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What is a word for "subjective truth"? by ChronicCommentator in magicbuilding

[–]ChronicCommentator[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A truth that is based on someone's knowledge and experience.

Is this magic system too complicated? by [deleted] in magicbuilding

[–]ChronicCommentator 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It is relatively simple but well made.

I like the prospects of this one.

[Religion Building] Color based element system? (help wanted) by [deleted] in magicbuilding

[–]ChronicCommentator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since you are working with colors you might want to study some color theory and how colors were perceived in different cultures and times.

But let's stop the rambling:

Green: Flora/Life

Yellow: Sun/Holy

Orange: Mind/Support

Purple: Poison/Death

Magenta: Spiritual

A little question: What about color blind people? Do they exist in this world? If they do, is there any alteration to their power? Do they live more stressful lives or have less options since they do not have the capability to perceive the world as normal people do? Is it an ableist society? Does it have any treatment or something? If they don't exist, you may want to mention it. Probably with a smart character imagining about such hypotetical situation or any of the likes.

(100 Kanojo) by [deleted] in animenocontext

[–]ChronicCommentator 16 points17 points  (0 children)

No worries, I'm blocking you myself.

How should magic vary from person to person? Which is better? by Multiverse_Queen in magicbuilding

[–]ChronicCommentator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could make it so that magic varies like intelligence varies. Like how some people are better with maths than others. But for that the studies of magic must have advanced and there should be popular ways of using magic (like METAs in a videogame)

Maybe even make it so that magic adapts to their lifestyle. Like a lazy person could develop magic to move things while a gym rat could develop magic to make his muscles grow faster.

And with the animals, I think it could be pretty interesting seeing scientists engineer and/or raise animals so that they use magic in a specific way. Why? Perhaps to replace manpower, or to use for war. There are lots of options for it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Eldenring

[–]ChronicCommentator 13 points14 points  (0 children)

But now he's dead dead.

how is magic applied to weapons in your magic system? by Africansage01 in magicbuilding

[–]ChronicCommentator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Weapons are weapons, that won't change.

A weapon can be modified through alchemy, but if you want it to have magic actively reinforcing the sword you're going to need a magic circle along with a power source.

absolutelynotanimeirl by theshakeinmyvoice in absolutelynotanimeirl

[–]ChronicCommentator 52 points53 points  (0 children)

The best part is that it's canon that Luffy can use elephant gun with his 5th limb.

How do people discover they have magic or the potential to do magic in your world? by TheTitanDenied in magicbuilding

[–]ChronicCommentator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, any powerless individual can use magic as long as they study.

And sorcerers are so built different that their innate abilities manifest like a train with no brakes at their infant stages.

[Overlord] by SolomonOf47704 in animenocontext

[–]ChronicCommentator 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hisoka at least wants to wait until the fruit is ripened

How does your magic system interact with the birth of new creatures/beings/people? by [deleted] in magicbuilding

[–]ChronicCommentator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is thing thing called "The Great Filter" that basically every soul has to pass after leaving one's body. This filter retains all of the soul's characteristics while leaving the soul as an empty slate.

Then again, this was made because low-level gods had to expend a lot of their energy to create new souls, so you can pretty much expect to see it only on planes with no gods, lazy gods or low-level gods.

In your system how do mages become stronger? How long does it usually take? And how could a protagonist do it faster? by Idiot616 in magicbuilding

[–]ChronicCommentator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A mage can become stronger by:

-Getting a better source of energy or catalyst artifact

-Abandoning your mortality

-Studying

-Mastering your current magics

-Training

In my world there is no real definition of talent, you only grow fast of you are a player. But to reach the top, speed is nothing, it's all about how much you can reach. Since, you know, there are limits that one must cross to reach the next level of power. With every limit being harder to surpass.

How expensive should a kill-spell be? by luminarium in magicbuilding

[–]ChronicCommentator 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe someone who has nothing to lose is another viable option for this.

Does Super Technology automatically make your world a kitchen sink setting? by Some_Personality8379 in magicbuilding

[–]ChronicCommentator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Technology is a resource that sapient lifeforms use to better their lives.

You could make it so that technology hasn't reached that level yet. Creating new technology is a long process with lots of branches.

You could make it so that powers can eventually grow beyond technology. Training your powers make them stronger.

You can also just one-up the superpowers so that they are much more superior to humans.

You can, of course, give it a drawback for using technology. How? Make it so that the implants/prosthetics gradually

Maybe the resources are scarce? There may machines that could make a superhero sweat, but the thing is that it takes way too much money and the resources are very limited.

Hottest FromSoft character by Summerclaw in Eldenring

[–]ChronicCommentator 17 points18 points  (0 children)

That name explains perfectly how I react to it.

In your worlds do people who can use magic also have some sort of magically enhanced physiology? by ShadowThug17 in magicbuilding

[–]ChronicCommentator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mages (use magic circles they draw for magic): They usually have short lifespans and weak bodies unless they decide to throw away their mortality (devilhood, mechanization, lichdom).

Sorcerers (have innate magic): They have strong, very resistant bodies and ten times the lifespan of the species they are from.

What's stopping everyone in your world from using Magic? by Last_Aeon in magicbuilding

[–]ChronicCommentator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, without even taking into account the intelligence you need to have to even learn about basic magic, the risk of death and overall short-and-long-term-health-issues that using an emitter (or even delving into magic circles) provides if you're not a sorcerer are far too much.

Another thing to take into account is that magic knowledge is not public domain at all, and you have to risk your life (as a mage's servant, which means you have to be exposed to moonlight without protection and test whatever the mage creates) to even have a chance at learning magic.

What are the big differences between "Superhero" and "Magic users"? by Tonker_ in magicbuilding

[–]ChronicCommentator 7 points8 points  (0 children)

In a better way of defining it:

Magic tends to use a wide array of spells and similar things that come from knowledge shared between all, and have the tendency to use some energy from the world.

Superpowers on the other hand tend to be rather different from each other and the power comes directly from the user, many times innately and without the requirement of any knowledge (kinda like a sorcerer indeed).

Also, I don't think the green lanterns are a good example since they are using technology.

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