The World: Omner

The Game World for SAGE: Legend is one of Fantasy, but is an “elseworld” Earth.  It is not Earth, but for all intents and purposes, it has a single moon, a 365 day calendar, etc.  It is populated by a variety of fantastic creatures, species, and magic is common, if dangerous and strictly regulated by political and powerful forces.  Gods are real if distant.  Demons influence mortals to gain the power of their soul.  

Technology is equivalent to the late 1200’s Europe.  Gunpowder is a thing, but rare, and not used in warfare save for wall defenses of powerful keeps in wealthy kingdoms.  Technology saddle sits with Magic, and certain technological advances exist here that without magic, likely would never have been developed.  It is also true that some technologies, due to the prevalence of magic, have been stymied, or unrealized.

For example, Apsychomancy allows mages to propel force in a fixed pattern, essentially serving as a power source of mechanical movements.  There are Crossbows designed to be quickly loaded by the use of Apsychomancy, cloaks that have been woven with alchemical weaves to be resistant to fire, harnesses in metal armor to defray and ground out electricity, and sailing vessels with linked oars for automated propulsion.  

A renaissance has begun in the world, and magic is fueling it.