This makes me want to implement a programming language as an alternate tabletop magic system. Maybe give my players runes to experiment with and let them figure out it's a programming language.

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago

"Ahhh shit, they opened the XOR gate! Quick, someone check the blood sacrifice box and find out if the cat is dead or alive!"

[–] Goretantath@lemm.ee 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Already have a Minecraft mod like that based off an anime with that premise. You program magic spells into a gun.

[–] qaz@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Link for those that are interested: https://modrinth.com/mod/psi

[–] PolarKraken@programming.dev 7 points 1 month ago

Someone was posting a week or two ago having done something kinda like that. Something to do with magic circles or similar, looked rad.

[–] match@pawb.social 5 points 1 month ago

Give them Noita programmable spells and wait for them to TPK

[–] lemming@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

I think Ra has a magic casting system that is a programming language.