Over the years of building magic systems, I uncovered a 7 Stage Process everyone goes through while building their system. Let's look at what those stages are and what you need to do to start building.
I’ve developed a magic-building tool called The Magic System Blueprint and is designed to quickly give you a holistic understanding of any magic system. I’m currently running a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for it and you can check it out at:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-magic-system-blueprint-a-book-and-worksheet/
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Restrictions May Apply: Building Limits for Your Magic ➤ https://amzn.to/2NVlwJo
Sanderson's 2nd Law of Magic ➤ https://www.brandonsanderson.com/sandersons-second-law/
Text Version of the Video ➤ https://crrowenson.com/magic/creating-magic-systems/how-to-create-magic-systems/
Articles on the Viral Magic System ➤ https://crrowenson.com/walkthroughs/magic-building-walkthroughs/viral-magic-series-intro/
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:45 Stage 1: Inspiration
02:48 Stage 2: Idea Generation
04:33 Stage 3: Alignment
06:21 Stage 4: Definition
07:43 Stage 5: Restrictions
10:24 Stage 6: Testing
13:20 Stage 7: Iteration
15:20 Review