#it can be hard to concentrate on fantasy stuff when I've dove so deep into a sci-fi property

[victorluvsalice]

Forgotten Vows Friday: An Introductory Guide To Magic -- Chapter One Rough Draft Done!

Yup, FINALLY wrestled that into submission. Mostly by just redoing a bunch of lists I’d already done before for my website, just with slightly different language. :p The chapter as a whole covers:

What magic is, roughly

How it’s measured (the “thaum” stuff I was discussing before)

Magical potency between places and people

How much and how little magic people can have

Magical burnout

Magical auras

Terms for magic users

What magic CANNOT do

I'm still not completely happy with it, of course, but -- well, it's a rough draft. I can clean it up in the editing passes. *nods*

Now I get to move onto Chapter Two and some more of the fun stuff, like how spellcasting actually works and how one makes wands and potions! Hopefully trying to find the right wording for things will not be so much of a struggle in this chapter. . .

#forgotten vows friday #forgotten vows verse #the fvv magic system #I'm not sure WHY this fic has been so hard at times #though part of me suspects Fallout 4 as a distraction #it can be hard to concentrate on fantasy stuff when I've dove so deep into a sci-fi property #But I'm giving it my best shot! #maybe it'll be easier when I finish Secundus 2 and can concentrate on it a little more fully #but I suspect that won't be til the end of this year at the earliest #Secundus 2 doesn't have THAT many chapters left #but we're getting more into the 'long hauls' here #as you've probably noticed with Chapter 8 :p #on the plus side this fic should be much shorter #and should go up faster once it's ready #we'll see when that is! #queued