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LoneWolf23k · 07-30-2021, 08:02 PM

GURPS Bio-Tech had two different elements I think could go a long way to justifying Fantasy Wizards toying with the creation of new life. One is the alternate timeline of Alexander Athanatos, where Hippocrates, rather than instituting the concept of patient confidentiality and the Hippocratic Oath, took a less ethical approach to the study of medicine and pushing the boundaries of medical knowledge, leading to his students eventually discovering the existence of chromosomes and DNA.

The second thing are the Magical Biotech spells from GURPS Bio-Tech, which includes spells like Create Chimera and Manipulate DNA to create hybridized creatures and allowing them to breed true.

07-30-2021, 08:02 PM	#2
LoneWolf23k Join Date: Sep 2004	Re: [Fantasy] On the Origin of Magical Species: A Wizard Did It GURPS Bio-Tech had two different elements I think could go a long way to justifying Fantasy Wizards toying with the creation of new life. One is the alternate timeline of Alexander Athanatos, where Hippocrates, rather than instituting the concept of patient confidentiality and the Hippocratic Oath, took a less ethical approach to the study of medicine and pushing the boundaries of medical knowledge, leading to his students eventually discovering the existence of chromosomes and DNA. The second thing are the Magical Biotech spells from GURPS Bio-Tech, which includes spells like Create Chimera and Manipulate DNA to create hybridized creatures and allowing them to breed true.