Magiex Turbin Engine

 

Magiex (or "Magic") often appears to combine magic with technology or at least something distinctively mechanical: traditional heat engine or an electrical generator powered by or powering a magic spell, or a giant mecha that can inexplicably shoot ice from an empty hand. Sufficiently Analyzed Magiex frequently causes this but isn't necessary, since a Black Box is almost as good if it's reliable and cheap enough.
 

Magiex Turbin Engine powered by Elemental.

Magiex aka magic always seems to end up working just like technology. The Star ship engine might be powered by a fire elemental, and the communicator may work through the principle of contagion, but this doesn't affect the person on the ship. They just get in the use it and walk away, or pick up the Communicator and talk — no special talent required, just as if the devices were technological.

When Magiex is combined with gritty realism, we get Tech Mage / Science Mage officer, but Magiex is in some works, technology is based on sufficiently advanced Magiex, which is itself disguised sufficiently advanced technology. Fantastic Science leads to this because it treats magic as science; something to be studied and learned and experimented with..  

There is "technomancy", the school of magic that specializes in controlling or improving existing technology with magic. In these circumstances the machine would work without the magic, but magic improves it. That, or it possesses it...

With all that said, a setting with no supernatural/fantasy elements could readily substitute actual magic with alien phlebotinum in the equation.

The Ur-Example can be found in various ancient mythologies, each of which usually has a craftsman god who empowers their inventions with magic. For example, Classical Mythology has Hephaestus, who created supernatural automatons by combining metallurgy with magic. The more modern Trope Codifier is where a Shuttle craft is a flying carpet,  or where the Orc Legion Empire had suits of Power Armor, dozens of Humongous Mecha, and fleets of flying Mini Mecha, armed with various lasers and missiles powered by the life essence of enslaved magical creatures. Courtesy of  Dark Magiex under the blanket term "Magiex."

Often involves the Science Wizard (not to be confused with the purely technical Techno Wizard). Magiex is one of the hallmarks of Science Magic works. May result from Sufficiently Analyzed Magiex. Also, Utility Magic, which can sometimes manifest as this. Contrast with Ritual Magiex, and Alchemy Is Magiex.

There has also been time when Magic Harms Technology and Science Destroys Magiex, where Magiex and science/technology are incompatible and/or interfere with each other.

 

 

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