cant believe we havent made proper post talking about Soulcasts yet !
Soulcasts is the “magic system” of Wish You Goodnight , however many (such as Bliss) not consider it “true magic” due to how minor and restricting it is
Land of Vicissitude use to have “true magic” , things like fire spells , healing , teleport , levitation , things youd expect in most fantasy worlds , but whats left is just soul
Soulcasts have several rules .
1 Soulcast per soul
(meaning 1 per fauna most time , if have multiple souls , means same amount of Soulcast )
Generally arts n crafts / creativity / creation related
cannot harm , fix , or destroy
temporary . last either few seconds to a week
don’t have life / mind of its own
Soulcast kinds not passed down genetically , is based on what the soul and mind wanted or is
some examples of Soucast is: drawing pen , paint , clay , growing flowers , mist , fireworks , glitter , etc.
Idea of Soulcasts is base on idea of irl magicians and fantasy illusion magic .
Idea of making temporary art and how other people bring fun and ideas to the world
And it is fun thinking about magic system that based on idea of art mediums mixing
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While reworking Soulcasts to more fit updated story , we were frustrated that it felt never used
Original idea of Soulcast is that it unique to user and what it does is “equal exchange” , for example if Soulcast fire breathing , it in turn burns your mouth . if its to create , it could cost limbs
this kind magic system cool and unique , but it was never used because WYGN Isnt About equal exchanges or magic battles .
this kind magic system wont benefit story that more about characters living life and sharing each others world .
it was extremely hard figure out how to fit this into story without feel artificial
remember , magic systems should work With story and benefit it , not just be cool idea in vacuum
Soulcast was severely reworked to be harmless and art related as thats what WYGN is about and benefits from
idea of creating art and making things together , and how temporary it can be
we wanted magic system feel “lack luster” “not really magic” to go with idea that “true magic Was lost” in world
we also wanted turn idea that magic system need be “battle related” on it head , that magic system can just revolve around art and not violence .
think idea of what magic could be can greatly expand if not seen as just “for fighting / defense “
