I'll say a mix of both. Like there are spaceships, but they're fueled by...magic or something.
How about we create a The Force concept for this world? Like a Phlebotinum or something?
It's not exactly naive. And it can happen. But it's tough. And definetly worthwhile.@Juan: wot
Yeah, sufficiently studied magic sounded cool.
Uh, maybe they eventually discovered the root of the power? The source of magic?
And harnessed it for their technology?
So they'd be magicians with kick-ass Magitech!
Or
that sounds even cooler.
edited 12th Feb '11 7:11:13 AM by CyganAngel
There are too many toasters in my chimney!@Cygan: there was a thread complaining about how there wasn't a lot of comics that weren't about superheroes. And someone suggested that we shold really break the mold.
then we remembered The Dark Tower exists...
It's not exactly naive. And it can happen. But it's tough. And definetly worthwhile.The shrimp figured out magic first, and have populated a planet and are actively making their presence invisible >-3
Um, okay. 6 planets sounds manageable. Just the typical one-sun-with-the-planets-orbiting deal?
Also, planets: Terraformed, or each with native inhabitants?
There are too many toasters in my chimney!6 races? we could come up with thousands! Different eco-systems and everything!
Forgot to Pothole the planet of Shrimp with Angel >_<, Shame on you Juan though, Wasn't it obvious!!!
Terra-forming seems like a good route too.
How about realtionships between Humans and Aliens? We could go the easy route and say something along the lines of: "After a big war between the alien alliance and humans, they decided to split the planets. One half of each planet was terraformed, the other half maintianed it's own lifestyle. This was only possible after the whole war downed the alien numbers incredibly"
It's buffy, dearie. You're talking about Anya.
edited 12th Feb '11 7:34:32 AM by juancarlos11
It's not exactly naive. And it can happen. But it's tough. And definetly worthwhile.Hmmmm...
But we don't want to make Humans God Mode Sues, do we?
So how could we believably win a war against 5 other races?
Also- Power Armour. A Badass Long Robe, made out of nanomagitech?
There are too many toasters in my chimney!

Exactly What It Says on the Tin.
We're going to design and build a world from the ground up.
Anyone who wants can pop in and make a costructive comment any time they want.
I'll be updating this post with the information we come up with.
At the moment:
Setting of the World- A Sci-Fi setting, done via application of magic.
Magic is caused by humans absorbing low radiation from a pervasive, unknown element.
It is used to power machinery.
The Worlds themselves-
There are six planets. They are roughly equal distances from eachother. Their sizes, in order from closest to the sun to farthest from the sun, are A B C C B A, with A being the smallest planets and C the largest-
Like so:
Undervoles
Are also known as Gecks.
They are long and serpentine reptiles that live undergroung.
They have seven limbs- six legs and an arm protruding from their back behind their head.
Their limbs can rotate ninety feet in any direction, perfect for a race with gecko-like feet.
They exude coloured pheromones.
They have two long feelers on their face. They can rub these together to make a high-pitched sound only other Gecks can hear.
They are omnivourous- they eat plants, which grow on the planet near thermal vents, but will not hesitate to devour a dead corpse if they find one.
edited 15th Feb '11 8:39:52 PM by CyganAngel
There are too many toasters in my chimney!