The idea that I had was to have several interesting components and let the players put things together. I was planning on limiting the number they could create based on magical materials needed. These are some ideas that I have as components so far:
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] Technomancy is the ability to create technological devices that are partially functioning due to magic. Technomancer devices often use magical materials mixed with clockworks, steam machinery, and early rocketry. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Object Sizes[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Backpack Device – You can attach a propulsion system to a backpack device and move around one person. They can carry two other people but it will mostly hover or move slowly. Compressed Fire makes this a Jetpack. Compressed Water makes this an underwater hydrojet. Etc. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Small Vehicle – You can build a small vehicle, the size of a car, and add technomancy devices. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Medium Vehicle – You can build a medium vehicle, the size of a [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Flaws[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Dark Sacrifice – The device requires blood or some other vital fluid or object as a sacrifice once a week in order to function. This is different from the actual power source.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Alchemical Catalyst – The device requires an alchemical potion once a week in order to function. The particular potion can cause strange side effects, depending on its nature. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Unreliable – The device works some of the time. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Basic Air – This can be used to create fresh air in a sealed area. It will keep any air in the area clear and easily breathable. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Compressed Air – This can be used to create force and push something around. Requires Basic Air. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Basic Fire – This can be used to create warmth in an area. It will keep that area a comfortable temperature no matter the outside temperature. It can also be used to create light equal to a lantern. This often uses Ember as a part of its construction. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Compressed Fire – This can be used to create force and push something around, like a jetpack, or as a weapon, such as a flame thrower. Requires Basic Fire. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Basic Water – This can be used to provide fresh water in a sealed area. This can be used with Basic Fire to create Steam. This often uses Naiad Pearls as a part of its construction. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Compressed Water – This can be used to create force and push something around, like a boat. It can also be used to create hydraulic engines that should not work that way. Requires Basic Water. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Basic Lightning – This can be used to power certain objects or just create light. This often uses a piece of Keneus Oak in its construction. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Compressed Lightning – This can be used as a ranged weapon or to power a large and complex device. Requires Basic Lightning. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Movement [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Whirly Bird – You know how to make a functional helicopter with a motor that is too small for its lifting capacity. It can fold up into the back pack and is not heavy at all. This requires a separate power source. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Clockwork Movement – You know how to make an object with clockwork articulation. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Orichalcum Glyphs – These are the magical equivalent of circuit boards that take certain magical energies and direct them. They would be needed for any kind of advanced controls. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Weapons[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Turret – You have a turret on the device that allows you to use a compressed element as a weapon. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Lenses [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Fairy Lenses – This allows you to see past standard fair glamors. More powerful fae will still be able to deceive you. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Dark Lenses – This allows you to see dark entities, including demons, outsiders, and shadows. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Astral Lenses – This allows you to see spirits and anything in the Astral plane. [/FONT]
