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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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The three stooges?
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July 29, 2010, 05:55:28 AMby mbarker |
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The name's Tagon. Kaff Tagon.
Started by ryos |
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June 22, 2010, 11:57:14 PM by happyman |
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Did I miss something?
Started by mbarker |
6 Replies
3001 Views |
June 04, 2010, 02:33:45 PM by happyman |
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2340 Views |
May 09, 2010, 08:32:37 PM by happyman |
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Another chunk of code...
Started by mbarker |
2 Replies
2355 Views |
May 06, 2010, 03:50:49 AM by mbarker |
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Today's Bar (blob?) code...
Started by mbarker |
3 Replies
2490 Views |
April 28, 2010, 03:42:57 AM by happyman |
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2537 Views |
April 16, 2010, 04:17:04 AM by Chaos |
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April 08, 2010, 04:59:23 AM by mbarker |
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Good Guys Finish...
Started by mbarker |
10 Replies
3235 Views |
April 03, 2010, 07:45:32 PM by happyman |
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1 Replies
1998 Views |
March 20, 2010, 01:37:25 AM by happyman |
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This just keeps getting better.
Started by happyman |
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March 10, 2010, 04:02:07 AM by happyman |
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What's that tattoo on Tagon's arm?
Started by mbarker |
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February 22, 2010, 08:06:29 AM by mbarker |
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Here's looking at you...
Started by mbarker |
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February 21, 2010, 02:03:38 PM by mbarker |
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8 Replies
3107 Views |
February 17, 2010, 02:25:44 AM by mbarker |
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I'm a little slow...
Started by ryos |
1 Replies
2035 Views |
February 11, 2010, 01:22:22 AM by happyman |
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2 Replies
2370 Views |
February 01, 2010, 08:51:24 PM by happyman |
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January 22, 2010, 05:27:08 AM by mbarker |
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January 04, 2010, 11:29:27 AM by mbarker |
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"Massively paralell"
Started by Silk |
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January 01, 2010, 02:27:58 PM by mbarker |
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A missing clone and ...
Started by mbarker |
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2603 Views |
December 29, 2009, 06:14:40 AM by mbarker |
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