Ifritus
Dreamer
Hey there folks, got another head scratcher for you.
Still early doors planning stage for most stuff... but I’m also working at getting a prologue typed down (progress!)
But for the world building and magic side of things, I’m trying to work out if my idea is feasible, but what exactly the repercussions of it would be.:
So the idea is: the ebbs and flows of energy that drive the universe, are in a constant state of flux, because The alignments of the planets resonate with these energies and affects their potency. But they are always in some form of pattern (which lasts a varied amount of time)
In world these are called Seasons, and the actual effects are two fold:
Subtle alterations to certain laws of physics, such as the strength of Gravity, the speed of light,the thermoconductivity of heat, the strength of materials, the reactivity of molecules etc. (Lightning etc)
The second side effect is such that because these laws are altered, magic users have their magical strength in areas boosted or lowered depending on the Season.
The only season I’ve developed so far came up with is the one for the backstory/setup. Known as the Season of Frostfire.
Which is when magic users discovered the ability to create Everfire and Permafrost during a season in which Heat energy was affected (not sure how yet)
Everfire - a flame that never goes out, and cannot be put out by anyone other than the creator. Differs from normal fire in that once set it stays at a constant temp, and does not spread from the point of contact (other than Purposefully touching it with other objects)
For fuel, this fire constantly feeds off nearby sources of excess energy around it (ie - would leech the wind of its strength, magnets of their Force, and obviously continuously burns oxygen as well.
With permafrost, it’s the opposite - a frost that constantly spreads by freezing the area from the point of contact, and gets steadily colder until absolute zero. Also applies to the rule of no other magic user being able to melt it. - even if they could the Season Is over so magical strength in heat is back to normal
I’m more concerned about the real world aspects of this... what would a 10/20/30 percent increase and decrease in Gravitational Force do to the world, people and planitary orbits. And what would happen to the night sky if suddenly the speed of light was 2/3 or 4/3 of what is “normal”
Apologies if this seems like a crumbly brick wall of a post, but its one of those ones which are hard to explain
Still early doors planning stage for most stuff... but I’m also working at getting a prologue typed down (progress!)
But for the world building and magic side of things, I’m trying to work out if my idea is feasible, but what exactly the repercussions of it would be.:
So the idea is: the ebbs and flows of energy that drive the universe, are in a constant state of flux, because The alignments of the planets resonate with these energies and affects their potency. But they are always in some form of pattern (which lasts a varied amount of time)
In world these are called Seasons, and the actual effects are two fold:
Subtle alterations to certain laws of physics, such as the strength of Gravity, the speed of light,the thermoconductivity of heat, the strength of materials, the reactivity of molecules etc. (Lightning etc)
The second side effect is such that because these laws are altered, magic users have their magical strength in areas boosted or lowered depending on the Season.
The only season I’ve developed so far came up with is the one for the backstory/setup. Known as the Season of Frostfire.
Which is when magic users discovered the ability to create Everfire and Permafrost during a season in which Heat energy was affected (not sure how yet)
Everfire - a flame that never goes out, and cannot be put out by anyone other than the creator. Differs from normal fire in that once set it stays at a constant temp, and does not spread from the point of contact (other than Purposefully touching it with other objects)
For fuel, this fire constantly feeds off nearby sources of excess energy around it (ie - would leech the wind of its strength, magnets of their Force, and obviously continuously burns oxygen as well.
With permafrost, it’s the opposite - a frost that constantly spreads by freezing the area from the point of contact, and gets steadily colder until absolute zero. Also applies to the rule of no other magic user being able to melt it. - even if they could the Season Is over so magical strength in heat is back to normal
I’m more concerned about the real world aspects of this... what would a 10/20/30 percent increase and decrease in Gravitational Force do to the world, people and planitary orbits. And what would happen to the night sky if suddenly the speed of light was 2/3 or 4/3 of what is “normal”
Apologies if this seems like a crumbly brick wall of a post, but its one of those ones which are hard to explain