#the magic system

[blizzyblitz]

Ichi the Witch deserves an anime and to be regarded with the likes of Frieren, Dungeon Meshi, and Witch Hat Atelier as one of the best modern fantasy manga

[kami-in-space]

Reading Alchemised while not being a dramione shipper is certainly ~an experience. Like, I don't ship dramione because it just doesn't make sense to me, but I am dying for Helena and Kaine.

[high-fantasy-sw]

Worldbuilding Wednesdays: The Magic System PART ONE :D

(OH MY GOSH I AM SO SORRY THIS IS A WEEK LATE)

There are two kinds of magic: Artificial Magic and True Magic. (There’s also what I call “Natural Magic”, but that is the kind of environmental magic that is the result of this being a fantasy setting- you know, the magic that is inherent to fantasy flora and fauna. It’s not a type of magic that can be used, per se, except in the casting of artificial magic.)

Artificial Magic: Also known as alchemy, this is the kind of commonplace enchantment that allows life to progress in the Galactic Archipelago. It is cast through the use of naturally magical resources, which are either used as raw materials to make an item itself (ex. hypersails, blaster arrows) or made into an elixir or like, battery (if that makes sense) which then enchants an object (ex. holograms, the enamel coating on Clone armor).

Examples: 

Hypersails are the equivalent of hyperdrives because spaceships are boats now. They are sails woven out of cloth sourced from the feathers of Varactyls, and provide a ship with extended speed, as though there was a perfect, strong wind in the sails (regardless of whether or not the wind is actually there), for up to an hour (they must then recharge). However, the enchantment on the sails is extremely fragile, and any damage to the sail itself will cause it to stop working (though it will work again as soon as the damage is mended). The original hypersails were infused with the baleen of Purrgil Whales, before they (supposedly) went extinct- in fact, due to overhunting for their baleen- and surviving Purrgil hypersails are prized for their durability and the longevity of their speed enchantment.

Weapons, especially ranged weapons, are often crafted with naturally magical resources. The best example of this are the arrows utilized in the Galactic Archipelago, which are made from a variety of materials that, in addition to granting them heightened speed and accuracy, cause them to glow a plethora of colors (the most common being blue or red). 

Hologram Mirrors, used for communication over long distances and, occasionally, for recording and storing information, are… okay. The best way to explain this would be to compare them to The Obsidian Mirror from the Wings of Fire books, but that might not be helpful if you haven’t read those books, so I’ll try to explain it for those who haven’t. Basically, holograms are small, hand-sized mirrors, coated with an elixir that causes them to establish a connection with each other (i haven’t exactly worked out how this works yet, so bear with me for now). The elixir, during communication, projects a three-dimensional figure of the opposite party onto the surface of the mirror, and will do so as long as the party in question is reflected in the mirror. 

Medicine is largely aided through the use of elixirs, used as healing potions or at the very least as painkillers. I think this is pretty self-explanatory and don’t feel the need to explain it more here; if you do happen to have more questions about this, don’t hesitate to shoot me an ask.

Practical Uses, such as household products and protective and archival preservers. For example, Clone armor is made of metal, but coated with an enamel layer that protects it from corrosion, especially since the Clones spend such extended periods of time on the Great Sea.

Stay Tuned for Part Two, which I will release as soon as I figure out how to explain The Force without getting confusingly theological :)

[changeling-rin]

Not to overwhelm you with the questions about the magic system, but how do the villains align? They can't all be Shadow-inclined, right?

They're definitely not!

Picori Vaati: Dual Forest/Shadow, he started off as pure Forest but picked up Shadow as he corrupted himself

Demon Vaati: Shadow

Hyrule Ganondorf: Dual Spirit/Shadow

Ocean Ganondorf: Dual Forest/Shadow

Twilight Ganondorf: Shadow

Veran: Spirit

Onox: Fire

Malladus: Dual Fire/Spirit

Bellum: Dual Water/Spirit

Zant: Twilight Magic, which is it's own entirely separate thing, that special snowflake

Majora: Dual Fire/Spirit

Original Ganon: Dual Shadow/Light (Rare! but invisibility isn't easy)

Hyrule Ganon: Dual Fire/Shadow

Lorule Ganon: Shadow and something weird that he picked up from Yuga, which is probably the Lorule equivalent of Water

Past Ganon: Shadow

[ladybugbites]

i need to revamp my writeblr because (and i know i say this every time but this one is special to me), i’ve found a wip and hopefully i’ve found a new method of actually getting work done and i want to stick with it, it’s so fundamentally different from anything i’ve done before because if i can get this right it’s less of a cookie cutter fantasy epic and more of a story that matters to me because of my own struggles and i want to have a solid place for it on tumblr. anyways, here’s the idea. [keep in mind this is the first ever skeleton of a concept for this].

a girl has lost her family in a fire, and uses her interest in magic and a surviving silver pocket-watch to attempt to turn back time and get them back. however, due to the unpredictable nature of magic, the spell instead eats through her soul in attempt to power itself and she is left with no clue as to how she is getting it back.

[novemberocean]

did u read and enjoy pride and prejudice? do u like new and fun systems of magic? have you ever wanted to look at a boat?? READ MY MOM’S BOOK

I JUST STARTED READING IT AND ITS THE GREATEST THING EVER. ITS SET IN FRIGGIN JANE AUSTEN TIMES SO GLACIAL PINING IS AT ITS STRONGEST. IF YOUVE EVER WANTED TO HAVE AN AFFAIR WITH FIRE NOW IS THE FRIGGIN TIME BECAUSE THE WAY SHE WRITES FIRE IS JUST ABOUT THE MOST AMAZING THING.

its on audible.

[changeling-rin]

Animal anon here, I gotta say I’m really impressed with your magic branch system! I have a question though, how do the three golden goddesses fit into it? Are they each allied with solely forest, water, and fire, or is there light in there too?

I’m also curious if Demise fits into any branches, though my guess is fire and shadow?

Oh thanks! If you can't tell, I've put a lot of thought into it

The gods are above such things as being confined to one specific Magic Branch, although they will lean into a specialty like everyone else. More specifically, they invented the Magic Branch system specifically to keep certain pesky mortals from achieving phenomenal cosmic power. But for your curiosity, Nayru tends to lean into Water and the Light/Shadow Dual Mix of Time, Farore leans towards Forest and Spirit, and Din leans towards Fire, Spirit, and Shadow

Demise, also being a god, unfortunately also is not confined to one specific Branch, but for your continued curiosity he leans towards Fire and all the Fire Dual Mixes, though Shadow is probably a close second