"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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An even stupider idea...
Started by Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock « 1 2 » |
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June 20, 2003, 12:13:07 AM by The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers |
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I wasted nearly an hour on this one
Started by MarkyBoy |
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June 25, 2003, 02:18:02 PM by MarkyBoy |
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¿Que es mi "character?"
Started by Slant |
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July 03, 2003, 02:01:49 AM by Mad Dr Jeffe |
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July 07, 2003, 08:03:02 AM by EUOL |
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Broken link
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July 18, 2003, 05:31:23 PM by Tage |
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July 29, 2003, 03:54:20 AM by Lieutenant Kije |
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An article we should link to
Started by Mad Dr Jeffe |
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September 07, 2003, 05:05:59 PM by Mad Dr Jeffe |
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bylines
Started by The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers « 1 2 » |
20 Replies
8419 Views |
September 08, 2003, 08:47:12 AM by 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 » |
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12336 Views |
September 09, 2003, 08:42:02 AM by The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers |
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"Staff" picks
Started by The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers « 1 2 3 4 » |
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14012 Views |
September 14, 2003, 08:13:49 AM by The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers |
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14 Replies
7984 Views |
September 15, 2003, 08:15:37 PM by Mad Dr Jeffe |
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Goober-natorial Nominees
Started by Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock « 1 2 » |
19 Replies
8512 Views |
September 22, 2003, 10:17:15 PM by Lieutenant Kije |
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Is it, hot enough for you too?
Started by Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock « 1 2 » |
16 Replies
9245 Views |
September 23, 2003, 09:10:05 AM by The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers |
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September 23, 2003, 02:25:14 PM by Spriggan |
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Weird error
Started by DR. Jeffe |
5 Replies
7085 Views |
September 29, 2003, 01:14:27 PM by Mad Dr Jeffe |
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76 Replies
16176 Views |
September 30, 2003, 04:02:14 PM by The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers |
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11326 Views |
October 01, 2003, 12:32:38 PM by Mistress of Darkness |
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