• Pokémon are animals
  • alchemy is chemistry
  • magic is electricity
  • Sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Magic is computers

    • There are runes that can create golems, or perform math like no human ever could
    • A rune can only be read or written by mages of the correct school
    • Computers are haunted by insect-like ghosts who can’t be seen by the naked eye
    • Ward spells, created by mages only for mages, can be used to detect the ghosts or defend against them
    • Magic manifests when mana flows through the spellcasting implement
    • Old runes are incomprehensible to younger mages, but years of reverse-engineering study from the dedicated ones can reveal their secrets
    • Souls may lose their storage device physical form, but as long as they exist, they can be brought back to life
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      Oh no, it’s my rival!

      Edit: And unfortunately having animals fight for entertainment does exist.

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    A. With a stretch, sure

    B. Well yes. Alchemy was just chemistry before people knew what chemicals were

    C. For sure. You tell a medieval person “hey, here’s this special rectangular rock mirror that I shoved lightning into through a fancy metal rope, and now it can think and make pictures that move”, you’re not making it out of your witchcraft trial alive