"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.
Subject / Started by | Replies ![]() |
Last post | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() |
![]() |
0 Replies
2425 Views |
![]() by The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers |
|
![]() |
![]() |
MTGO and....Thallids!
Started by xytor |
0 Replies
5890 Views |
![]() by xytor |
![]() |
![]() |
Free Comic Book Day '06
Started by Fellfrosch |
0 Replies
2641 Views |
![]() by Fellfrosch |
![]() |
![]() |
Leigon green card
Started by Spriggan |
0 Replies
2045 Views |
![]() by Spriggan |
![]() |
![]() |
0 Replies
6031 Views |
![]() by Marche100 |
|
![]() |
![]() |
0 Replies
5482 Views |
![]() by moxradio |
|
![]() |
![]() |
Win a free trip to E3
Started by Fellfrosch |
0 Replies
2926 Views |
![]() by Fellfrosch |
![]() |
![]() |
0 Replies
2238 Views |
![]() by The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers |
|
![]() |
![]() |
Play Variants
Started by Fellfrosch |
0 Replies
2087 Views |
![]() by Fellfrosch |
![]() |
![]() |
Penny Arcade CCG
Started by Spriggan |
0 Replies
2375 Views |
![]() by Spriggan |
![]() |
![]() |
New Deck Challenge
Started by Fellfrosch |
0 Replies
2198 Views |
![]() by Fellfrosch |
![]() |
![]() |
Saviors of Kamigawa Prerelease
Started by Fellfrosch |
0 Replies
2274 Views |
![]() by Fellfrosch |
![]() |
![]() |
review: Horus Heresy
Started by Fellfrosch |
0 Replies
2250 Views |
![]() by Fellfrosch |
![]() |
![]() |
Flux!
Started by Mad Dr Jeffe |
0 Replies
2187 Views |
![]() by Mad Dr Jeffe |
![]() |
![]() |
Warhammer CCG canceled
Started by Spriggan |
0 Replies
6142 Views |
![]() by Spriggan |
![]() |
![]() |
A synopsis.
Started by tsuron |
0 Replies
5705 Views |
![]() by tsuron |
![]() |
![]() |
Game of Thrones
Started by 42 |
0 Replies
2756 Views |
![]() by 42 |
![]() |
![]() |
Pokemon sucks.
Started by T-Square |
0 Replies
6464 Views |
![]() by T-Square |
![]() |
![]() |
Dominion. Which heading is correct?
Started by mccullough |
0 Replies
6618 Views |
![]() by mccullough |
![]() |
![]() |
Lord of the rings online....
Started by Spriggan |
1 Replies
3117 Views |
![]() by Fellfrosch |
Normal Topic
Hot Topic (More than 15 replies)
Very Hot Topic (More than 25 replies)
Locked Topic
Sticky Topic
Poll