>"a hard sci-fi setting with no magic"
>look inside
>magic rocks

I wanna give my magic rocks some small little quirks to make them more distinct. Already have different looks for all ten types, but something beyond the merely cosmetic would be cool. Here's what I have so far:
>water crystals act kinda like oobleck, solid most of the time but slowly take the shape of whatever contains them
>steam crystals sweat
>fire crystals are hot (no brainer, same for ice)
>life crystals grow much faster then normal, even after separation from their source node, so mechanics need to take that into account

Talk about cool magic rocks, or else.

>>96168703 (OP)
See you in the worldbuilding general!

>>96168773
Nah it's contaminated

>>96168703 (OP)
I don't have any thoughts, but I do like to have small magic rocks in my games.
5e not including shardminds as a core race was the biggest red flag it coulda waved.

>>96168773
Just use your mod powers to delete the thread.

>>96168703 (OP)
Are you referencing a real book or farting in the wind?

>>96170021
If you're uninterested in the thread, there's no need to reply.

>>96170021
For what, the sci-fi thing? Yeah, it's mongoose traveller, but you could probably find similar blatant magic in every other sci-fi setting too. Pick one.

>>96168703 (OP)
It sounds a lot like you want to talk about fantasy.

>>96171265
Show me a single instance if sci-fi that isn't actually magic.

>>96171466
I meant fantasy, nut magic

>>96171471
>huge stones
>nut magic
OP can you get any gayer

>>96171471
That's the issue.
Sci-fi has no distinction from fantasy.
So, rather than saying you want to talk about something that's supposedly different from fantasy, you should probably just say you want to talk about fantasy.
Your "new" invention is just another wheel.