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*insert gender joke here* *NM* Ghavrel Send a noteboard - 06/11/2009 01:39:47 AM
"We feel safe when we read what we recognise, what does not challenge our way of thinking.... a steady acceptance of pre-arranged patterns leads to the inability to question what we are told."
~Camilla

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What is the purpose of a "good" magic system in fantasy? - 02/11/2009 05:15:29 PM 887 Views
For me at least, it changes with each story, and each telling. - 02/11/2009 07:47:59 PM 546 Views
Well, the Dying Earth genre can do this quite effectively. - 03/11/2009 04:08:45 PM 463 Views
Well, sure, magic is by definition unscientific. - 02/11/2009 08:21:38 PM 556 Views
A "good" system can enhance the otherness of the world or characters. - 02/11/2009 08:34:02 PM 551 Views
Warbreaker felt like it had a lot of untapped potential - 03/11/2009 05:55:23 AM 474 Views
I think it takes a couple of things to make a good magic system - 02/11/2009 09:25:42 PM 456 Views
Concequence is certainly interesting. - 03/11/2009 04:02:58 PM 500 Views
Indeed. - 03/11/2009 04:16:41 PM 509 Views
Sounds interesting. - 03/11/2009 04:30:37 PM 465 Views
Novelty and verisimilitude, for me - 03/11/2009 05:51:22 AM 484 Views
Heh, yes. - 03/11/2009 04:05:37 PM 526 Views
I really don't care as long as it is not horribly inconsistent. - 03/11/2009 07:47:48 AM 497 Views
The problem with heroes is they are just making it up as the go along - 03/11/2009 06:49:25 PM 477 Views
That is not without a whole lot of precident in comics. *NM* - 03/11/2009 08:04:48 PM 197 Views
yes but comics run for decades *NM* - 05/11/2009 09:19:05 PM 205 Views
Although this is technically SciFi... - 03/11/2009 08:23:27 PM 511 Views
Hmmmm. - 05/11/2009 04:34:03 PM 468 Views
needless masturbation? As opposed to "purposeful?" *NM* - 05/11/2009 06:54:27 PM 247 Views
*insert gender joke here* *NM* - 06/11/2009 01:39:47 AM 205 Views
Yes. I actually believe it can be very purposeful. *NM* - 07/11/2009 04:48:27 PM 199 Views

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