Talk:Nereid/@comment-3302226-20150209000735/@comment-25035274-20150326203907

To quote from the Kenkou Cross Q&A, Session 3:

'''Question 8: What is technological level in MGE like? Is there steam power, gunpowder other things?''' "It is very difficult question to answer. I want to leave it to your imagination as long as possible, so I will not make it clear, but steam power and gunpowder are already exist, and research makes progress. However, magic-related technologies which don't exist in our world have made more progress, and researches of "Magitek machines" (contraption combined with magic) are also ongoing."

To summate: Steam technology exists, and "Mad Scientists" exist, though they use magic instead of real-world science. So your laser-wielding maniac may very well be running around out there. Except he might actually be a laser-wielding maniac running around in a Final Fantasy VI-style Magitek steam-powered mech.

Steampunk.