Ideas for incorporating the Wild West in a Standard Fantasy Setting

@Ars T: "I like the sound of the magic system that you describe!

If I may ask, was it intended for use in static or interactive works? And if the latter, how did you determine spell-power, specifically?"

Sorry I took so long to answer this question, but I once opened a thread on my magic system.

I deliberately designed it to support the widest variety of media, but it was primarily inspired by DC's Vertigo Comics series, and therefore emphasizes storytelling. But to answer your question, spell power is primarily determined by the ability of the spell caster to channel emotional energy, and their skill in controlling it. In game terms, these would be character stats.

"The purpose of this article is to facilitate the writing of fictional works in which magic plays a role, or in role playing games that include magical characters. This system is intended to act as part of the world-building of the setting, or the backstory of one or more characters. As such, it is an aid to the writer, and should be used creatively, more as a set of coherent and self-consistent guidelines than a rigid structure that must be adhered to in every detail. It is also an expression of the frustration of the author with magical systems as commonly depicted in stories these days, which are more a form of “poor man’s science” than a true system of mystical practice. Systems which impose hard limits on consistency and mechanical operations, in the opinion of this writer, fail to capture the mystery and charm of magic as found in traditional folk-tales, mythology and legend. “Wild Magic” in it’s various forms should be neither entirely predictable, nor entirely comprehensible. This system is also intended to help reproduce, in a very loosely inspired form, any magical or mystical practice found in traditional cultures throughout history and around the world."

Enjoy.

Edited by DeMarquis on Feb 28th 2023 at 12:22:48 PM

Sorry for the delay in response!

Ah, glancing quickly at that thread, it looks like you have quite a detailed system there!

As to my specific questions, fair enough, and thank you for the answer! ^_^

While it is prolly far from "Standard". I've be getting into NieR Re[in]carnation lately and one of the earliest stories involves a wild west-esque setting alongside what seems to be a medieval kingdom (and cyborgs).

From what I gathered said story (itself part of a larger narrative disconnected from that setting) centered around an exiled prince and a cowboy looking cyborg fleeing for the former's kingdom after the exiled prince opposed his father's ambitions for war and conquest (which as a later story shows, entailed capturing enemy civilians and turning them into cyborg weapons) Considering it is part of Nier, it should come to no surprised that their story ended rather poorly.

I bring this up because it might be relevant to the topic given that RPGs tend to skew towards the fantasy genre in one way or another.

Edited by MorningStar1337 on Mar 4th 2023 at 9:58:06 AM