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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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Habeed | Level 1 | 2009-09-06 | 5 | |||||||
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AngeluS | Level 1 | 2006-05-17 | 3 | |||||||
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Rand Bloody al'Thor | Level 1 | 2010-02-03 | 2 | |||||||
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bren | Level 1 | 2006-09-12 | 1 | |||||||
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fnord | Level 1 | 2003-09-26 | 4 | |||||||
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Daenya | Level 1 | 2010-01-13 | 4 | |||||||
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Roader | Level 1 | 2008-10-21 | 6 | |||||||
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Anita | Level 1 | 2011-03-13 | 1 | |||||||
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Yusuke | Level 1 | 2008-12-27 | 8 | |||||||
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