"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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Diablo 2
Started by House of Mustard « 1 2 3 » |
43 Replies
6314 Views |
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Started by Lieutenant Kije |
11 Replies
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June 07, 2003, 06:54:15 AM by EUOL |
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Started by Mr_Pleasington |
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Started by Fellfrosch |
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Started by House of Mustard |
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Started by Spriggan |
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Started by Spriggan |
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Started by Fellfrosch |
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Started by Spriggan |
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Started by Fellfrosch |
5 Replies
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Started by Spriggan |
0 Replies
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September 13, 2003, 10:10:40 PM by Spriggan |
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38 Replies
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Started by Mr_Pleasington « 1 2 3 » |
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Started by EUOL |
3 Replies
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October 23, 2003, 06:48:09 AM by wolverine_men |
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Started by Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock |
9 Replies
1659 Views |
October 24, 2003, 03:41:26 PM by wolverine_men |
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Started by House of Mustard |
2 Replies
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October 24, 2003, 03:45:51 PM by wolverine_men |
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New games
Started by Fellfrosch « 1 2 » |
17 Replies
2670 Views |
October 25, 2003, 07:12:43 PM by wolverine_men |
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