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Post by notegg on May 4, 2015 18:10:15 GMT -8
I seek inspiration, my muse has gone-
Tell me, how does the magic system of your choosing, from any existing work or of your own creation...
Work?
e.g. In Harry Potter, magic is a disease of the blood that is channeled through delicate movements and funny words.
So how does your magic work?
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Post by mirror on May 4, 2015 18:29:21 GMT -8
I've got a few different "magic" systems for a few different concepts.
☉ A science fiction story I've been working on for some time, with heavy fantasy influence (but not outright being sci-fi fantasy) Magic here is only called magic due to the word's usage in human history. Magic is essentially advanced technology that does things like act as a bag of holding by storing things in a pocket universe, techniques brought about by gene therapy or nanotech are also referred to as Magic. Actually just had an idea to have all these technologies that are specifically magic-like in nature of abilities they grant are produced by a corporation with a magic related name. Spellcaster maybe.
☉ A card/board game idea I've had for a while called Hex. Spells are runes that spellsmiths craft and bond together in various ways. Each rune has a Primary Effect, Augment Effect, and associated energy costs, as well as being one of Air, Water, Earth, Fire, Light and Dark. Primary runes can have up to six other runes attached. The Primary Effect of the main rune is the "core" of the spell, and the Augment Effects do just that. Air can't augment Earth, Earth can't augment Water, Water can't augment Fire and Fire can't augment Air, while Light and Dark can't augment each other.
☉ Similar to Full Metal Alchemist in terms of symbols and glyphs, but not really in application. Spells are drawn, with each symbol having a different effect. Spellcasters often have their own style and "signature" spell, and two spells could have the same effect but be very different in appearance. Size of the shapes and symbols also have an effect on their potency.
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Post by B.o.B. on May 4, 2015 18:45:29 GMT -8
Interesting topic, posting to get updates. Also I like the words of power system.
Basically its like programming but for the universe. Just like computers have machine code which is the zero's and one's that are the very building blocks of how it works, so does the universe. By studying the basic language of the universe one gains control of its properties and laws. So study hard and become the new archmage.
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Post by theguyiscalledsteve on May 4, 2015 18:58:34 GMT -8
Magic works because...MAGIC!
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