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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Magic Systems
« on: November 09, 2009, 08:13:13 PM »
Oh goody! This should be fun.
I've got one I've been cooking up. It's sort of a twist on the traditional four-elements systems....
The world is made of....lots of things. But without Energy, these things have no shape and form. Energy molds them together to make the world the way it is. There are five Streams, and they all act in different ways:
Physical - the most noticeable. Shapes physical objects. Users are called Builders.
Temporal - Shapes time. Users are called Timers.
Mental - Consciousness. Thought. Sentience. Users are called Thinkers.
Elemental - What the traditional 'four elements' fall under, like heat, cold, etc. Users are called Chargers, or Burners. Or something.
Spiritual - The Energy of Energy. Molds the other four Streams into a cohesive, collaborative whole. Users are called Binders.
The individual strength in manipulating Energy is different for each person. The less skill you have in a Stream, the harder it is to get better, but the shorter it takes...does that make sense? The way someone uses Energy is they merge portions of each Stream together to get a certain effect. Some mixtures have multiple effects; your Mental strength determines whether or not you get what you want. Or something...still have things to iron out. Basically, it's like mixing a formula. Get it right and you do something. Also, the general rule is that if you're using more than one Stream, you HAVE to have Spiritual too. Same goes with 'linking' multiple people together to combine their strengths.
What do you guys think?
I've got one I've been cooking up. It's sort of a twist on the traditional four-elements systems....
The world is made of....lots of things. But without Energy, these things have no shape and form. Energy molds them together to make the world the way it is. There are five Streams, and they all act in different ways:
Physical - the most noticeable. Shapes physical objects. Users are called Builders.
Temporal - Shapes time. Users are called Timers.
Mental - Consciousness. Thought. Sentience. Users are called Thinkers.
Elemental - What the traditional 'four elements' fall under, like heat, cold, etc. Users are called Chargers, or Burners. Or something.
Spiritual - The Energy of Energy. Molds the other four Streams into a cohesive, collaborative whole. Users are called Binders.
The individual strength in manipulating Energy is different for each person. The less skill you have in a Stream, the harder it is to get better, but the shorter it takes...does that make sense? The way someone uses Energy is they merge portions of each Stream together to get a certain effect. Some mixtures have multiple effects; your Mental strength determines whether or not you get what you want. Or something...still have things to iron out. Basically, it's like mixing a formula. Get it right and you do something. Also, the general rule is that if you're using more than one Stream, you HAVE to have Spiritual too. Same goes with 'linking' multiple people together to combine their strengths.
What do you guys think?