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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Official WoK Fan Art (Here there be spoilers)
« on: May 07, 2011, 08:01:11 AM »
To add to this, you can use a number of website to host your art - http://imgur.com/ is my personal preference.
"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 Watcher stood quietly. He didn't look much like a messenger or courier. He wore all black, even a pair of black gloves. He wore trousers and a silken shirt, with no cloak or cape. She remembered that face. It was him.
Vin spun. A man landed quietly behind her. He looked . . . familiar, for some reason. He had a lean face—topped with dark hair—and his head was cocked slightly in confusion. She could see the question in his eyes. Why had she fallen down?
The Watcher stood quietly, then shook his head, as if . . . disappointed. Then, he pulled something from his sash.
Through the swirling mists, in the reflected light of the tent, she could see something on Zane's arm.
The skin was covered with thin white streaks. Scars.
Zane immediately lowered his arm, hiding the scarred flesh with his sleeve.
I don't know, I haven't read any of the books with this other dude. But I figured it was going to be one of the super-mages that would take this thing, and Vin comes from a world that's just not that wizard-y.