"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.
Column by Chaos2651
Discuss it in our forums.
Status | Username | Website | ICQ | AIM | YIM | MSN | Position | Date Registered | Posts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hero_Tina | Video Game Editors | 2003-08-20 | 0 | ||||||||
Erik | Video Game Editors | 2006-01-06 | 0 | ||||||||
Clarimonde50 | Video Game Editors | 2010-02-12 | 0 | ||||||||
Kiril229 | Video Game Editors | 2010-04-05 | 0 | ||||||||
Declanbochsa | Video Game Editors | 2010-06-02 | 0 | ||||||||
Philipjamws8 | Video Game Editors | 2010-07-26 | 0 | ||||||||
monashi33 | Video Game Editors | 2011-01-13 | 0 | ||||||||
Bert66hr | Video Game Editors | 2011-03-02 | 0 | ||||||||
chadgreen228 | Video Game Editors | 2011-03-31 | 0 | ||||||||
nikefree62ts | Video Game Editors | 2011-04-23 | 0 | ||||||||
jordenka52 | Video Game Editors | 2011-05-16 | 0 | ||||||||
Jonathangrant | Video Game Editors | 2009-12-10 | 0 | ||||||||
gilesbasil | Video Game Editors | 2011-06-11 | 0 | ||||||||
Caesario126 | Video Game Editors | 2010-01-23 | 0 | ||||||||
alia4aiden | Video Game Editors | 2011-07-10 | 0 | ||||||||
GetRidofTonsil01 | Video Game Editors | 2010-03-13 | 0 | ||||||||
Vitkus1 | Video Game Editors | 2011-08-02 | 0 | ||||||||
Jeanstapleton | Video Game Editors | 2010-05-05 | 0 | ||||||||
asdfgt25i | Video Game Editors | 2014-04-07 | 0 | ||||||||
maryrm1776 | Video Game Editors | 2010-06-29 | 0 | ||||||||
bobcarlson77 | Video Game Editors | 2010-09-29 | 0 | ||||||||
k4thmand3rs | Video Game Editors | 2010-12-28 | 0 | ||||||||
Haley Neil | Video Game Editors | 2011-01-26 | 0 | ||||||||
gerard03 | Video Game Editors | 2011-03-19 | 0 | ||||||||
awarajhon | Video Game Editors | 2011-04-12 | 0 | ||||||||
Blackbird | Video Game Editors | 2011-05-05 | 0 | ||||||||
Donovan21 | Video Game Editors | 2011-05-31 | 0 | ||||||||
SoniaMaserati | Video Game Editors | 2011-06-25 | 0 | ||||||||
karolinrose | Video Game Editors | 2011-07-22 | 0 | ||||||||
Shepherd635 | Video Game Editors | 2011-08-16 | 0 |