Magic sci-fi weapons / idea and feedback.

[Blindga]

So I opened up my profile here again and now I feel obligated to actually post a topic or something  so here's this idea.

Just before hand, I know there is a weapon topic right next door on the forum to this one, but this is specific.

Basically, to sum up this particular mechanic in my game story wise: Set way in the future. Over ten thousand years from now. Science has invented magic, at least to a degree. Magic was always there, but it wasn't until humans came up with a way to actually find it that they knew what it was and how to use it.

As magic is used as a source of energy in this world, so too is it used as a weapon. Or rather, super soldiers are raised for the sole purpose of having high magic and anomaly tolerance so that they can use it as a weapon, but that's something else.

So my game has four main types of weapons. Light guns, heavy guns, powered melee, and magic. So let's have some ideas for the last category. In this chaotic sci-fi world, magic weapons are made from the result of blind scientific experiment and supernatural power interferring with it. Things like the 'Rocket Staff' which uses magic energy from the user to create explosive fire bolts, looks a bit like a rocket launcher only as a staff. The 'Shockwave Orb', which excites static electricity in the air with magic energy and creates explosive electricity around the user. And the 'Blood Ray' which is a mechanical scepter uses a mix of the user's blood and energy to fire a beam capable of disintegrating flesh.

So things like that.

I could come up with all sorts of things, but I thought I could throw this idea out. What do you think would be some interesting ideas for scientific devices that use magic in some way? Let's have some unusal and unique weapon ideas.

Thanks for reading and brainstorming if you did.

 

[Probotector 200X]

It's not the most original thing, but laser/beam melee weapons are a must. Beam sabers, beam spears, beam scythes, beam shields, etc. I mean, c'mon, if you have a setting where laser swords will fit, you just gotta use 'em! See, it's like, laser weapons are magi-tech.

I'm fond of weapons you don't have to hold. Armor that has weapons built into it. Ever see a Gundam show? You know how must Gundams have like, head vulcans? C'mon, that's clever, and cool. Maybe have a Vulcan Helmet, a helmet that shoots bullets (or lasers, or lets you mindmeld...) Shoulder pads that open up and show a bunch of laser blasters. Think of Iron Man's Unibeam, a laser generator type thingie in his chestplate. Or maybe foot guns. Or foot grenade launchers. I like Ziggy's foot cannon attack from Xenosaga. But mix those types of things with magic. Like, a Thunderbeam Helmet, that generates magical electric blasts. Or Levitation Wind Boots, which uses magical energy to generate a windroad, so you can "walk" over the ground, or lack thereof, and also generate small cyclones with your kicks.

 

[The Stranger]

Here are a few magic\science ideas:

Ethereal Imager: an object, most likely some sort of stave, which forces spirits, wraiths, and other spectral entities to appear and attack your enemies. The weapon could have draw backs, such as having the possibility for the wielder to become afflicted by a negative status effect, or even be assaulted by the spirits he\she has forced to appear. You could also use it to communicate with the dead, if you want to use it in some way outside of battle.

Elemental Projector: a firearm which shoots various elemental projectiles, depending on which elemental is trapped inside of it. You could change the imprisoned elemental by simply changing the attunement crystal inside the weapon, thus changing the which element the projector fires.

Arcane Detonator: a small explosive device which explodes in a torrent of raw arcane energy moments after being primed. The grenade could have random status and elemental effects, and could deal enormous damage to more magical creatures\anomalies.

I hope those help in some way.

 

[Centipede]

You know, Magitech doesn't have to be just electronic-based. It could be biotechnology that's powered by the user's life force. How about a living weapon that drains and shares HP with it's wielder? How about a living skin-like suit that closes holes on itself up along with open flesh wounds of the wearer (hang on, did Spiderman do that already?)? Or a Taser that's powered by an electric eel ? Or glyphic implants that enhance the user's own psionic powers (making them better spellcasters) or allow someone to mutate/shapeshift at will?

The possibilities are only as limited as your imagination.

 

[Blindga]

You know, Magitech doesn't have to be just electronic-based. It could be biotechnology that's powered by the user's life force. How about a living weapon that drains and shares HP with it's wielder? How about a living skin-like suit that closes holes on itself up along with open flesh wounds of the wearer (hang on, did Spiderman do that already?)? Or a Taser that's powered by an electric eel ? Or glyphic implants that enhance the user's own psionic powers (making them better spellcasters) or allow someone to mutate/shapeshift at will?

The possibilities are only as limited as your imagination.

Actually, one character already IS a living weapon. She has a magic 'life reactor' that uses her own rythms and magic energy to generate power. The entire lower half of her body is a robotic power core, with the core's shielding and plating fannning outward like a dress, and she floats on the energy waves her reactor puts off. So I have that already, still getting to drawing that though.

Beam weapons were also mentioned. While there is a small category for beam weapons in the game that I have planned, most melee weapons have the capacity to use power (mp resource) to generate energy attacks already.

Built-in weapons for the characters are definitely there as well. Each playable character has a set of cybernetic weapons that act as unique skills to them. Such as the heavy fighter has a close-ranged shotgun stored in her back for extra power, and the tech-head girl has a number of remote drones stored in her body that she can deploy as a swarm. Fun things.

Very good ideas though. I suppose I could have broadened the topic a bit about sci-fi weapons in general, but oh well. Thanks for good feedback so far.

 

[Chaos Avian]

I won't really go into it, but take a look at Phantasy Star (any of the games) and you could draw some nice sci-fi idea~

 

[Centipede]

Sorry to necromance this thread, but check out the Asura in Guild Wars 2.