- Arcanotech is Mechanotech that has magical power integrated into its very design.
- May also build on Electrotech for enhanced capabilities
- By contrast, Magic Items are otherwise mundane items that are a vessel for extreme magical power.
- e.g., a Dagger of Venom is just a dagger imbued with magic to secrete poison.
- If the magic was dispelled from the object, it would otherwise still function as a dagger, and is not otherwise mechanically complex.
- Typically, arcanotech requires less magical power to accomplish a similar effect as a magic item, but is more prone to failure.
- An example of Arcanotech are tern-class airships.
- They are designed to combine both magical power with physics to make a vehicle capable of flight.
- If a wing is damaged, it impacts the physics of the vessel, and could cause it to crash.
- If the magic is dispelled while flying, it may be able to glide to a landing, but would have no other method of propulsion, nor would it be able to take off again.