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  1. Echoic_

    Is my magic system too boring?

    Hi there, I'm Echo, and I am a teen author! I've been working on a writing project for 6 months now, and it's set in a fantasy world (wow) where the magic is based on the sun, moon, and stars. So, from that, I have two questions: Is my concept too basic? Is my fleshed-out idea actually any good...
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  2. osimur_wil

    Do wizards think of what they do as magic?

    Magic is generally used as a descriptor from someone outside of the realm of understanding of a thing or phenomena, in my mind at least. Since wizards, sorcerers, and the like know what they're doing, would they consider what they're doing as magic? What would they even call it if they didn't...
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    • magic magic building science fantasy terminology world building
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    • Forum: World Building
  3. C

    My magic system

    Its a hard magic system that is used in my Kirby au. It affects many things where it is present, including the environment and evolution of organisms. Its important in some of my spec bio. Its on my Tumblr already, so I'll give a link to that post. Here's The magic system. Its kind of a long...
  4. dollyt8

    Did I make my magic system boring?

    I'm currently planning a novel called Ashbranded, which I'll start writing officially in November. I already have the magic system planned out. The consequence of using too much magic for the Ashbrand society is losing all feeling/emotions and "turning to ash." While it might be described as...
  5. Ronald the wise

    HELP ME STUDY (Create) MAGE CRAFT (A magic system)

    MY GRIMOIRE HAS BEEN DESTROYED (my creativity is gone) SO I NEED SOME MAGES TO HELP ME STUDY (Give me ideas)! My current "Grimoire" : MAGIC SYSTEM.docx
  6. S

    Machine Magic/Mecha Magic

    Cleaned this up alot. I am happy with it but I would just like to know peoples thoughts. I feel like I could make a lot of fun societal ramifications for all of this. But at the moment just looking for thoughts on the system iin a vaccume. The Clockwork Plane, a sub dimension created by the...
  7. R

    Dinosaurs, but real

    So, I'm thinking of adding a few species of large Dinosaur-like reptiles but base them off what we think dinosaurs looked like now instead of 15 years ago, aka bright colors and odd patterned feathered behemoths. And oh yeah, they'll probably all have a sort of magical attribute. Anyone else...
  8. BJ Swabb

    Granderhill Volume Two: The Unexpected Journey

    Four Islands Two Great Adventures After visiting the first of the Four Isles on the Sea of Legends, Damien, Evelyn and their fellowship heads for Tormal Isle the second island in order to fulfill a deal they made with the leprechaun named Charles. During the expedition, Damien learns some...
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  9. BJ Swabb

    Prologue: Part One

    The great ball is just about to commence at the great castle garden, as sanction leaders and a few of their loyal warriors and advisors begin to arrive. It is an early evening, as the sun begins to lower for the day, and the wind calms down. And the day for young Evelyn Scarlet is about to come...
  10. BJ Swabb

    Granderhill Volume One

    A Treaty Broken A Demon Released And A Prophecy that Needs To Commence After a great interruption from the Dark Trio things for the land of Granderhill turned from a peaceful land to a land of hiding and fear. With the great King of Torman missing, and no real heir to take the throne, the...
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  11. A

    Hylos VS Tempest

    Hylos emerged from the dense forest into a large clearing, the place that he last encountered the species that he was calling Tempest Crows. He strode into the clearing with purpose, making no attempt to sneak up on the enormous bird. Hylos was not considered a short man among Piminians, and...
    • AlexArcter
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    • bird combat crow fantasy fight mage magic wizard
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  12. Electro Queen

    Questions about fantasy weapons and weapon design

    Man its been awhile since I’ve posted anything on this website. This one’s gonna be a little different though. Rather than asking a single question in relation to a single underlying story/world building problem, this one’s gonna be broken down into a list of different questions all about a...
  13. D

    Windwalking Magic System

    Hello! This is my first post and I have a draft idea of a magic system :] This is a magic system centering around the usage of air and breathing. This system is called Windwalking, and those who are able to use it are called Windwalkers. Windwalking is not an innate or a learned ability. Rather...
  14. E

    How can absorbing the life force of human sacrifices to fuel spells decrease your own life span?

    Alchemy is a branch of magic practiced by witches that involves transmuting materials in the natural environment into various other materials through the use of mana, akin to the life force within humans. The relationship between mana and magic operates similarly to currency in trade and...
  15. LieutenantWolf34

    Seeking Ideas For Magic-Users In The Early 19th Century

    I'm world-building for an alternate history version of Belle Epoque with magic and the like. While I already had some ideas which will be listed below I'm seeking ideas for any more magic users. On Magic Magic is well known in this world being used for many things all the way up to the...
  16. Abhorsen

    The Aspects Of Magic From HP To Brandon Sanderson

    Hello all, I'm new here so go easy on me! :P I joined after discovering a fascinating thread of Old Kingdom fans! Thought I was the only one! Anyway, I wanted to hear what people thoughts were on how magic, or, the difficulty of magic, is presented in popular series. HP for example, are the...
  17. T

    Magic System

    Hi! My favorite world, that I've been working on for quite a while, was mostly built around the political system that I've developed. I'm now stuck at trying to figure out how to incorporate magic into it. so far in what I've written I've used elemental magic - a system in which people with...
  18. Dare Pelletier

    Which Magic system best suits my World?

    My world is a high fantasy secondary world inspired by the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression. The world has the technology of this time period and also will have a magic system which coexists with the technology. I have several ideas for my magic system, but can’t decide which one to...
  19. P

    Basic Question, need help!

    hello all, my name is Patrick jo, as you can see i am new on this platform, actually i've been searching for this kind of website before, to help me get an inspiration for my story. So the Idea for my writing is called Saint Michaelus, its an order created in medieval europe to terminate...
  20. PianoFire

    Magic As a Tool, Instead of a Replacement for Technology

    Hey, first time posting. I’m starting to create the bare bones of this world, and I’m still getting the whole skeleton together. The basics that I have so far is that the most developed parts of the world do have very rough technology. Think DaVinci, and possibly bordering Tesla once...
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    • culture governance magic magic element rules technology world building
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: World Building
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