Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura: Difference between revisions

* [[Revolvers Are Just Better]]: Averted; most of the upper-tier handguns are either rolling-block or semi-automatic, and the title of best firearm overall is tied between a steampunk [[Rocket Launcher]], a bolt-action [[Sniper Rifle]], a gigantic break-action elephant gun and a [[More Dakka|heavy machine gun]]. Revolvers are by far the most common type of firearm in the game, though, and will be the main armament of any gunslinger character for the majority of the game.

* [[Rock Beats Laser]]: Averted. A few decades prior to the beginning of the game, the nations of Cumbria and Tarant went to war. The mighty army of the kingdom of Cumbria, renowned for their skill at arms, consisted mainly of mounted knights and heavily-armored swordsmen. The poorly-trained conscript military of Tarant consisted of riflemen, artillery, and machine-gun teams. The battle is ''exactly'' as one-sided as it sounds. The Cumbrians only ever won any battles through ambushes in dense terrain, and these were few and far between. By 1885 (when the game starts), Cumbria is a decaying, run-down shadow of its former self, while Tarant is thriving.

* [[Scaled Up]]: Kraka-Tur, a human who transformed himself into a dragon using dragon's blood and a magic scroll. {{spoiler|Kerghan's necromantic experiments have also transformed him into a giant dragon creature.}}

* [[Schizo-Tech]]: Showcased as early as the brief animation that plays when you first start the game, in which a traditional knight in plate armor with an enchanted sword is showcased alongside a warrior with a [[Revolvers Are Just Better|revolver]] and a suit of [[Steampunk]] [[Powered Armor]]. Things only get more ridiculous from there - the market district of Tarant, for example, has a gunsmith selling ''machine guns'' next door to a weapons shop peddling swords and maces, airplanes and commercial [[Zeppelins from Another World|airship]] lines exist but nothing even resembling an automobile can be found, etc.