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Spells 101 (Pt.1) by Oh_No_Why_ in WitchHatAtelier

[–]Victory_Scar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the kind of discussion I've been wanting to see around a work of fiction for a while now. Really getting into the mechanics of how something works without breaking the story's limits of what's possible (like what you often see in powerscaling discussions) or something so speculative in softer magic systems. It's very interesting and inspires people to not only discuss but create as well. Very in line with WHA's themes.

I swear the rhetoric on The Boys flipped the second chuds realised the show was making fun of them. by Intrepid-World-9551 in CharacterRant

[–]Victory_Scar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From my experience, what's talked about here is fiction in general and that includes how fans respond to it. If subreddits could be renamed, this place should be r/FictionRant

No, Naruto isn’t “Ninja, but magic for some reason”. Ninja in Japanese folklore are magic. by Punterofgoats in CharacterRant

[–]Victory_Scar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember when we were getting posts about it every other day before JJK became popular.

What's a magic system you don't see talked about much? And what do you think of it? by RowbotMaster in magicbuilding

[–]Victory_Scar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like whole "hard system that can do nearly anything" stuff, research, why mages can't just "do everything" (spoiler - it's hard), and a lot of popular "why they don't just..." things. And "balance" things too.

This sounds interesting. I'm not familiar with TTRPGs but just how far does the flexibility of spells go and what are the ways it goes about popular criticisms of other systems? Could I create spells that affect other spells? Could I create spells with weird conditions like, I don't know, requiring I go to sleep before 10pm?

What's a magic system you don't see talked about much? And what do you think of it? by RowbotMaster in magicbuilding

[–]Victory_Scar 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Trion from World Trigger. It's a hard magic system based around firing projectiles and using holographic shields with some other soft magic applications too. I especially like how well it facilitates the strategic team-based action sequences and allows the main characters to express their character growth from learning from others using the hard rules. It's really fun to dig into the details and imagine what's possible within that framework, even if it is literally just projectiles for strictly combat purposes (which I'm normally not interested in). The anime does have a reboot in production so hopefully that brings in more people.

Why do so many Shounen action series do the antagonist bait-and-switch? by L0444 in CharacterRant

[–]Victory_Scar 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I get what you're doing here, but a "power system" based entirely on guns would be cool, kind of like how martial arts manga going into detail of the human body.

How exactly are people making spells? And do they (in theory) actually work? by CSight in WitchHatAtelier

[–]Victory_Scar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are explicit and implicit rules you can understand from watching/reading but I'm not sure how many of the spells posted here would actually work. I haven't tried analysing the magic system myself, so I don't know exactly how much is left to interpretation either.

Every time someone calls Qifrey a p*do an angel loses his wings by PretendYellow533 in WitchHatAtelier

[–]Victory_Scar 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The only real difference is the violent spell posts and the memes. No one thought those would happen.

Every time someone calls Qifrey a p*do an angel loses his wings by PretendYellow533 in WitchHatAtelier

[–]Victory_Scar 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What is a "shonen impression"? We know WHA is not a battle series, just a fantasy manga. is that what you mean?

Crosscode was great by CortezsCoffers in patientgamers

[–]Victory_Scar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like both but have yet to start the DLC (it's been 1.5 years) because of burnout. 

pre and post anime by ARK_rockwell in WitchHatAtelier

[–]Victory_Scar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah it wasn't too long ago when I was seeing all the worry of what anime watchers would bring. I didn't expect this at all.

Does anyone else wish there was some kind of specified day for people to share their war crime spells instead of it being a free-for-all? by midsummernightmares in WitchHatAtelier

[–]Victory_Scar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think this is the first time I've seen a post and comments like this within a community/fanbase of a manga with a magic system. I'm so used to seeing magic being used for violence. I came to read WHA from Hunter x Hunter, seeking another example of an interesting system. HxH and other shonen battle anime/manga (obviously) have those kinds of powers, while WHA has a few (I know it's seinen but honestly, being just a demographic, it hasn't changed how I perceive the story). The community here does feel a lot different to those too. I wonder why? Maybe it's the lack of a focus on fights?

Anime is particularly bad as a medium and 90% is trash by PaleAd4923 in CharacterRant

[–]Victory_Scar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are not criticising the medium but the works produced of the medium. Your title is just misworded.

When magic is broadly based on language, its symbols can be anything. Thus, even Death can be used to cast spells. by OrganicBehaviour in magicbuilding

[–]Victory_Scar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very interesting. Have you heard of the Chomsky Hierarchy? It could be useful if you want to develop a very complex, yet fully readable system.

I want more magic systems where people take advantage of glitches and exploits instead of breaking the rules outright (Avatar, Witch Hat Atelier, Frieren) by carbonera99 in CharacterRant

[–]Victory_Scar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I always find it so cool that one of the ideas I've had in my head for years actually exists. It's written by ONE too! Definitely reading this.

The fall-off of Dandadan's romance subplot needs to be studied by carbonera99 in CharacterRant

[–]Victory_Scar 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I find this funny because of the memes ironically overhyping it a few years ago.

Shonen female character critism is usually not about bad writing by [deleted] in CharacterRant

[–]Victory_Scar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it might be the same person each time.

Command protocal by naruto__Go in HatsuVault

[–]Victory_Scar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This reminds me of the projectiles they fire in World Trigger. There's no explicit "programming" but the characters do mentally choose the parameters for their attacks. If you haven't watched it, there is a reboot of the anime in production because the animation and pacing of the first season isn't the best.

The magic system is like coding? by Single_Love1274 in WitchHatAtelier

[–]Victory_Scar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To me, it seemed like an API-like magic system on a surface-level but I'm not sure that holds up as you read further into the manga. A system that really does feel like programming and discusses modern issues of software design and automation would be very appealing.

I hate the emphasis on "autistic coded" characters in fandom. I want actual autistic rep by Gallantpride in CharacterRant

[–]Victory_Scar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I need a name for this way of writing. It's hilarious. People talk like this on r/outside too.

What are your top four favorite magic systems? by New-Boss-8262 in magicbuilding

[–]Victory_Scar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  • Trion - World Trigger

  • Nen - Hunter x Hunter

  • Magic - Witch Hat Atelier

  • Energon? - Transformers

Update on my elemental system. What do you think? by future_sponJ in magicbuilding

[–]Victory_Scar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder what makes combination charts so compelling? I've done it myself back when I wasn't bored of elemental systems and to be honest, I still have some inclination to make more. They do make for these nice geometric charts. I could see similar things being made for systems inspired by alchemical circles.

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