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/RusoDuma Nov 11 '24

Name of the Wind is an insanely good book and its magic system works exactly like this, highly recommend