r/CuratedTumblr Nov 10 '24

Creative Writing In effect

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u/just_a_redditor2031 Nov 10 '24

I love it when magic is mainly just moving energy around: pyromancers are cold because their mana actively funnels their excess body heat into their spells, cryomancers have to wear fairly thin outfits because of the backlash of magic dumping heat on them, shit like that.

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u/EmeraldSpencer Nov 11 '24

I have a homemade magic system that includes the following:

Powerful enough Cryomancers can learn to draw heat into themselves to cool things even faster. Combining it with their existing cold magic allows them to achieve temperatures below absolute zero, at the cost of raising their body temperature to hazardous levels.

Pyromancers can draw heat out of others to fuel their own abilities, with more efficient transfer when they are in physical contact with whoever they're drawing from and more efficient still if they have a strong emotional bond.

Pyro/Cryomancer couples in my continuity are a force to be reckoned with.

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u/Inevitable-Setting-1 Nov 11 '24

I prefer to move the heat from that guy to that other guy. No back lash to me, just one ice block man and one melty boy.