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Building Three Parts Dead: How Gladstone Writes Magic Law
Anyone familiar with D&D’s Eberron setting will immediately recognize Alt Coulumb.
Q&A: How Can I Portray Nature Spirits in an Industrialized Setting?
Submitted by Carbon1,
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Episode 351: Magic Items in a Magic System
What if you put a spell... in an item?
Episode 349: Our Favorite Spells
No critical analysis to be found here, just wholesome magic content.
Six Magic Powers That Writers Had to Ignore
Unused spells can distract the audience during important conflicts.
How to Create a Mysterious Atmosphere
Unless you use restraint with fantastical elements, you'll lose the aura of mystery.
Q&A: How Do I Make My Story’s Elemental Powers Feel Natural?
Submitted by Atlas,
answered
How to Create an Elemental Magic System
While it's easy to make these systems rational, a flawed set of elements will ruin the effect.
Episode 345: Witches
Let the season of witchery begin!
Episode 342: Divine Magic
If you’re out of spellbooks and fancy crystals, try praying to some powerful wizards.
Episode 338: Mysterious Magic
Keep it secret, keep it safe.
Episode 330: High Magic Settings
Sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from a broken setting.
Episode 327: What Are Wizards?
We were going to talk about wizards, but we couldn't agree on what they are.
Five Tips for Using an Arbitrary Magic System
Arbitrary magic systems can work, but they have some liabilities.
Ten Justifications for Oppressed Mages and Why They Fail
Justifications for oppressed mages make as little sense as the idea of oppressing mages itself.
Five Useless Powers in Popular Stories
Lack of consideration can lead to underpowered abilities.
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