Magic-Tech

Magic-Tech, short for Magical Technology, refers to any time in chich magic, typically in the form of enchantments, is used to enhance technology.

Enchantment

The simplest and most common form of magic-tech are enchanted weapons and armor. Spellforms are case into the material or runes carved on the surface to give it some special property like increased strength or sharpness.

This technique requires that the items be made of high-quality materials, such as extremly fine steel mixed with some silver. Pure silver, adamantium, orichalcum, or mithrill are the best, but are often rare.

The rarity and difficulty of reffining these materials in large quantites makes it difficult to enchant anything larger than a suit of armor.

Spellform Structures

Buildings can be made into magic-tech if the structure is laid out as a spellform. The form may turn the building into a permentant ritual sight are provide defences or some other requirement. Necromancy Temples are a prime example as theya re always laid out as spellforms.

Magic-Tech Machines

Combining magic with machines is very complicated, as science and magic typically do not play well together. Small runes, crafted of magical materials, may be added to strategic points around the machine to preform some function. Heat runes on a boiler are a good example, making a steam engine that consumes magic as a fuel instead of combustable materials.

Skilled rune-crafters can even use enchanted tools to carve runes directly into a material. This does not work well on non-magical materials like low-grade steel, but can preform a number of tasks.

Perhaps most famous among magic-tech devices are "magic motors" which use enchanted pieces to product mechanical motion. Typically this requires either magical materials or powerful enchantments.

Some complex magic-tech devices border on capabilities that would not be reproduced until the computer age, including full-blow magic-tech mechs.