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Old 09-16-2019, 10:01 AM   #3
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Default Re: Magic and Hard SF

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Originally Posted by AlexanderHowl View Post
Nothing with magic is hard science fiction. That being said, I would suggest avoiding the default magical system if you want anything approaching science fiction. There are a few options, though the best is probably Magic as Powers.
I would disagree with the "Nothing with magic is hard science fiction." idea as by its very nature if TL13+ is possible then we certainly wouldn't understand the technology it produces as it would fit under Clarke's "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."

Heck, I would say we have a hard handle on what TL12 does that some of it goes what Isaac Arthur calls Clarketech
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