Writing ideas - setting
I'm rolling some ideas through my head, and I would like some opinions on them.
I'll list the setting factors in the order of how this page on TVTropes lists them
Base genre: Science Fantasy and Dieselpunk with a bit of Cyberpunk thrown in for variety.
Mythology: Ancestral with an emphasis on specific heroes, similar to ancient China. Mainly there just for a bit of background flavor.
Population: A handful of races. Humans (not quite - they have a few characteristics that in other works would seem slightly elfish), something similar but not exactly like Dwarves (especially since they're not short, and not all of them have beards), and a Cat-people race that borders on human-like (as in ears, tails and some fur). All three main races share a common but now extinct ancestor race, the Originals (which are exactly like us). There are a few minor token races, but they're normally not important to the story.
Everyday People: are everyday people. They're not useless, they're not awesome, and not all of them are jerks. They're just people.
Politics: Multiple nations. Most of them either corporate states or monarchies. One's a democracy, but it's pretty small and acts more as an oasis for those running from the other governments than an actual nation.
Tech: As the Dieselpunk setting suggests, think 40s to 60s with most tech. Transportation is a high-tech anti-grav version of the 70s (think flying muscle cars, hover-buses and giant airborne passenger liners) thanks to Magi-tech, while computer and medical technology is at modern-to-"20 seconds in the future" levels.
Magic: It's there, and some of the more advanced technologies owe their existence to it. Mainly explained as a fifth physical force that has the ability to counter the other four, so it's technically still a part of physics.
Accepted Morals: Depends on who you ask in most cases. Of course, abstinence is considered a virtue by all in the setting.
Overall Tone: A "Crapsaccharine World", so to speak, though the "saccharine" side to it isn't exactly a utopia either.
Sci-fi hardness: Mostly solid, since magic (and it's actually called that in-context) is just a fifth fundamental force that's just easier to harness than the other four. In other words, a one-miracle universe.
Any thoughts or suggestions? Keep in mind that suggestions of romantic vampires, zombie apocalypses or voracious swarming aliens will be printed out and ground into a poultice to replace my toothpaste before being deleted. :tf:
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