#worldbuilding magic system

[thecrazyworldbuilder]

Magic is the blood of the soul. Some people have magical iron deficiency, others have magic leukemia. There are different kinds of magic, different types.

Tears are the blood of the soul. When a soul bleeds, the person cries.

Tears are magic. Shed in sorrow, shed in pain, shed in grief, anger, hatred, sadness, fear, or in love, happiness, surprise, acceptation, hope.

Magic can be liquid. It falls to the ground, giving birth to flowers with unique properties. Bladepetal that gives strength and soothes pain grows from tears of warriors. Mementoia grows from the tears of mothers grieving their children. Aladus grows from tears of disbelief of being loved.

Magic can be solid. Dried tears turned to salt, they can make metal glossy and channeling pure emotion, unlocking abilities when attuned to the right feeling.

Magic can be gas. We can smell the world the way it was when we cried and remember things we have forgotten. Evaporated tears are in the air everywhere, carrying memories in them, and not everyone can feel the scent, not everyone can look into the past of others.

You can bleed your soul to death by crying so much it dies.

Magic is the blood of the soul. Blood of the soul is tears. Tears are magic.

And I haven't cried in a long, long time. And everyday, I wonder if my soul is dead.

[redd956]

Worldbuilding: Magic Repercussions

Great magic systems have limitations, whether it’s soft or hard worldbuilding, but hard worldbuilding is more likely have hardset rules.

Most turned to and often fun to play with limitation is repercussions to using magic. 

I personally love complicated magic systems, but simple magic systems have their charm and popularity for a reason.

Advice and Ideas

Think about the possible story at hand, and how the repercussions would affect it

Would the repercussions completely change the image in your mind, and are you okay with that? If not think of something else, and keep working on it.

Try to make sure the repercussions apply to (mostly) everyone who uses the magic, so it is truly seen as a limitation and real threat to that world

Think about how the magic is summoned? Does it pass through the body, appear before them, go through a weapon? And solve the repercussions from there.

Always ask yourself what could stop this character from using magic. Especially if there is a sort of energy system in place such as mana, chi, and other stuff.

Magic corruption is another common repercussion trope, being the more usage the worse the caster becomes.

I personally use a combination of repercussions depending on how prevalent magic is to societies in my worldbuilding.

My world were everyone uses magic, and magic is present in everyplace imaginable, there are hundreds of magical repercussions including medical disorders, energy mishaps, and backfires.

Think about the world the magic is being used in while designed the magic system, and the repercussions that can come with