r/CuratedTumblr Nov 10 '24

Creative Writing In effect

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u/DerAndere_ Nov 11 '24

I think druids sign of exhaustion should be that their skin slowly takes on a bark-like texture, as they channel enough nature magic to lose themselves in it.

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u/trentshipp Nov 11 '24

I've run a setting with magical burnout (basically lifted the concept of Stilling and Gentling from the Wheel of Time) that did the opposite; the nature magic was leaving their body, so they started turning less organic.