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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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Howard Tayler / Re: Does Ovalkwik make you laugh?
« on: April 14, 2011, 06:25:45 AM »
Or which artificial sweetener they use.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Official WoK Fan Art (Here there be spoilers)
« on: April 14, 2011, 02:38:49 AM »
Ditto. Way cool!
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Don't listen to the jerks
« on: April 14, 2011, 02:37:09 AM »Okay guys and gals, I think Brandon has enough on his plate. Let's not add an apocalypse.
Dangit! That's what I was going to give him for Koloss head munching day!
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Everything Else / Re: Could Nessie be real?
« on: April 13, 2011, 05:22:56 AM »
My theory is that it's a clever scheme by the locals to bring in tourists. We elect Mayors, they elect Nessie machine operators.
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Movies and TV / Re: Firefly anyone?
« on: April 13, 2011, 05:21:01 AM »
I've read one and it was ok, but that might have just been an off issue.
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Howard Tayler / Re: Does Ovalkwik make you laugh?
« on: April 13, 2011, 05:18:39 AM »In particular, the "Genuine Imitation" part always gets a chuckle from me. I do wonder occasionally what Schlock would think of the original, non-imitation type...
It does make you wonder what the difference is between genuine imitation and imitation imitation.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Im pissed about stormlight archive.
« on: April 13, 2011, 05:13:44 AM »
I'm glad that we know the length of the series already. There are some series like Feehan's Carpathians and Sands' Argeneau series that have gone on way too long.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Your name in the Stormlight archive
« on: April 12, 2011, 03:09:06 AM »
Good luck with that. Brandon has set the bar pretty high.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Im pissed about stormlight archive.
« on: April 12, 2011, 12:16:08 AM »
The time between Stormlight books will give us plenty of opportunity to memorize and theorize.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: something suspicious
« on: April 09, 2011, 05:16:15 AM »
Sadly this is probably the only time it'll prove useful.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Your name in the Stormlight archive
« on: April 08, 2011, 03:19:55 AM »
I can't believe how high the bid has gone! That's way too rich for me.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: WoK: Bridge Crews & Bridges
« on: April 08, 2011, 03:17:25 AM »
I don't think it's exclusively about that but it most certainly applies.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Suvudu Vin vs. Quick Ben Final Match
« on: April 08, 2011, 03:13:08 AM »
She definitely wins the badass chick prize.