Fantasy and Scifi Colliide

[Andhaira]

Ok we had arcanum that had magick and technology; how about taknig things a notch further and having a fantasy medieval world with sorcery, which is then invaded by extra terrestrials in spaceships!

The game starts after this and you can choose to be with the alien faction (lasers, guns, futuristic gadgets etc) or play a traditional fantasy character (swords, sorcery, etc)

Thoughts?

Discuss!!

 

[NotAnAlt]

This sounds rediculous but in a fun way. Aslong as you powered up to magic to be equal to LZOR beams then it could be interesting.

 

[DriacKin]

Well, Fallout 3 was essentially a stereotypical fantasy setting just with a bunch of guns and computers.

 

[spectre]

Help yourself to some Might and Magic, you'll get just that.

 

[Darth Roxor]

Help yourself to some Might and Magic, you'll get just that.

And Wizardry.

 

[Emotional Vampire]

And that's why Wizardry sucks.

 

[Qkieu]

It will not be anything new ;]

Both M&M (my personal favourite) and Wizardry are p. good.

 

[sportforredneck]

And that's why Wizardry sucks.

And that's why Emo Vampire is a faggot.

 

[Hory]

Stupidity and Internet Colliide

 

[NotAnAlt]

Wizardry wasn't quite the same. It wasn't tech vs magic or mages vs aliens.

Also i remember using allot more swords and spells than guns or devices.

 

[Redeye]

Sliding Albion

Just add sorcery.

 

[Emotional Vampire]

And that's why Wizardry sucks.

And that's why Emo Vampire is a faggot.

Anime fan is calling me a faggot?

Oh SAY it ain't so!

 

[sportforredneck]

And that's why Wizardry sucks.

And that's why Emo Vampire is a faggot.

Anime fan is calling me a faggot?

Oh SAY it ain't so!

Since when am I an anime fan?

 

[Emotional Vampire]

Since you showed your desktop.

 

[spectre]

It's okay as long as he doesn't fap to it.

 

[buccaroobonzai]

Pen and Paper RPGs have versions of this, and some do it well:
Shadowrun
Dragonstar
and some do it well in places, not so well in rules systems:
RIFTS

Theres 3 Shadowrun computer/videogames
and 1 RIFTS : Promise of Power game made only for Nokia phones

A classic CRPG based on the PnP RPG Skyrealms of Jorune, called Alien Logic also mixes fantasy with Sci Fi and does it well.

Also, if I remember correctly, the Warhamer 40K universe is in the same universe as Warhammer fantasy but in a different time period.

 

[mondblut]

Spellcross was a fun late-90s isometric TB strategy pitting modern military against the invading hordes of orcs and dragons. It was DOS-based, I think, so should run with dosbox.

Yet, fantasy/scifi crossovers fucking suck.

 

[obediah]

Ok we had arcanum that had magick and technology; how about taknig things a notch further and having a fantasy medieval world with sorcery, which is then invaded by extra terrestrials in spaceships

How about we have a medieval world with no fantasy or sorcery, which is then invaded by extra terrestrials in spaceships with sorcery.

 

[Pablosdog]

it sounds like Jrpg nonsense...Star ocean has that EXACT SAME STORYLINE for every one of it's games.

 

[buccaroobonzai]

Ok we had arcanum that had magick and technology; how about taknig things a notch further and having a fantasy medieval world with sorcery, which is then invaded by extra terrestrials in spaceships

How about we have a medieval world with no fantasy or sorcery, which is then invaded by extra terrestrials in spaceships with sorcery.

The premise and storyline of "Hard to be a God" is similar to this concept.

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

Sliding Albion

Just add sorcery.

And then the Authority came and skullfucked the place in high style.

 

[DraQ]

*wizardry ensues*

Fantasy logically extrapolated to industrial/modern/futuristic level would rock, though.

 

[grockts]

Alas, there seem to be very few sci-fi rpg out there, so many folks have done the sword and sorcery route that I am almost ready to give up my left testicle for a good Gamma World based game.
In the pen and paper market they did combine magic and tech but even thought the game markets follow the magic route with almost every variation imagined they never seem to have caught on to the tech side very well.
Now I know what some of you are thinking, they point to City of Heros (who are fools to pay for that crap) and Star Wars Galaxies which I know little about other than they cheap attempt to cash in on the movies fame.
But REALLY look at what they offer on each side and you should agree that fantasy is just about done to death and sci-fi is ALMOST untouched.
Where are our MAD SCIENTISTS, OUR ROBOTIC MINIONS (not those japanesse poser giant super samuri robot thingies they pump out like McDonalds kids meal toys)
Where are our SCOUT SHIPS searching where no man has gone before and survived.
But most of all where are ALL THE ACTUAL FREAKING GAME PLOTS, questing is ok but one looks for other avenues large and small, give us INTRIGUE, give us PLOT TWISTS, AND FOR THE LOVE OF A GOOD STORY GIVE US DIALOGUE THAT ISNT ENDLESS DRIBBLE RESEMBLING A POLITICIANS PUBLIC PROMISE.