"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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The ommminous hummm!
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May 19, 2009, 05:09:27 PM by happyman |
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May 18, 2009, 12:55:21 AM by mbarker |
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Schlock: "Undercover? What's that?"
Started by happyman |
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May 11, 2009, 04:03:35 AM by happyman |
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Rewind....
Started by mbarker |
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April 29, 2009, 04:49:49 PM by happyman |
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And they called the A.I.
Started by mbarker |
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April 27, 2009, 07:17:37 AM by mbarker |
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April 26, 2009, 06:52:25 AM by ryos |
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April 24, 2009, 09:58:04 PM by happyman |
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April 20, 2009, 05:23:01 PM by happyman |
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April 15, 2009, 05:15:01 AM by mbarker |
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Is it just the light?
Started by mbarker |
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2228 Views |
April 10, 2009, 01:22:36 AM by Renoard |
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I'm so pathetic
Started by ryos |
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April 06, 2009, 04:32:51 AM by Howard Tayler |
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And Schlock Mercenary is educational, too
Started by mbarker |
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1976 Views |
April 02, 2009, 05:45:52 AM by mbarker |
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4 Replies
2207 Views |
March 30, 2009, 02:49:04 AM by mbarker |
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March 27, 2009, 04:30:47 AM by happyman |
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Hugo Nomination
Started by Peter Ahlstrom |
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3336 Views |
March 21, 2009, 11:34:35 PM by happyman |
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Schlock eavesdropping?
Started by happyman |
7 Replies
3363 Views |
March 16, 2009, 05:43:04 PM by happyman |
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26 Replies
7913 Views |
March 11, 2009, 07:02:42 PM by Peter Ahlstrom |
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Don't ask for things you don't want?
Started by mbarker |
1 Replies
2134 Views |
March 10, 2009, 05:13:03 PM by happyman |
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What's speed got to do with it?
Started by ryos |
2 Replies
2055 Views |
March 09, 2009, 11:26:27 PM by maxonennis |
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5 Replies
2528 Views |
March 04, 2009, 05:23:18 AM by mbarker |
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