Soft magic system

Writing tips (she/her) on Instagram: “QOTD: What's your favorite kind of magic system? To me, hard magic systems can be just as wonderous as a soft magic system. I love it when…”

Last time, we discussed the four types of magic. Today, we’re looking exploring where several popular systems on the hard/soft and rational/nebulous scales.

Learn how to write a magic system with examples by following these 18 easy steps. Whether you’re creating a hard or soft magic system.

By the end of this post, you’ll know the basics of how to create magic systems and where to go for more information. So let's get started!

An effective magic system explains how and why magic can be used in the world of your novel. Discover how to create an effective magic system in this post.

Although magic is not a requirement for fantasy settings, they are a staple of the genre. When it comes to how new and unique a novel’s magic system is, well, they can be just as varied as fa…

5e schools of magic

Do you use the concept of 'hard' or 'soft' magic in your games? 🪄 When defining magic in your world, you can choose to keep the nature of your magic vague and mysterious (soft magic), or you can explicitly define the rules and limitations of magic and how they’re applied to solve problems (hard magic). We wrote a little article on it here (5 min read): https://www.legendkeeper.com/hard-and-soft-magic/

Is it really a fantasy story if it doesn't include magic of some kind? Magic and its users are prevalent in all kinds of fantasy, but no...

How to Write a magic system. You'll discover everything you need to know about crafting a compelling magic system for your book. This article covers it all.

Are you writing a brilliant fantasy but want to leave that extra punch when it comes to developing your magic system?

The subreddit for discussion about building magic systems for fantasy worlds.

Sweet Writing 🍯 on Instagram: “Do you have magic/a magic system in your story? • #writingprompts #writing #writingtips #author #writingcommunity #writinginspiration…”

When you're writing fantasy, you'll need a good magic system. Find out here how to create an original and compelling magic system!

Zack McDonald | Writer on Instagram: "As someone who had to learn it all from YouTube videos, music theory is really hard lol. My fantasy book’s magic system is a soft magic system based off of the rules of music theory. It covers the circle of fifths, musical keys, modes, and a few more things in an easy to understand way. In the book, music does magic, so theory really helped expand that part of the book! #bookstagram #fantasyauthor #fantasybooks #magicsystem #fantasyworld #author…

Things to think about when creating a magic system

Sometimes it can be hard finding a magic system for your world that is completely unique but not too complicated to understand. That is what makes magical artifacts so great! Choose from a seemingly infinite pool of objects and give them supernatural abilities. But as with any magic system, there may be a price to wielding such power...