"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.
Column by Chaos2651
Discuss it in our forums.
Status | Username | Website | ICQ | AIM | YIM | MSN | Position | Date Registered | Posts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
shanwarn | Video Game Editors | 2011-03-02 | 0 | ||||||||
Shaquita65 | Video Game Editors | 2010-01-18 | 0 | ||||||||
Shara72 | Video Game Editors | 2011-07-19 | 0 | ||||||||
Shard | Level 8 | 2009-02-04 | 255 | ||||||||
sharef | Video Game Editors | 2010-09-08 | 0 | ||||||||
Sharis19Simpson | Video Game Editors | 2011-06-08 | 0 | ||||||||
Sharm | Level 2 | 2004-04-13 | 24 | ||||||||
sharmaprerna | Video Game Editors | 2010-08-11 | 0 | ||||||||
sharnise | Video Game Editors | 2009-11-28 | 0 | ||||||||
Sharon724 | Video Game Editors | 2011-07-04 | 0 | ||||||||
sharonmarr | Video Game Editors | 2010-07-02 | 0 | ||||||||
shashagrey65 | Video Game Editors | 2011-05-25 | 0 | ||||||||
Shasta | Level 2 | 2009-03-07 | 15 | ||||||||
shathishdivya | Video Game Editors | 2011-07-22 | 0 | ||||||||
shaunadams23 | Video Game Editors | 2010-08-31 | 0 | ||||||||
ShawnMann | Level 1 | 2008-03-14 | 1 | ||||||||
Shawnmedre99 | Video Game Editors | 2011-07-21 | 0 | ||||||||
Shawnmicheal | Video Game Editors | 2009-12-07 | 0 | ||||||||
ShawnRM | Video Game Editors | 2010-08-31 | 0 | ||||||||
shdwfeather | Level 1 | 2009-11-11 | 2 | ||||||||
She68how | Video Game Editors | 2011-06-27 | 0 | ||||||||
Sheaman3773 | Level 1 | 2009-07-27 | 1 | ||||||||
Shecky | Level 1 | 2007-12-12 | 1 | ||||||||
Sheeba254 | Video Game Editors | 2011-04-07 | 0 | ||||||||
SheeraGreen | Video Game Editors | 2011-05-09 | 0 | ||||||||
Shekotka | Level 1 | 2007-12-18 | 3 | ||||||||
sheksho | Level 1 | 2007-11-17 | 1 | ||||||||
shelby820 | Video Game Editors | 2010-09-15 | 0 | ||||||||
Sheldonruby25 | Video Game Editors | 2010-01-08 | 0 | ||||||||
Shells124 | Level 1 | 2011-07-16 | 1 |