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How might people in-world try to explain this side-effect of magic?

Just for fun, I decided to make magic have a side-effect of changing people's hair color. After someone has used enough magic, their hair changes...

Thread by: Marscaleb, Jun 17, 2024, 14 replies, in forum: Fantasy

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Suggestions on unfinished magical system involving music

So I have a little problem about my magic system. It's actually my first time doing something like that and a layman in music theory but I'm...

Thread by: GUST9897, Feb 25, 2023, 1 replies, in forum: Setting Development

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Trouble with magic system

So, I've been mulling over my magic system for a while due to a problem I found with it. You see, it's based on an idea of consciousness coming...

Thread by: Scribblez, Feb 8, 2023, 4 replies, in forum: Setting Development

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Showing possession? magic system help

Hi, lurker here. I'm part way through my WIP fantasy. The magic in my world is powered by an entity that is slowly consuming the planet. I have...

Thread by: KingStrider, Sep 13, 2018, 8 replies, in forum: Setting Development

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Magic System Help

I've been struggling for a long time with creating a magic system for my book. Every time I've tried to work on it, I just find more flaws, or...

Thread by: ITBA01, May 19, 2018, 27 replies, in forum: Setting Development

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Magic System help

I've been told by my friend that he cannot make heads or tails of my magic system. I always pictured it having a leveling system, similar to RPGs....

Thread by: InsaneXade, Nov 15, 2017, 11 replies, in forum: Fantasy

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When is a magic system too large?

So, for quite some time I've been working on my magic system. Expanding in size to have a logical rule throughout the story to prevent the -MC...

Thread by: Gadock, Oct 9, 2017, 23 replies, in forum: Fantasy

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Cost of a (not) magic system

I’m currently trying to work out cost and limitation of a magic system ... that is t really magic; it’s the idea of technological powers that...

Thread by: Pharthan, Oct 7, 2017, 9 replies, in forum: Setting Development

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Magic System Problems

Hello, everyone, I am brand new to writingforums.org. I am totally stuck on figuring the last little bit of my magic system and found this place....

Thread by: Dax8472, Jul 30, 2017, 12 replies, in forum: Fantasy

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Second Look at my Elemental Magic?

So I've been working on a system of elemental magic for my villain protagonists to study in the eventual sequels to my WIP, and after spending...

Thread by: Simpson17866, Jun 2, 2017, 27 replies, in forum: Fantasy

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Opinions on My Magical Structure

Hello! I have a magical system in one of my stories and I wanted to get people's opinions of it. I also would love to hear about y'alls magic too...

Thread by: dragonflare137, Jun 2, 2017, 7 replies, in forum: Fantasy

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Magic System - Does this make sense?

I'm working on a magic system for a modern fantasy novel. I'm trying to obey Sanderson's Laws of Magic and Orson Scott Card's rules for magic. I...

Thread by: Alex Brandt, Apr 4, 2017, 44 replies, in forum: Fantasy

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Ideas That Feel Odd

First off Hello, I am new to the forums and it is a pleasure to meet you all. I have an idea for a system of hard magic that follows specific...

Thread by: Arcadeus, Dec 29, 2016, 5 replies, in forum: Setting Development

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Developing a magic system- any thoughts?

Much like a child that only comes home to see their parents when they need their laundry done, I am back because I would like to request some help...

Thread by: Nidhogg, Aug 24, 2016, 9 replies, in forum: Fantasy

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