Right now i am writing a story and make a magic system, in my world mana is basicly everywhere, individuals don't have their own mana, instead they get mana for their magic by casting spell
In this world the technology is pretty advance and they use science to improve magic with making a device that can cast spell for the user and of course with limitation, it can only cast 1 spell at a time and can only get a certain amount of mana each cast, but there is some more advance device that can get you more mana for higher tier magics that need more mana requirement. So basicly this casting device will cast spell and collect mana for you to use for your magic
Some beginner use that device and method to use magic, but there is more ways. You can equip more of this casting device but it's hard to control all of them in the same time(which you need to get more mana and cast two different spell at the same time) it's like sharing you consciousness into two. It's not impossible and some talented magic user can do that, but it wasn't easy to do.
And the other way by manual casting, you use words to cast the spell(Trained magic user can cast spell without saying a word but casting a word usually more effective) but it also have a limitation, you can't just keep casting and keep getting mana, your body has a limit. When you cast a spell, mana go into your body and you have to control them and use them for your magic. But if you just keep casting spell there will be to much mana in your body which you not gonna be able to control and can make your body eksplode. But if you have used the magic for long time your body will slowly become more resistant againt mana and you can have more mana in your body than before
Diffrent with the casting device, the device will actually gather mana in the device it self and not your body, so there will not be a risk for your body to eksplode but of course if you don't use the mana that been gathered in that device but still casting, the device itself will eksplode(more advance device can hold more magic)
Also casting is required stamina, not your body but your mind. casting can make your brain tired which is another limitation, even using those casting device still can make your brain tired. But people with high dedication can cast more magic and hold longer
I already Made this magic system and made a lot of limitation so it was balanced, but there is one thing that I am confused, it was the manual casting, it use words to cast and gather mana but i don't know how the words will be and what kind of language can i use for the words, please help, and i also curious of how other think with my magic system
In this world the technology is pretty advance and they use science to improve magic with making a device that can cast spell for the user and of course with limitation, it can only cast 1 spell at a time and can only get a certain amount of mana each cast, but there is some more advance device that can get you more mana for higher tier magics that need more mana requirement. So basicly this casting device will cast spell and collect mana for you to use for your magic
Some beginner use that device and method to use magic, but there is more ways. You can equip more of this casting device but it's hard to control all of them in the same time(which you need to get more mana and cast two different spell at the same time) it's like sharing you consciousness into two. It's not impossible and some talented magic user can do that, but it wasn't easy to do.
And the other way by manual casting, you use words to cast the spell(Trained magic user can cast spell without saying a word but casting a word usually more effective) but it also have a limitation, you can't just keep casting and keep getting mana, your body has a limit. When you cast a spell, mana go into your body and you have to control them and use them for your magic. But if you just keep casting spell there will be to much mana in your body which you not gonna be able to control and can make your body eksplode. But if you have used the magic for long time your body will slowly become more resistant againt mana and you can have more mana in your body than before
Diffrent with the casting device, the device will actually gather mana in the device it self and not your body, so there will not be a risk for your body to eksplode but of course if you don't use the mana that been gathered in that device but still casting, the device itself will eksplode(more advance device can hold more magic)
Also casting is required stamina, not your body but your mind. casting can make your brain tired which is another limitation, even using those casting device still can make your brain tired. But people with high dedication can cast more magic and hold longer
I already Made this magic system and made a lot of limitation so it was balanced, but there is one thing that I am confused, it was the manual casting, it use words to cast and gather mana but i don't know how the words will be and what kind of language can i use for the words, please help, and i also curious of how other think with my magic system