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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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lemonpsi | Level 1 | 2009-04-02 | 4 | |||||||
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stereomike | Level 1 | 2009-01-07 | 1 | |||||||
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Kaell | Level 1 | 2007-11-03 | 3 | |||||||
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Gatekeeper | Level 1 | 2008-05-24 | 3 | |||||||
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Rand213 | Level 1 | 2008-10-29 | 2 | |||||||
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cybes | Level 1 | 2009-10-29 | 1 | |||||||
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