Saturday, June 23, 2007
musings on practical wizardry:
so, i am having fun here, trying to conceptualize magic. if i am contending that magic actually exists in my world, and my characters start to develop it, how is that going to work. the one idea that keeps running over and over in my brain is the feeling that thoughts are a thing of substance. that there is something there to provide a force for change, that there is an energy that can be combined with the elemental energies around you. if there is going to be magic, that makes a lot of sense, and it also makes sense that increased concentration will increase the force behind the thought, which will increase the viability of whatever magic you are trying to do. that is all a given. i think the real learning process will be recognizing the nature of the elements you are attempting to intertwine with your thoughts. there will be levels of fusion, ranging from applying a simple pressure on those other forces to manage rudimentary manipulation to a complete synthesis, where the only real limitation is the scope of one's thoughts.
the search for a better synthesis, that is what it will be.
so, i am having fun here, trying to conceptualize magic. if i am contending that magic actually exists in my world, and my characters start to develop it, how is that going to work. the one idea that keeps running over and over in my brain is the feeling that thoughts are a thing of substance. that there is something there to provide a force for change, that there is an energy that can be combined with the elemental energies around you. if there is going to be magic, that makes a lot of sense, and it also makes sense that increased concentration will increase the force behind the thought, which will increase the viability of whatever magic you are trying to do. that is all a given. i think the real learning process will be recognizing the nature of the elements you are attempting to intertwine with your thoughts. there will be levels of fusion, ranging from applying a simple pressure on those other forces to manage rudimentary manipulation to a complete synthesis, where the only real limitation is the scope of one's thoughts.
the search for a better synthesis, that is what it will be.
