BloodyNine
Dreamer
Hi, new here and also attempting to iron out some details for my first novella/novel. So some quick context of my initial idea, although have got many details to finish/sort out: so there are magic users (either different species altogether or humans who have somehow gained magic, either by birth, or a progenitor cell etc, again, many details not figured out) who once were hidden from the world, exposed, and centuries or so later coexist peacefully to an extent and through working with the normal humans helped the world undergo a magical type revolution, similar to industrial revolutions, creating breakthroughs, allowing technology to be infused with magical properties etc and for many years society has now become reliant on magic for their way of living and there's a society of working class wizards (taking some examples from a post on tumblr:
Construction wizards to turn back time to root out wood worm and strengthen old buildings
A wizard specializing in construction, casting feather fall on every worker, and enchanting every hammer to drive nails in straight, animating the living clay that makes up the core of the crane
Wizard farmers who grow their crops in arcane sigils to increase yield, or produce healthier fruit
things in a similar vein as tha . Now though, the world is affected by a kind of magical pollution by overuse of magic, creating all kinds of negative effects, however since undecided on exactly what powers the magic system will contain i'm unsure of which effects, but something maybe like a deadly wasteland in certain areas, creatures/monsters behaving very differently, weird affects on health when using magic etc. therefore magic has either become prohibited or usage reduced, handicapping the population. The main thing which i'm struggling to think of is creating a magical system that encompasses a large variety of different possibilities and powers, but not seem messy, arbitrary and unexplainable, and don't want to use the overused elemental fire,earth, water and air model. Any ideas?
sorry if this just seems like quite a broad question and would appreciate any help
Construction wizards to turn back time to root out wood worm and strengthen old buildings
A wizard specializing in construction, casting feather fall on every worker, and enchanting every hammer to drive nails in straight, animating the living clay that makes up the core of the crane
Wizard farmers who grow their crops in arcane sigils to increase yield, or produce healthier fruit
things in a similar vein as tha . Now though, the world is affected by a kind of magical pollution by overuse of magic, creating all kinds of negative effects, however since undecided on exactly what powers the magic system will contain i'm unsure of which effects, but something maybe like a deadly wasteland in certain areas, creatures/monsters behaving very differently, weird affects on health when using magic etc. therefore magic has either become prohibited or usage reduced, handicapping the population. The main thing which i'm struggling to think of is creating a magical system that encompasses a large variety of different possibilities and powers, but not seem messy, arbitrary and unexplainable, and don't want to use the overused elemental fire,earth, water and air model. Any ideas?
sorry if this just seems like quite a broad question and would appreciate any help