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C. R. Rowenson

Helping Authors Build Marvelous Magic Systems One Stage at a Time

How to Make Elemental Magic Fresh Again

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What’s up, storytellers? I’m C. R. Rowenson, the magic engineer, and it’s time to talk about magic. As in all the other articles (Using Magic-System Tropes and Making Necromancy Fresh Again), I’m going to be using my three steps for twisting tropes. You can read the first article here or honestly; you can just stick around. It’s self-explanatory. Step 1) Understand the Trope Elemental systems focus on the fundamental forces

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How to Use Magic System Tropes

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In this article, we’re talking all about magic system tropes and archetypes. We’re digging into what they are, why they can be both good and bad for your magic system, and to make them your own.  You ready? Let’s get into it. What is a trope? It’s best to think of tropes these as conceptual figures of speech. They aren’t actually idioms or turns of phrase or anything like that,

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