Did you hear that?! That’s the sound of the Viral Magic System being finished… terrified screaming and then silence. Here’s how I know.
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Adding Details to the Viral Magic System
Today we will dig into the gross details of the Portal Strain where an individual can use puddles of their infected blood as mini wormholes.
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How to Combine Magic and Story Structure
Welcome to Part 11 of Building a Viral Magic System Damn, Daniel. Back at it again with the Viral Magic! The last couple of times we worked the viral magic system, we did everything in our power to break it before working just as hard to fix it. Do you know what that means? We have finally completed our first iteration of Stage 3: Definition for this system! It may
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How I Fixed the Broken Viral Magic System
Welcome to Part 10 of Building a Viral Magic System Aaaand we’re back. Don’t ask “back from where”; it doesn’t matter. Plausible deniability is the only real edge we have left, so you’re better off not knowing. When we last looked at the viral magic system, we spent a whole lot of time figuring out how to break it. We’ve worked hard to get here, putting blood, tears, and brain-sweat
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How I Broke My Viral Magic System
Welcome to Part 9 of Building a Viral Magic System Guess what? We’re finally nearing the end of our work in Stage 3: Definition. It’s taken a lot of work getting here. If you’re just joining me, you can check the series intro for more information and links to the rest of the posts. As for stage 3, we’ve explored the magic system variables, identified system boundary conditions, and tried
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7 Simple Reasons You Need A Nebulous Magic System
While rational magic systems can provide a lot of benefits to your story [reasons for RM], today we will cover 7 simple reasons you might need a nebulous magic system in your story.
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The Lack of Equations Killed My Progress on the Viral Magic
They serve as guidelines for exploring the vast and murky middle-ground between boundaries. More than that, they help me connect with the magic variables and conditions in new ways so I can better understand how things work.
At least… that’s normally how things go.
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It’s Time to End Your Magic Limitation Struggles
You already know limitations are essential for a powerful magic system. We’ve talked about this in the past, but I need make sure I’ve given their importance the proper emphasis. Let me give it to you straight. Without limitations on your magic system, your story will have zero conflict, contain boring, overpowered characters, and destroy emersion. I know you’ve worked hard on your craft. You’ve got the story structure nailed
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Limitations are Essential for a Powerful Magic System
You might already know, but let’s review what limitations are and some of their many forms. From there we can discuss exactly why you need them and end the day in perfect, harmonious agreement regarding limitations and their importance.
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Life Is Tough Right Now and My Best Might Not Be Enough
There’s something important I want to talk about with you and I’ve put this off long enough. If you’re part of the mailing list, you already know some of this, but I want to lay everything bare.
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