"Listen, DM... This thing I got here AIN'T a magic wand..."
"It's a Small-scale Matter-Energy Lossless Localizer, crafted using 22nd Century Transmolecular technology."
"It's a SMELL(TM):Tech."
"Oh come the fuck on, it was made with SCIENCE!!"
"Bastard..."
I’ve got nothing fanatic it if you don’t want magic, or you don’t want elves, or whatever else. I think it could be fun to play a game without magic just for something different. But... if your players want to play in a magical world- I mean... At least compromise. The DM has to enjoy the campaign too sure- it isn’t all about the players. But table top RPG’s are about everyone having fun.
Maybe do a world where magic is outlawed? Magical beings like elves are either second class citizens or hunted and killed as vermin and though of as less than even animals perhaps? In this world magic can be rare- but players can still have some and it would be interesting. They can’t use magic willy nilly as if they are caught or rumors spread they would be hunted down and killed. Elves and magical beings would have to hide their natures- likely needing to take classes or skills that make them good at disguise.
You could add a while level of role playing and strategy to the game and create a very “hard fantasy” realistic setting while also allowing some magic through. The plot point of magic being illegal, cults or churches and groups who oppose and hunt magical beings, and the possibility the powers of the land actually use magic but hide it and have dark intentions for the ban... all can create tension and intrigue and plot points. But.. to each their own. Players without a DM can’t really play- but a DM who’s players quit because they are unhappy can’t either.
I was in a campaign like that and it was actually super interesting. Problem was was I was a tiefling so disguises were hard to come by lol. Let's just say I got gawked at a lot
@savage_demigod- lol. That would certainly be interesting, and lol. Yeah- I mean- some kind of crazy full helm with “ornamental horns” to conceal the brow... and I dunnoh? Disguise the tail as a lance and have a squire “carry it”? Wear a horse costume? Yeah. That one would REALLY be a pain in the ass workout a glamour or shapeshifting of something. The horns... I mean.. not low key- but crazy haircut etc... but... man. Lol. Don’t know how you did it.
"It's a Small-scale Matter-Energy Lossless Localizer, crafted using 22nd Century Transmolecular technology."
"It's a SMELL(TM):Tech."
"Oh come the fuck on, it was made with SCIENCE!!"
"Bastard..."