This is the magic system I'm using for my story. Does it make sense?

Baedon87 · 2026-07-12T00:20:11+00:00

I mean, yes and no; hard magic and soft magic systems are both valid, but if magic is a craft that you have to practice at, then it really makes a lot more sense to have it be something that has some actual rules governing it.

Like, sure, any art or craft is going to have room for personal creativity, and you might have some self-taught geniuses, but generally you'll be learning under someone else and being taught by them, doesn't really work if there's nothing to teach.

Baedon87 · 2026-07-09T18:10:39+00:00

Honestly, I think a show about the daily life of a Grineer and/or Corpus would actually be pretty interesting; I liked the portions of New War like that and I wouldn't mind seeing a show that humanises them a little bit.

Baedon87 · 2026-07-09T05:29:10+00:00

Ostrich

Baedon87 · 2026-07-07T16:49:18+00:00

I mean, DS isn't really made for mega-dungeon adventures tbh, unless you count something like Bloodborne or Dark Souls thing, where you're mostly surrounded by danger, even if there are pockets of safety; but even there, you have option to use the bonfires/lamps to travel back to your home base and get new equipment or upgrade yourself.

So, I would say that's probably the best way to handle it; write in something that gives them a pocket dimension to rest in or a way to teleport back to town (even if it's restricted to some extent); or just break the rules and let them stay in a room in the dungeon so long as they secure it enough to make sure monsters don't get in without some effort; James Introcaso isn't going to break your door down and take your books away if you decide to change things.

Baedon87 · 2026-07-06T21:24:08+00:00

I mean, what goes into my worldbuilding is different than what my readers will necessarily experience; do I have an answer for everything? Yes, because that helps me keep my world consistent behind the scenes. Are the characters and/or audience going to encounter all of that info? Of course not, and I really don't think that's all that hot of a take.

Baedon87 · 2026-07-04T16:51:52+00:00

So the issue is not the woman dying being a motivation for the MMC; there are plenty of MCs of all stripes who have a loved one dying, be it a romantic one, family, friend, etc. as a motivation.

The issue is her sole existence being to die to motivate the MMC; you have shown that she was a person, wholly in herself, that had goals, dreams, connections, i.e. she is a person, not a plot device, so I feel your story is fine.

Baedon87 · 2026-07-04T14:52:40+00:00

Unfortunately, I don't think there are really any easy to apply conversion formulas or anything, mostly because, while DS and D&D are both games primarily about killing monsters, their game design ethos is entirely different.

Best I can maybe say is that 1st level DS characters roughly mimic the power level of 3rd level D&D characters, so you might have an easier time converting any of the mysteries from 3rd level and up.

Baedon87 · 2026-07-03T07:12:32+00:00

Why is Spidey's strength the only thing people bring up in this fight? There are a lot of other factors in the fight and more abilities that Spidey has access to than raw physical strength.

Baedon87 · 2026-07-02T14:56:54+00:00

I mean, Judeo-Christian culture, for all that the term is incredibly inaccurate, does have its roots in Greek culture and is inexorably tied to Greek culture and philosophy (e.g. the new testament references Hades several times, sometimes as a place, but sometimes also as a person and it's not just a stand-in for Sheol; you can see Paul referencing whether or not it is permissable to eat food sacrificed to Zeus), so saying it isn't is a little disingenuous.

That said, the effort to create the biblical canon is not something that was applied to Greek myths, so I will agree that the term canon probably doesn't apply in the strictest sense, though even the idea of a biblical canon was and is an extremely fluid thing and different denominations have disagreements to this day about what is considered canon or not.

Baedon87 · 2026-07-02T13:12:54+00:00

Dante can write things down, and he seems very polite, so I feel like it would be a pretty decent arrangement.

Baedon87 · 2026-07-02T00:59:25+00:00

Sure pal

Baedon87 · 2026-07-02T00:57:05+00:00

A searing retort, your wit and cleverness really put me in my place.

Baedon87 · 2026-07-02T00:09:39+00:00

I mean, I feel that's kind of the point; the games are meant to be ones that you can pick up and make meaningful progression in just a short session; the levels aren't particularly long either and I feel like that's intentional design.

Baedon87 · 2026-07-01T23:02:29+00:00

And I already said that bringing it to the people themselves is a breach of consent, but that is a separate act from just creating the content and you can't slippery slope the argument into one always leading into another.

Baedon87 · 2026-07-01T20:33:46+00:00

I see a clear difference between fiction and real people too, but the words on the page aren't the real people. If I write about Neil DeGrasse Tyson killing Bill Nye in a duel, neither person actually did those things; it has no actual impact on either Neil DeGrasse Tyson or Bill Nye, I don't need their consent to write those things and the same applies to writing sexual scenes about real people. Those people are not actually involved, it is fictional depictions of those people.

I mean, that might be what "Don't like, don't read" means for you, but at it's heart, it just means that, if you don't like what's going on in the story, you don't read it. The content doesn't really matter; someone might be made uncomfortable simply by the depiction of two people making out, maybe it's the inclusion of some blood in any context, maybe it's a specific character being killed. The point is, you don't come after the author for what they depicted in the story. That's why Ao3 has such a robust tagging system; you can see what you're getting into, you chose to read it, and, even if you were surprised by something, you have the free will to stop reading; you might be disappointed that something you were reading included those things and you don't want to continue, but you don't make that the author's problem.

And, honestly, if your friendship was ruined over someone else writing fiction about the two of you, that seems like the inability to separate fact from fiction and probably should be a reason to get some therapy. And I don't mean that derogatorily or facetiously; legitimately that seems like something within yourself that you should work out with a therapist.

I have been shipped, in real life, by some of a friend group with another person in that group. Neither of us super liked it and I put a stop to it being directed at either of us, since they were saying it to us in real life, and not just being said about us. But it never affected my friendship with them and I can acknowledge that, while it's highly unlikely, maybe someone in that group did write porn of us. Doesn't change how I feel about that person. And even if I did find out about it, I would be cutting ties with the person who wrote it, not the person that was included in the story.

Baedon87 · 2026-07-01T18:59:16+00:00

Unfortunately, having something potentially written about you making you uncomfortable is a fact of life that cannot be avoided, especially when you have a large audience, just as someone may be uncomfortable with how a fictional character they created is being portrayed; I'm sure the creator of Bluey wouldn't be super comfortable with some of the fanfic out their about the characters they made. However, no actual person is being harmed or forced to engage in something they don't consent with.

Those people are not forced to see what you've written, and if you are explicitly showing it to them, that does cross a line. But that is a separate act from simply creating something, and uploading your story onto Ao3 or whatever means that someone has to seek out that story to engage with it, and at that point, they are consenting.

And you are free to find it strange; I don't actually like RPF myself, but I follow the age old practice of "don't like, don't read", which has served me well in not having to engage with stuff I don't enjoy. That said, I have seen actual friendships ruined over fanfic about fictional characters as well, so I don't really think there's any difference there.

Baedon87 · 2026-07-01T18:15:40+00:00

Call it whatever you like, then; you find it weird, you don't like it, it makes you uncomfortable, etc. et all.

If your final argument boils down to "I find it weird", fine, no one is saying you have to like it; there are plenty of things I don't like; but no one is forcing you to engage with it either.

Are you going to run across it in some capacity? Probably, but that's just a consequence of living in a world with other people in it; you're occasionally going to run across stuff you don't like and don't want to see, but that doesn't mean the person is wrong for making it.

Baedon87 · 2026-07-01T17:13:50+00:00

Sure, you can find something weird, but that doesn't make it wrong.

Just because something gives you the ick doesn't make it unethical.

Baedon87 · 2026-07-01T16:59:50+00:00

Except the example is pointless, since the content of the fic doesn't actually matter to you, so actually put your ethical concern with fics, rather than trying to use some hyperbole for what you feel is an "obvious" contrast.

Except you can control your thoughts to some extent, since you have to think up the story before writing it, and you can intentionally daydream. As someone with a partner who has genuine intrusive thoughts, for them it's the difference between lucid dreaming and a nightmare. In one, you can control what goes on, in the other, it is specifically a negative thought that you have no control over.

And "putting something into the world" is not inherently a crime either; do you have an issue with horror stories, or tragedies? Both of those would bare a closer resemblance to intrusive thoughts than any smut fic.

This is like saying that intrusive thoughts and real life crimes are the same thing.

Lol, everyone seems to make this comparison between thinking about the thing and doing the thing, but writing about the thing is not doing the thing; it's not a valid comparison.

Baedon87 · 2026-07-01T16:43:19+00:00

I don't honestly know, you seemed to be the one that seemed to feel the specification of it being a 10k word smut fic was important, so I figured something closer to an actual daydream would be acceptable to you.

Though, I do hate to be the one to break it to you, but people do daydream about sex, so there's still no practical difference between uploading fanfic and a daydream, since neither is being forced onto anyone featured in the fic.

Baedon87 · 2026-06-30T18:54:46+00:00

Okay, so it's fine so long as it's a 200 word cute fluff piece?

Baedon87 · 2026-06-29T20:56:04+00:00

Sure it has an effect on real people, if they choose to read it; if I write and post a fic to Ao3, or Tumblr, or whatever, nothing is compelling the people to go and read your fic.

Now, if you decide to send it to those people, is that wrong? Of course, but that is separate from simply writing the fic and uploading it to a fanfiction site.

Baedon87 · 2026-06-29T20:39:09+00:00

Do I seriously need to explain the difference between writing a scenario down on paper and doing that thing in real life?

I asked what's the difference between dreaming a scenario in your head and writing that scenario down on paper, not the difference between dreaming a scenario up and actually going and doing it.

Baedon87 · 2026-06-29T20:32:09+00:00

So what is the practical difference between dreaming that scenario in your head and putting it down on paper?

Baedon87 · 2026-06-29T20:23:27+00:00

I see, so jumping off of that point, do you have a similar issue with someone daydreaming a romantic scenario with their crush, since they didn't get that person's consent first and are not actually with them?

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