"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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I'm a little slow...
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February 11, 2010, 01:22:22 AM by happyman |
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Now is that a T-shirt?
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September 24, 2009, 02:22:29 PM by happyman |
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March 20, 2010, 01:37:25 AM by happyman |
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ET Phone Home?
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December 20, 2010, 03:59:38 PM by happyman |
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Don't ask for things you don't want?
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March 10, 2009, 05:13:03 PM by happyman |
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Lota is using puny pronouns?
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February 03, 2009, 07:24:36 PM by maxonennis |
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Talent? Who needs talent?
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January 05, 2011, 10:28:19 AM by sceneTK421 |
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So how bout those minutures
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January 16, 2009, 06:32:53 AM by Howard Tayler |
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January 29, 2009, 04:03:22 PM by Howard Tayler |
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February 01, 2010, 08:51:24 PM by happyman |
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Serendipity
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July 06, 2009, 04:26:16 AM by ryos |
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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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I'm so pathetic
Started by ryos |
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April 06, 2009, 04:32:51 AM by Howard Tayler |
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"A Fire upon the Deep"
Started by happyman |
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February 25, 2009, 07:35:35 PM by happyman |
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What's speed got to do with it?
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March 09, 2009, 11:26:27 PM by maxonennis |
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August 31, 2009, 03:07:28 PM by happyman |
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Another chunk of code...
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May 06, 2010, 03:50:49 AM by mbarker |
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October 14, 2009, 02:02:48 PM by happyman |
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Which cow are you going to kill?
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February 13, 2009, 07:28:50 PM by MooseDrool |
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Rewind....
Started by mbarker |
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April 29, 2009, 04:49:49 PM by happyman |
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