The Crossroads of the Aether
Opinions of the roles of magic in SP
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Permalink Reply by Bulldog Bastable on
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Exactly, whilst the hero is dimension hopping his faithful comrade must keep the steam-powered generator going else the traveler becomes marooned in another dimension.
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Permalink Reply by Bran Sinclair on -
I am quite partial to corsetted strawberry blondes..... But good reliable minions to run generators are so hard to find these days!
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Permalink Reply by G.A. Jack Hammerquist on -
As long as it is not a corsetted strawberry blonde who is 400 lbs has lots of missing teeth and Male and is doing the shoveling.... that would just be SO wrong.
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Permalink Reply by Drew Heyen on -
Having begun the second of the first four books which collectively represent the first use of the phrase "Steam Punk", I can, with some authority, say that they both contain elements of "Magic", and as such, at least a full HALF of the first four works to be, collectively addressed as "Steam Punk" contain it.
Magic, in steam punk, should be subtle, and it should be EXTREMELY "Victorian". I STRONGLY suggest a lot of research of anything and everything "Magic" from the actual "Victorian" era. I likewise STRONGLY recommend reading BOTH "Morlock Night" and "The Anubis Gates", though I would recommend that to each and EVERY "Steam Punk".
I myself AM a professional "Performance Magician", or as we call ourselves in the Brotherhood of Magicians, a "Conjurer". I feel that Magic (of all flavors) is greatly neglected in the Steam Punk world. That said, don't be a ham. Be subtle, be clever, and be magnificent. Don't walk around calling yourself a "mage". Instead, incorporate symbols into your costuming, then refuse to discuss them in depth. Come up with rituals, intended to accomplish small effects, then faux seclude yourself when you perform them.Subtle. Magic should absolutely be Subtle.
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Permalink Reply by Spiro Dimolianis on -
Magic, in steam punk, should be subtle, and it should be EXTREMELY "Victorian". I STRONGLY suggest a lot of research of anything and everything "Magic" from the actual "Victorian" era.
Certainly, Victorian attitudes and explorations were unique and specific to the times. I also recommend reading my recent book which gives a complete overview of such Victorian thoughts and practices in the context of an abiding Victorian mystery. More details here for the curious:
Jack the Ripper and Black Magic: Victorian Conspiracy Theories, Sec...
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Permalink Reply by JoHnny de-Lux on -
the word is MAGICK..be careful with it's use Mme...
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Permalink Reply by Drew Heyen on
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Let us pretend, for a moment, that the word "Magic" is a word which, like so many others, has a variety of meanings, which may be divined from the context in which it is used, and that there is, therefor, no real "need" for a funny spelling, in order to accentuate the uniqueness of one of its meanings. They are ALL unique, and wonderful, and share many similarities among them. Enough so that the lines between the different meanings SHOULD BE blurred.
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Permalink Reply by Eric Caleb Friedman on -
Just like the words "Science" or "Philosophy"!
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Permalink Reply by Laurie Christine Tysinger on -
Magick, it is, and I say, "Whatever works!"
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Permalink Reply by Orion Moon on -
While i maybe late to this my thoughts are yes, but as said before subtle, i plan to use for a witch hunt, the gods turned a blind eye to the world which developed steampunk philosiphies, banishing known magic, leading into witch hunts. Of course there is the rebellion that blends magic and steam. Magick uses the use of crystals
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Permalink Reply by Dr. Fidelius on
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A witch hunt?
I had long believed that some friends of mine were Wiccans, but it turned out they are really Unitarians. Oddly enough I learned this from one of my self-described Pagan friends who attends the same services.
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Permalink Reply by Drew Heyen on
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I'm working on an idea of basing a character (maybe a group) around an organization from Tim Powers' "The Anubis Gates", who through knowledge and cunning alone, possessing no "magic" of their own, police the nefarious doings of the malignant elements of the Sorcery community. Fascinating concept, fighting magic with knowledge.
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