Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
Third Clarke’s law. Many fantasy worlds where magic is real often have a “technological” backgroud: Mystara, Shannara and also Athas (in its pecualiar ways) have ancient, technological socities…
Also all D&D magic system is built upon the assumption that magic is “just” or “somehow” misunderstood technology See “The Implied Apocalypse of Dungeons & Dragons“.
Regarding Athas, I won’t spoil your surprise…
Over the past few years, when I was looking more closely into old-school D&D, the OSR, the various retro-clones etc. numerous people recommended the Rules Cyclopedia to me. It’s basically a com…
Source: Blast from the Past: D&D Rules Cyclopedia from 1991 – Stargazer’s World
Nice point of view
https://www.dragonsecret.it/sessione-dungeons-dragons/ tanti auguri di successo, anche se personalmente spero di non averne il bisogno 😃
Source: Clerics Wear Ringmail: Dice Pool Roll Under Rolling under your abilities. One of the most controversial of ruling suggestions in B/X – nested snugly into the subsection, Dungeon Mastering as a Fine Art on page B60 under the moniker that There’s always a chance. This rule has become a default mechanism for some referees…
A Dark-sun like MUD
https://rpgmp3.com/mystara-players-guide/
If you want to create an RPG world but feel lazy just pick some point in the past of Earth. It worked for Dungeouns & Dragon with the Red/blue box known world, later named Mystara (it’s explained in the italian version), so it may work for you too…
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