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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 Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers | |
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Chaos | |
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Fellfrosch | |
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Nessa | Administrator | 2005-10-03 | 1918 | |||||||
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jtkauff | |
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wfberkhof | Level 1 | 2008-07-10 | 4 | |||||||
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Kalam | Level 1 | 2008-11-21 | 1 | |||||||
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jahmes | Level 1 | 2009-06-12 | 5 | |||||||
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ShawnMann | Level 1 | 2008-03-14 | 1 | |||||||
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Endra kin'Fox | Level 1 | 2011-03-10 | 4 | |||||||
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Jovarus | Level 1 | 2011-05-10 | 1 | |||||||
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Kaurne | Level 1 | 2011-01-19 | 1 | |||||||
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Left D | Level 1 | 2008-01-02 | 2 | |||||||
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sahilh | Level 1 | 2010-09-03 | 1 | |||||||
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MrJon3s | Level 1 | 2011-03-27 | 2 | |||||||
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Xavien | Level 1 | 2010-09-22 | 8 | |||||||
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Kirjath | Level 1 | 2006-04-23 | 10 | |||||||
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Kainan | Level 1 | 2009-01-03 | 1 | |||||||
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vermifuge | Level 1 | 2008-05-14 | 4 | |||||||
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