Whats The Magic System Like In Fallen Magic? :0

Whats the magic system like in fallen magic? :0

OOH GOOD QUESTION!

Ok don't judge me but... This is actually something I'm still struggling to figure out for sure... PLEASE offer some suggestions! I want magic that can be used fast for fighting, etc. Here's what I have so far:

Runes are used a LOT as a form of magic. You carve a series of runes onto, say, a rock, and BOOM– Now it has mild protective properties. For example, my character, John, has a pair of knuckledusters that have runes carved along it. These runes make John's punches more powerful and allow him to preserve more of his energy so that he can fight longer without wearing himself out. Another example is Adler, who has runes tattooed along his arm which help increase his speed and agility slightly.

Runes can also be used as traps. We see Rune Traps laid out all around Josep and Adler's property. When John, Blake, and Nathan (the Main Trio in the book) accidentally step on these runes, they activate the spell and become trapped in bubbles that shrink the more you move.

I also thought about having Runes be a language– where there are whole books written in rune. Idk if I'll do that though. What do you think?

I do have a few spell ideas that I wanted certain characters to have. John, for instance, has a few fire spells, and Josep has a spell that allows him to manipulate and travel through shadows. However, I don't think I want my characters to be limited to only one type of element. For example, I don't want John to ONLY have fire magic, Josep to ONLY have shadow magic, Nathan to ONLY have wind magic, etc. I need to figure out exactly how spells are carried out and how they're practiced.

I know that I don't want my characters to use wands. Maybe they have to SAY a spell for it to work? Idk. I've thought about expanding using runes for magic, but I'm not sure how it would work. How do you use runes quickly in the heat of battle to cast spells in rapid succession? How do you remember what combination of runes do what? The runes work for small spells and such, but I'm not sure how they'd work beyond that. If you have ideas PLEASE SHARE because I've been struggling lol!

(Example of John's knuckle dusters, except instead of crosses, his has different runes on each knuckle)

Also, there is a lot of "mundane magic", like certain tea blends having certain magical effects, or types of houseplants with magical properties, etc. There are also things that aren't STRICTLY magical, but rather are more superstitions ("Oh, a moss stone, those are good luck!" / "We were going to travel to Rye, but a snake crossed our path. We know a warning when we see one! We'll go next week.")

does the fallen magic universe have gunpowder?? if so

whats the % of this happening??

That's a great question!! I've honestly teetered back and forth on whether I want guns to be a weapon in my book. On the one hand, it's not the first weapon that comes to mind when I think "fantasy," but on the other hand, I could MAKE it into something more magical and fantastical.

Do you have any ideas on how I could better fit this type of weapon into a fantasy story? Because I absolutely would!

For now I'll say this: If I did have guns in the world, they'd be used, like, 70% of the time, and they'd be shot off of the backs of stolen horses. John would be a gunslinging maniac despite the fact that he already has magic and really doesn't need a gun. Bella would probably just end the book early by popping the Queen herself. Blake would be working overtime casting some sort of shielding spell trying to keep John and Nathan from getting hit.

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Not fallen magic related but eh, whats ur fav type of knight armor??

Hmmm man idk I just LOVE armor or any type LOL.

I definitely love some good plate armor. Then add in some leather armor and chainmail and you've got yourself one good ole Knight.

I love the armor that you see most English kights wear, but I also love Byzantine armor (10th century) and 10th century Samurai armor.

Anyway, yeah, armor is just cool in any form, really.

Yk what the queen should have?

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I LOVE this idea! I've definitely gotta add this to my world!!

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