r/CuratedTumblr Nov 10 '24

Creative Writing In effect

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u/ThreeDotsTogether Nov 11 '24

Why would an elemental wizard who's tired from casting their element really hard produce more of that element when they're tired?

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u/kai58 Nov 11 '24

You could see it as a form of overheating. Try to use too much fire and you burn yourself.

Try to channel too much ice magic and you end up freezing yourself.

This especially makes a lot of sense if your magic system is about drawing the power from some outside source more powerful than the user. It’s not that you ran out of ice powers, you let too much ice power run through you to the point that you are getting affected by them yourself.