Magitech
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Technology developed by combining magic and engineering. uncountable
"There have been, as I am sure you must be aware of, a few games released already that feature a mixture of high technology and magic. Probably the most successful one is FASA's Shadowrun, although my favorite setting in that "genre" is one which is featured in GURPS Time Travel Adventures. (It is an alternative present, in which magic was released by the first nuclear bomb test in 1945. Magic, tech, and magitech are used both separately and together. In that world, there are zones of varying magical strength; in those with strong magic, old-style tech is becoming less common, as -- for instance -- fairly large construction projects can be handled by a single or a few mages specializing in earth-elemental magic....)"
Example
More examples"There have been, as I am sure you must be aware of, a few games released already that feature a mixture of high technology and magic. Probably the most successful one is FASA's Shadowrun, although my favorite setting in that "genre" is one which is featured in GURPS Time Travel Adventures. (It is an alternative present, in which magic was released by the first nuclear bomb test in 1945. Magic, tech, and magitech are used both separately and together. In that world, there are zones of varying magical strength; in those with strong magic, old-style tech is becoming less common, as -- for instance -- fairly large construction projects can be handled by a single or a few mages specializing in earth-elemental magic....)"
Etymology
Blend of magic + tech.
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