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The problem is a lot of writers don't want to have spirituality in the Sci-Fi because the genre is generally seen as a means to rail against Protestant America culture. A lot of sci-fi books in the 50s for example, hold science in high regard. After the 70s, science fiction became more cynical...

There are urban fantasy stories, that have modern weapons and magic melding together. If you want an example, I can show you Arcanum

Star Trek is a nice series but its materialistic and humanist propaganda annoys me.

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Mechanics can reinforce themes but that is the heart of the game. Mechanics are part of each medium that tells stories. However, in video games and probably music, mechanics are the most important element. Story is a tag-along element. Even in music though, one couldn't really understand a...

Now, I haven't been on this forum for long but I would like to get your opinion on this. I know that fantasy writers tend to be big consumers of video games, as they love to take glimpses at alternate worlds that are different from our own and indulge in those places. I personally feel that...

I have only recently posted and I have not really participated in a forum for years but I am just going to throw this idea for discussion. Classic/Tolkien Fantasy tends to involve three kinds of races: Humans, Elves, Dwarfs. Other franchises like Dragon Age have variations like the Quanri...

Indeed. Sci-Fi and Fantasy do make nice bedfellows. I do occasionally enjoy a hard sci-fi tale but those stories are too scientific for my taste.