This is a slice of life RP not an action or adventure. I do not want to see characters who are inexplicably trained in combat, or hacking or lockpicking or anything like that. These are meant to be normal people(well, normal for this world). If you think your character should be an exception, PM me and we'll talk. I doubt I'll allow it.
The plot will be based on interpersonal interactions, drama, and every day challenges.
Magic: Magic is produced in stars, but there's a finite amount that can be used in a given time frame. A limited amount per day, as it were. People have a daily magic ration, which is set up through a system like tax and budgeting every year. People who don't use much end up having their ration cut, and will have to apply to have it increased again, with documentation of the reason they need it. Because magic is basically in the air, ration breaking is easy, but there's a sort of social contract that keeps most people from doing it. Ration breaking is also a very serious crime. Because it's considered disruptive, even damaging to society.
Magic congregates on objects in space, but it's like air in that it "fills the space." Any time magic is used it flows in from the surrounding area to fill the space. An abnormal usage can cause a massive movement of Mana, which can manifest in a "Mana Storm."
Most people use up their ration with magic utilizing devices. But not everyone uses such things, so a lot of people would actually have a Magic Ration of 0.
When magic energy(let's just go ahead and call it Mana. This makes sense in a way, because it's literally something that's coming from the sky) is used up, or "burned" it can be detected and measured with scientific devices. Anyone who has a magic ration must have one of these monitoring devices on their persons, which will tell them their daily ration, and how much they've used. It also gives this data back to the Mana Conservation Committee, which is a worldwide organization that was formed under the UN when human population started to grow and people realized that mana was limited.
Using the same technology, large amounts of untracked magic can be detected and an investigation can be made into who was responsible. Small breaches or overuses often go unnoticed, but long time ration breakers are difficult to hide.
Magic is the antithesis to logic. It follows its own nonsensical rules, and alters reality. Androids are in fact capable of using magic, but they tend not to be very good at it. Humans are capable of accepting illogical thoughts without relinquishing logical ones. Robots, on the other hand, cannot. The learning of magic tends to drive robots "insane."
There are three basic things that magic cannot accomplish. They are as follows.
1)Resurrection
2)Mind Control
3)True Creation: The law of conservation of matter and energy still applies, despite the existence of magic. You can turn one thing into another, but you can't create anything out of thin air. Magic can, theoretically, break apart the atoms that make thing ups and rearrange them into new elements, but it has yet to be accomplished, and for all intents and purposes the atoms that make up matter cannot be altered.
Technology:
The setting here is Sci-Fi, but near future, not far. Humanity has colonies on the Moon, Mars, and Europa. Leaving the Earth's atmosphere remains the most expensive part of space travel, and for the most part the other colonies attempt to be self sufficient. The biggest leap in space travel is actually magical in nature, and is the use of double sided portal gates that go between Earth and Mars/Europa.
One of the biggest differences in tech levels between real world and this is robotics, which has advanced to the point of humanoid androids. AI is sentient, but is an emergent phenomenon. True sentience cannot be intentionally programmed, but emerges naturally in learning-based AIs. Upon passing a Turing test, an AI is considered sentient, and given citizenship in either their country of manufacture, or their country of residence. Android Law is a very complex and important part of this world. Activists are constantly working to make sure that life is fair for robots, and certain companies are working against them to protect their interests(i.e. they don't want to have to pay their robots).
The plot will be based on interpersonal interactions, drama, and every day challenges.
Magic: Magic is produced in stars, but there's a finite amount that can be used in a given time frame. A limited amount per day, as it were. People have a daily magic ration, which is set up through a system like tax and budgeting every year. People who don't use much end up having their ration cut, and will have to apply to have it increased again, with documentation of the reason they need it. Because magic is basically in the air, ration breaking is easy, but there's a sort of social contract that keeps most people from doing it. Ration breaking is also a very serious crime. Because it's considered disruptive, even damaging to society.
Magic congregates on objects in space, but it's like air in that it "fills the space." Any time magic is used it flows in from the surrounding area to fill the space. An abnormal usage can cause a massive movement of Mana, which can manifest in a "Mana Storm."
Most people use up their ration with magic utilizing devices. But not everyone uses such things, so a lot of people would actually have a Magic Ration of 0.
When magic energy(let's just go ahead and call it Mana. This makes sense in a way, because it's literally something that's coming from the sky) is used up, or "burned" it can be detected and measured with scientific devices. Anyone who has a magic ration must have one of these monitoring devices on their persons, which will tell them their daily ration, and how much they've used. It also gives this data back to the Mana Conservation Committee, which is a worldwide organization that was formed under the UN when human population started to grow and people realized that mana was limited.
Using the same technology, large amounts of untracked magic can be detected and an investigation can be made into who was responsible. Small breaches or overuses often go unnoticed, but long time ration breakers are difficult to hide.
Magic is the antithesis to logic. It follows its own nonsensical rules, and alters reality. Androids are in fact capable of using magic, but they tend not to be very good at it. Humans are capable of accepting illogical thoughts without relinquishing logical ones. Robots, on the other hand, cannot. The learning of magic tends to drive robots "insane."
There are three basic things that magic cannot accomplish. They are as follows.
1)Resurrection
2)Mind Control
3)True Creation: The law of conservation of matter and energy still applies, despite the existence of magic. You can turn one thing into another, but you can't create anything out of thin air. Magic can, theoretically, break apart the atoms that make thing ups and rearrange them into new elements, but it has yet to be accomplished, and for all intents and purposes the atoms that make up matter cannot be altered.
Technology:
The setting here is Sci-Fi, but near future, not far. Humanity has colonies on the Moon, Mars, and Europa. Leaving the Earth's atmosphere remains the most expensive part of space travel, and for the most part the other colonies attempt to be self sufficient. The biggest leap in space travel is actually magical in nature, and is the use of double sided portal gates that go between Earth and Mars/Europa.
One of the biggest differences in tech levels between real world and this is robotics, which has advanced to the point of humanoid androids. AI is sentient, but is an emergent phenomenon. True sentience cannot be intentionally programmed, but emerges naturally in learning-based AIs. Upon passing a Turing test, an AI is considered sentient, and given citizenship in either their country of manufacture, or their country of residence. Android Law is a very complex and important part of this world. Activists are constantly working to make sure that life is fair for robots, and certain companies are working against them to protect their interests(i.e. they don't want to have to pay their robots).
