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I really don't care as long as it is not horribly inconsistent. jh Send a noteboard - 03/11/2009 07:47:48 AM
You know, like in heroes, where they use claire's blood to resurrect people to the left and right, and suddenly it can't be used to resurrect nathan after his throat was cut?

But I do believe that in later years, the magic system has been taking priority over stories in many cases, and that is just horrible. I liked how magic was handled in Tolkien's books. A bit out there, of course, but keeping it a mystery added something to that story.
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What is the purpose of a "good" magic system in fantasy? Ouranid - 02/11/2009 05:15:29 PM 1075 Views
For me at least, it changes with each story, and each telling. unr3stricted - 02/11/2009 07:47:59 PM 760 Views
Well, the Dying Earth genre can do this quite effectively. Ouranid - 03/11/2009 04:08:45 PM 641 Views
Well, sure, magic is by definition unscientific. Ghavrel - 02/11/2009 08:21:38 PM 738 Views
A "good" system can enhance the otherness of the world or characters. Jacob - 02/11/2009 08:34:02 PM 726 Views
Warbreaker felt like it had a lot of untapped potential beetnemesis - 03/11/2009 05:55:23 AM 646 Views
A part of that is planned, and another part is due to a growing author. Jacob - 03/11/2009 03:11:58 PM 821 Views
I think it takes a couple of things to make a good magic system random thoughts - 02/11/2009 09:25:42 PM 635 Views
Concequence is certainly interesting. Ouranid - 03/11/2009 04:02:58 PM 678 Views
Indeed. Jacob - 03/11/2009 04:16:41 PM 690 Views
Sounds interesting. Ouranid - 03/11/2009 04:30:37 PM 642 Views
Have you described this here or at Wotmania before? MightyYT - 04/11/2009 09:25:01 AM 718 Views
I wrote a little about it at wotmania when Danu was having her last big writing contest. Jacob - 04/11/2009 02:34:51 PM 617 Views
Novelty and verisimilitude, for me beetnemesis - 03/11/2009 05:51:22 AM 656 Views
Heh, yes. Ouranid - 03/11/2009 04:05:37 PM 699 Views
I really don't care as long as it is not horribly inconsistent. jh - 03/11/2009 07:47:48 AM 679 Views
The problem with heroes is they are just making it up as the go along random thoughts - 03/11/2009 06:49:25 PM 649 Views
That is not without a whole lot of precident in comics. *NM* Jacob - 03/11/2009 08:04:48 PM 275 Views
It doesn't really make a for an internally consisnt magic system OR plot, though. *NM* Darth_Katie - 03/11/2009 08:14:59 PM 309 Views
yes but comics run for decades *NM* random thoughts - 05/11/2009 09:19:05 PM 278 Views
Although this is technically SciFi... vandevere - 03/11/2009 08:23:27 PM 682 Views
Hmmmm. Camilla - 05/11/2009 04:34:03 PM 664 Views
needless masturbation? As opposed to "purposeful?" *NM* Aeryn - 05/11/2009 06:54:27 PM 319 Views
*insert gender joke here* *NM* Ghavrel - 06/11/2009 01:39:47 AM 275 Views
Yes. I actually believe it can be very purposeful. *NM* Ouranid - 07/11/2009 04:48:27 PM 267 Views
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