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[[File:thor601.jpg|link=The Mighty Thor|frame|Mine earbuds levitate. Thine argument is invalid.]] |
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{{quote|'''Judge:''' You're a fool! No weapon forged can harm me!<br /> |
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If vampires can't safely go out in daylight, does sunscreen help them? What about just shining a flashlight at them with a UV bulb? And what about the UV ray from ''moonlight''? Given that Christianity was regarded as the one true faith in medieval Europe, it made sense that only crosses would affect them, [[Values Dissonance|but in a different region and time]], [[Fridge Logic|how well would that weakness carry over?]] Would a cross work on a [[Chinese Vampire|Taoist vampire]]? What could you use on a Muslim vampire when Islam is against the use of symbols for its faith? Is it the faith of the wielder that matters? Can a Jew fend off vampires with a Star of David? |
If vampires can't safely go out in daylight, does sunscreen help them? What about just shining a flashlight at them with a UV bulb? And what about the UV ray from ''moonlight''? Given that Christianity was regarded as the one true faith in medieval Europe, it made sense that only crosses would affect them, [[Values Dissonance|but in a different region and time]], [[Fridge Logic|how well would that weakness carry over?]] Would a cross work on a [[Chinese Vampire|Taoist vampire]]? What could you use on a Muslim vampire when Islam is against the use of symbols for its faith? Is it the faith of the wielder that matters? Can a Jew fend off vampires with a Star of David? |
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This is [[Post-Modern Magik]]. It's what you get when you decide that magic shotguns make as much sense as magic swords, and vampires that don't show up in mirrors also don't show up on camera. |
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Even if a series tries to avoid modern day entirely, [[Powers As Programs|the tendency for magic to act like computer programs]] has bled into the "pure" magical genre. |
Even if a series tries to avoid modern day entirely, [[Powers As Programs|the tendency for magic to act like computer programs]] has bled into the "pure" magical genre. |
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Can be common in [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink]], where you have robots and fairies both running around. However, many of those authors try to separate the sci-fi and fantasy elements; the most common way around this is to make a [[Magic A Is Magic A|rule]] that [[Magic Versus Science|magic gives off an anti-technology field]] (or vice-versa) so that at any one place only magic or technology works. |
Can be common in [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink]], where you have robots and fairies both running around. However, many of those authors try to separate the sci-fi and fantasy elements; the most common way around this is to make a [[Magic A Is Magic A|rule]] that [[Magic Versus Science|magic gives off an anti-technology field]] (or vice-versa) so that at any one place only magic or technology works. |
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Note that this is not [[Magitek]]. Magitek is the use of magic to recreate modern inventions, like a camera which is really just [[Discworld|a box with an Imp inside drawing really fast]], or an "Internet" made from magic mirrors and living books. Post |
Note that this is not [[Magitek]]. Magitek is the use of magic to recreate modern inventions, like a camera which is really just [[Discworld|a box with an Imp inside drawing really fast]], or an "Internet" made from magic mirrors and living books. [[Post-Modern Magik]] is when cameras work as normal, but aren't able to take pictures of vampires due to the use of mirrors<ref>If the writer knew a bit more about camera technology, vampires might show up on digital cameras and film, but not the viewfinder of a film camera</ref>, and demons are real, but can be beaten up by [[Ultimate Marvel|mutants]] or be fooled by [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|realistic androids]]. |
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Common in [[Urban Fantasy]] settings, and often seen where [[Our Monsters Are Different]] (especially [[Our Vampires Are Different|vampires]]). Now to figure out where this fits in [[Harmony Versus Discipline]]. |
Common in [[Urban Fantasy]] settings, and often seen where [[Our Monsters Are Different]] (especially [[Our Vampires Are Different|vampires]]). Now to figure out where this fits in [[Harmony Versus Discipline]]. |
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See also [[Magick]] for post |
See also [[Magick]] for post-modern ''[[Incredibly Lame Pun|spellings]]'' of magick. Compare [[Muggles Do It Better]], when today's technology trumps magic. |
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