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"Magic is what makes fantasy fantastic," someone says, "you can't apply rules to them or else it loses wonder!" I respond, "Sure, but if you want to write them you will certainly want to know how they work." Writing is all about execution, and I find applying some basic laws of physics to magic systems make them more understandable and realistic. Here, I'm going to outline my basic method for developing a magic system.
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"Staff" picks
Started by The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers « 1 2 3 4 » |
51 Replies
13879 Views |
September 14, 2003, 08:13:49 AMby The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers |
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weekly fiction?
Started by The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers « 1 2 3 4 » |
54 Replies
12215 Views |
September 09, 2003, 08:42:02 AM by The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers |
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bylines
Started by The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers « 1 2 » |
20 Replies
8332 Views |
September 08, 2003, 08:47:12 AM by The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers |
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An article we should link to
Started by Mad Dr Jeffe |
2 Replies
6524 Views |
September 07, 2003, 05:05:59 PM by Mad Dr Jeffe |
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17 Replies
7947 Views |
August 29, 2003, 07:49:13 PM by EUOL |
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5 Replies
6333 Views |
August 15, 2003, 01:43:27 PM by Fellfrosch |
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48 Replies
13482 Views |
July 29, 2003, 05:48:38 PM by Mad Dr Jeffe |
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6 Replies
6503 Views |
July 29, 2003, 03:54:20 AM by Lieutenant Kije |
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Broken link
Started by Entsuropi |
14 Replies
7612 Views |
July 18, 2003, 05:31:23 PM by Tage |
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4 Replies
6467 Views |
July 07, 2003, 08:03:02 AM by EUOL |
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¿Que es mi "character?"
Started by Slant |
7 Replies
7384 Views |
July 03, 2003, 02:01:49 AM by Mad Dr Jeffe |
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I wasted nearly an hour on this one
Started by MarkyBoy |
0 Replies
6352 Views |
June 25, 2003, 02:18:02 PM by MarkyBoy |
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An even stupider idea...
Started by Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock « 1 2 » |
18 Replies
9551 Views |
June 20, 2003, 12:13:07 AM by The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers |
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bug report
Started by Entsuropi |
11 Replies
7730 Views |
June 07, 2003, 10:35:44 PM by Mistress of Darkness |
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9 Replies
7593 Views |
June 06, 2003, 01:13:16 PM by Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock |
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20 Replies
9777 Views |
May 26, 2003, 07:56:58 PM by 42 |
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Reviews with pictures
Started by Mad Dr Jeffe « 1 2 3 » |
37 Replies
12627 Views |
May 22, 2003, 06:29:08 PM by Spriggan |
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Forum RPG Mod
Started by Brian |
14 Replies
8646 Views |
May 22, 2003, 05:14:38 PM by Brian |
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Updated staff member bios?
Started by Spriggan |
11 Replies
7922 Views |
May 22, 2003, 11:57:54 AM by The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers |
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Username change
Started by Gargamel |
5 Replies
7223 Views |
May 12, 2003, 05:48:04 AM by Gargamel |
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