Is it a sci-fi, if it is a fantasy land, with modern buildings and hover cars?

[Deleted member 68927]

So, is it? Note that we are speaking of a land with elves and pixies. Yet, one with futuristic comforts.

 

[CarburetorThompson]

Nothing says sci-fi and fantasy is mutually exclusive. Look at Shadowrun for example.

 

[Deleted member 68927]

Nothing says sci-fi and fantasy is mutually exclusive. Look at Shadowrun for example.

Yes, but wouldn't it be weird for a gnome to get on the plane, and travel to the magical town of Steam, where everything is powered by cog mechanisms and electricity?

 

[RepresentingWrath]

Yes, but wouldn't it be weird for a gnome to get on the plane, and travel to the magical town of Steam, where everything is powered by cog mechanisms and electricity?

Like in Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura? It's considered fantasy.

 

[RepresentingCaution]

Nothing says sci-fi and fantasy is mutually exclusive. Look at Shadowrun for example.

Another example:

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[Deleted member 68927]

Like in Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura? It's considered fantasy.

So, it should be tagged as both fantasy and sci-fi?

 

[CarburetorThompson]

Yes, but wouldn't it be weird for a gnome to get on the plane, and travel to the magical town of Steam, where everything is powered by cog mechanisms and electricity?

I used Shadowrun as an example because it is a cyberpunk roleplaying game, with fantasy races such as gnomes, trolls, elves etc. It’s not weird if it makes since for the story.

 

[Varstark]

Yes, but wouldn't it be weird for a gnome to get on the plane, and travel to the magical town of Steam, where everything is powered by cog mechanisms and electricity?

No weirder than a dark elf BDSM sex cult fighting against bloodthirsty nuns in powered armour in space.

Or goblins in suits running a bank.

My guy, these things have been done already. As long as it feels fun to you and it's something you feel other people will find fun, feel free to write it.

 

[HasegawaKein]

My story have that setting, future expansion to the space, with some legend creatures like fairies, elves, gnomes, dragons, in the novel they are called feys tho, and other species like humans, artificial intelligencies trying to resolve strange cases. I like to think is in between the two genres, like fantastic realism.

 

[RepresentingWrath]

So, it should be tagged as both fantasy and sci-fi?

Your example with a gnome can be tagged either as a fantasy, fantasy+steampunk, or fantasy+dieselpunk. Depends on the state of the world's technology. Another example of a sci-fi + fantasy setting is WH40K. People there use spaceships, plasma, or laser guns, and at the same time, you have orks, space elves, and magic.

 

[Deleted member 68927]

Your example with a gnome can be tagged either as a fantasy, fantasy+steampunk, or fantasy+dieselpunk. Depends on the state of the world's technology. Another example of a sci-fi + fantasy setting is WH40K. People there use spaceships, plasma, or laser guns, and at the same time, you have orks, space elves, and magic.

Huh, Warhammer? The one with the meme God Emperor?

 

[ThrillingHuman]

yes

 

[DarkeReises]

Huh, Warhammer? The one with the meme God Emperor?

And Orks

 

[RepresentingWrath]

Huh, Warhammer? The one with the meme God Emperor?

Yes. Even though some might consider it fantasy in space, technically, it's a sci-fi+fantasy. For example, there are gnomes(squats) in armor that is powered by a miniature nuclear reactor or some other sci-fi engine. They can carry plasma pistols as a weapon and fight an ork whose weapon is simply a huge axe without any kind of gimmicks or secret mechanism, a plain axe. While ork weirdboys(shamans) summon bolts of lightning out of nowhere. All of this can happen on a huge spaceship as those gnomes(squats) defend it from space ork pirates.

 

[Aaqil]

Yes, but wouldn't it be weird for a gnome to get on the plane, and travel to the magical town of Steam, where everything is powered by cog mechanisms and electricity?

Gnomes have always been the technologically advanced to me, next to Dwarfs,

 

[Sabruness]

Yes. Even though some might consider it fantasy in space, technically, it's a sci-fi+fantasy. For example, there are gnomes(squats) in armor that is powered by a miniature nuclear reactor or some other sci-fi engine. They can carry plasma pistols as a weapon and fight an ork whose weapon is simply a huge axe without any kind of gimmicks or secret mechanism, a plain axe. While ork weirdboys(shamans) summon bolts of lightning out of nowhere. All of this can happen on a huge spaceship as those gnomes(squats) defend it from space ork pirates.

you forgot the best part about the orks. *EVERY SINGLE PIECE* of ork technology literally runs on wishful thinking. red ones really do go faster than any other color and vehicles that should have literally fallen to pieces rumble along like they're properly maintained.

Honestly, the orks are basically fantasy personified somehow existing in a sci-fi world.

 

[Puji-Maki]

Don't mind me, I vote No because I feel bad that no one vote for No.

 

[RepresentingWrath]

you forgot the best part about the orks. *EVERY SINGLE PIECE* of ork technology literally runs on wishful thinking. red ones really do go faster than any other color and vehicles that should have literally fallen to pieces rumble along like they're properly maintained.

Honestly, the orks are basically fantasy personified somehow existing in a sci-fi world.

I didn't forget to mention it. That part of my reply is simply purple-colored.

 

[RockiesRetriever]

So, is it? Note that we are speaking of a land with elves and pixies. Yet, one with futuristic comforts.

It's a science fantasy probably.

 

[Domoviye]

And lets not forget that little space series about warrior monks who use psychic powers and laser swords, while flying spaceships and having robot followers, and the occasional prophecy is thrown in for flavour.