New magic, in a cyberpunk kind of way... [Archive] - Wizards Community

New magic, in a cyberpunk kind of way... [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
locustechpriest
09-24-07, 07:44 PM Hi guys, I suppose this isn't much of a complete campaign that I am trying to make, but rather a component of one. So I'm watching this anime ("Oh Gawd! Another anime crossover freak...") called Dennou Coil. It's pretty new, I am watching the subtitled episodes on the internet as they are made available.

^_^

I am wondering, is anyone watching this anime and are you interested in porting over some of the concepts therein? I am most interested in metabugs, metatags, and the whole encoder thing. I think they would make for an excellent cyberpunk style replacement or addition to magic. I will shortly begin trying to decode the diagrams and sigils used by the anime's encoder. t seems like a fun project to me, and if anyone else is interested, any help or creative input would be great!
LefferDP
09-25-07, 10:44 AM I think the best way to handle this is to say encoding techniques = magic (at least in the cyber realm) and metatags = magic items. As far as I can tell, metabugs have a value because they can be sculpted into metatags, so given the right kinds of metabugs and a skilled sculpter, you could make all sorts of magic items.
locustechpriest
09-25-07, 06:56 PM Aye, that's the general direction I was thinking as well. I'm trying to find out just how precisely the encoding is done in the anime. It would be truly annoying if all those diagrams are just random and haphazzard, but I just find it hard to believe someone would go through all the trouble of defining it... at least to the extent that I would like.

FMA for example, had a variety of transmutation circles, many of which could be traced to specific or general functions. I am hoping that Coil does at least that much with encoding diagrams.
LefferDP
09-26-07, 01:19 AM This seems like a lot of work for little gain, other than just "neato cool" factor. I don't really see how the symbols are really important to running a campaign based around the idea.
locustechpriest
09-26-07, 01:26 AM Because it amuses me to look into it. ^_^

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
locustechpriest 09-24-07, 07:44 PM	Hi guys, I suppose this isn't much of a complete campaign that I am trying to make, but rather a component of one. So I'm watching this anime ("Oh Gawd! Another anime crossover freak...") called Dennou Coil. It's pretty new, I am watching the subtitled episodes on the internet as they are made available. ^_^ I am wondering, is anyone watching this anime and are you interested in porting over some of the concepts therein? I am most interested in metabugs, metatags, and the whole encoder thing. I think they would make for an excellent cyberpunk style replacement or addition to magic. I will shortly begin trying to decode the diagrams and sigils used by the anime's encoder. t seems like a fun project to me, and if anyone else is interested, any help or creative input would be great!
LefferDP 09-25-07, 10:44 AM	I think the best way to handle this is to say encoding techniques = magic (at least in the cyber realm) and metatags = magic items. As far as I can tell, metabugs have a value because they can be sculpted into metatags, so given the right kinds of metabugs and a skilled sculpter, you could make all sorts of magic items.
locustechpriest 09-25-07, 06:56 PM	Aye, that's the general direction I was thinking as well. I'm trying to find out just how precisely the encoding is done in the anime. It would be truly annoying if all those diagrams are just random and haphazzard, but I just find it hard to believe someone would go through all the trouble of defining it... at least to the extent that I would like. FMA for example, had a variety of transmutation circles, many of which could be traced to specific or general functions. I am hoping that Coil does at least that much with encoding diagrams.
LefferDP 09-26-07, 01:19 AM	This seems like a lot of work for little gain, other than just "neato cool" factor. I don't really see how the symbols are really important to running a campaign based around the idea.
locustechpriest 09-26-07, 01:26 AM	Because it amuses me to look into it. ^_^