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@savannah_grace2009

Yes, *sigh* the avocado army has won our war… *whippers* Tbh I am not that upset…

@whalekeeper

Nope. 😁 I have been chased with pitchforks many a time. Never gets old, though.

Ah, understandable

Ah, so your Keepers have additional qualities vaguely connected to the elements. Water-healing, fire-strength, wind-emotion, and…

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@whalekeeper

You can share one of your systems if you want, Jonas! I think it’s safe to say you have a few. XD

You could say that…                               (It’s about 13…)

I’ll see if I have a good one I haven’t talked about much.

I once beta-read a book which is now published, and it had a big magic problem which the author didn’t rew…

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@whalekeeper

Wow, name-changing is becoming a tread.

Tsk, tsk. No self-deprecation allowed on this topic.

Now you sound like Andrew lol

Does Chase have the element of Creatures? After all, he is the ultimate ✨Disney Princess✨!

I have that meme saved somewhere…

Yes, he’s actually the reason that element came to be. He’s also the reason I…[Read more]

@whalekeeper

Are the runes like tattoos on the characters’ skin? Or are they magical symbols seared into the characters’ minds? Basically how do the runes manifest physically, if at all?

So someone must be born with runes, and the runes are technically birthmarks, but they look more like tattoos.

On a non-living object the process can be dif…[Read more]

@whalekeeper

AHHH YOU HOPPED ON THE TREND TOOOOO

I LOVE IT

You can still share those, since I would classify fantastical powers/abilities as magic on this topic. Basically we’re here to talk about any fantastical abilities, technically magic in-story or not. XD

Okay perfect!

I’m still fleshing those out a little as to why and how their powers w…[Read more]

@whalekeeper

NO!

@whalekeeper

One of our foreign pastors was killed a week or so ago, and the pastor closest to him got a death threat. There is always this real sense of “oh, somebody in our church may have actually known him,” or at least been very familiar with his work.

Oh. I’m sorry about that. That’s scary. I tend to think of missionaries being killed as a t…[Read more]

@koshka    @whalekeeper

YAY!!!!! I was literally just thinking about this!

Rory

Rory lowered his gaze. “You’ve seen me fight. I’m skilled. And that’s without a weapon. Give me a gun or a knife………” he shrugged. “They trained me well. I’m skilled and I’m dangerous. They want me to continue to fight for them, to train other to be like me…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle @whalekeeper

Throwing in a short RP.

Leo

He raked a hand over the back of his neck and let out a soft sigh.

“We need a plan to either make these creeps move on, or kick them out. Not sure which one of those will be easier. Although…” His gaze trailed over to Quincy, sound asleep with a fist curled in Silvia’s skirt. He…[Read more]

@whalekeeper

*Runs away screaming as writers chase me with pitchforks*

*Appears out of random shadow, that is somehow in the middle of a field with no clouds, or any object to cast a shadow.*

This your first time?

Tagging people I seem to remember using magic before. I’m not sure if y’all are the right people, I apologize if you aren’t

I use m…[Read more]

@whalekeeper

Okay, I have some time today, so I’m going to write out my thoughts and advice. I might come back to this tomorrow.

So, for anyone who’s interested, here’s my tips for

Designing Magic Systems

I like to think of there being three main aspects of a magic system: Access, Effects, and Cost. Access refers to any prerequisites for using…[Read more]

@power  @ellette-giselle  @linus-smallprint  @keilah-h @hybridlore @calyhuge @koshka @whalekeeper  @highscribeofaetherium @theducktator @rae @theshadow @elishavet-pidyon @the_lost-journal @esther-c @trailblazer @savannah_grace2009 @jonas @beth-torres @euodia-vision @thearcaneaxiom @smiley @grcr @freed_and_redeemed @loopylin @felicity

So, I thoug…[Read more]

@whalekeeper

What is your system like? What is the concept behind it? And are there any problems to share? (Well, as my friend says, we all have problems… But this is specifically for magic problems. :p)

SOOOO

The only magic in my story is bad magic, used by the villains (Pythonos)  (I do have characters with special abilities/powers, but I do…[Read more]

@whalekeeper

I FEEL SO UNDERSTOOD
YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

@koshka

As you should be…XDXD

@beth-torres

It’s very fun, you should hahaha

I do really love fall vibes too, *shrugs*

Glad I’m not the only one hahaha!

@whalekeeper

so @raxforge , I dedicate this to you

YAY! Thank you! I was dedicated to something! XD

I’m currently working on my magic system, but I’m just going to copy and paste my description of magic from my world building site:

There are two kinds of magic, light and dark. Magic can be administered in two ways, spells and runes.

And t…[Read more]

@whalekeeper

I’ve heard that there are basically three factors that make a character like-able: how “nice” of a person they are, competence (or alternatively, proactivity), and sympathy.

Of those, sympathy is the closest to relatability, but you can sympathize with someone who is in a completely different situation than you’ve ever been in. I d…[Read more]

@whalekeeper

Probably both? Like, I want to have a better idea of how it all works (and why it’s magic, if that makes sense. Like Wingfeather has the Stones at the heart of the world.)

But I also do want to have it kinda randomly fantastic. It all started with my twin and I sitting with our feet in a hot tub and deciding the water was heated by…[Read more]

@whalekeeper

I could fangirl all day over Secret of the Wings

My childhood 🩷🩵💚 I was completely obsessed with fairies as a kid. Those movies formed a big part of my imagination back then.

@whalekeeper aaaa nooo I wasn’t taking about the dark evil death moodboard! I just type slow so my posts are always delayed : (

I choked on my own breathing 🤣😭

And I wasn’t even trying to make you laugh this time lol

@godlyfantasy12

She seems like a fun character! I love fairytale retellings. I’ve had an alice in wonderland wip brewing in the…[Read more]

@loopylin definitely! @whalekeeper WHAT?! THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN AWESOME!