How does you power/magic system work? ALSO PROMOTE HERE

ElitaRenata 2021-07-15 15:53:55 UTC #43

Thanks ricardoaltuna! I'm glad your enjoying it so far!

stiatent 2021-07-16 02:13:53 UTC #44

Nice one (high-five)
yea from the 1st chapters I read he seems like he can go either way, he seems innocent yet the mysterious letter and past give the feeling of something dark, could b a red herring too, I'll have 2 wait n find out XD
Interesting that shapers can turn into corruptors, exciting that you're keeping the stakes high and no one can be truly trusted relied upon. I'm excited to see how that occurs

In a similar sense I tried to avoid showing off too many characters in promos bec I wanted the rest of the cast to feel like monsters or monster fodder themselves.

Yep Umbrella and Skynet (terminator) were definitely inspirations XD Thankfully the three guys knew early-o-clock not to trust Arc-A because (1) Liquid Guy's mia Ex-girlfriend is the company's chair (2) the company puts the boys on the 'kill upon sight' list.

vinoff 2021-07-16 03:15:08 UTC #45

Wow, hats off to you guys for making such interesting and detailed magic system. Brilliant!

In my series, there are only four races that are able to wield magic: merfolks, fairies, witches and jinns. Every other race may have superhuman abilities, but they can't do what these four races are capable of.

Merfolks have the most limited form of magic, such as enchantment, teleportation, water bending and weather control. Only people who inherit merfolk blood can have their magical power.

Fairies are naturally the most powerful magical beings. They simply just need to will something to happen for it to happen. However, their magic is about depth. So if they don't train enough or they're not confident enough (yeah, fairies need to believe in themselves too), then their magic won't work. There's also the trouble with the fairy law that prevents them from doing whatever the hell they want to do. And just like merfolks, fairy magic cannot be learned.

Witches and warlocks' magic is all about knowledge and power. The more spells you know, more charms you have and more training you do, the more powerful you can be. Someone can be a witch or a warlock through lineage or learning. So you're automatically a witch or a warlock if you learn their arts. As a creation of fairies, witches and warlocks can use their magic to kill. Their creations, such as vampires and some species of werecats, are also free to take lives.

I didn't get to delve into the jinns in the series because it doesn't have much to do with the story, but they're part of the ancient race alongside with fairfolks and merfolks. In this world, most of the jinns prefer to live in their own realm, separate from humans. Biologically speaking, jinn is classified as family. Their species include ghouls and incubi & succubi who can enroll in Erebus and predominantly live among us, although they don't possess magical power. The jinns that possess magical power are the ones that grant wishes and send curses. Jinns, except incubi and succubi, can only procreate with fellow jinns, so only they can have this type of magic. They have so many strict rules. One of the traditional rules is that jinns and their creations, such as shapeshifters, cannot kill humans.

Aaaand... that's all, folks

Dialusion 2021-07-16 16:12:15 UTC #46

I have a power system that spans several series that connects them all together, the namesake of the overarching series: Summons!

A Summon is an inner power that every living being can tap into, however only few are
able. This power manifests itself through the truest aspect of oneself, meaning it is not affected
by self-perception or self-image. The power of Summon has existed for at least 5000 years,
however, due to the events in the era forgotten by time, this ability laid dormant. Only with the
re-emergence of The Nameless Relic has this power began to appear again. There are 3 major
rules in regards to Summons and Summoners:

Summons draw their power on one’s Passion, Personality or Potential. Whichever is
most important. Summons are near-infinite in terms of appearance, application and ability, however sub-divisions within the sources are being noted and classified even now. Summoners can awaken to their power at nearly any age and at any time, with or without their knowledge.
Summoners are drawn to each other. Naturally, the further away, the weaker the pull, however a Summoner can train themselves to be able to sense a Summoner's presence no matter the distance. Similarly, a well-trained Summoner can repressed their ability so they’re not as easily found. However, no matter how well-trained, they will still be drawn to others.
When Summoners meet, they are compelled to play a game with something on the line. However, the Summoners must unanimously agree to the terms. These games can be anything from benign to life threatening. Anything goes as long as all parties involved agree to the terms and conditions.

Speaking of a Summoner's Game, we're just wrapping one up right now! Give SUMMON! The Nameless Relic a read today and catch up to this story of Desperation and Games!

Schwarze_Neko 2021-07-16 17:01:17 UTC #47

I'm still working out the details of that, but the main idea that a friend and I came up with is that a spell is not a spell because you said some words, its because it's an extension of your mind and the connection you have with the Primordial Spirits. Still need to work some details out but that's the main idea lmao
I'll leave my comic here. Feel free to check it out! ^^

ricardoaltuna 2021-07-17 00:39:59 UTC #48

@Dialusion sounds really cool, I'm intrigued by this summoner game I'll definitely check it out

@Schwarze_Neko sounds like a good base to build upon, hope that when you work out all the details you end up with a cool system.

Chocomug 2021-07-17 03:59:21 UTC #49

The system in the novel is based on Chinese Taoism, based on Taoist canons written over 2 thousand years ago. The setting is basically our world and the physics haven't been broken so far, meaning there isn't any fireball and magic, yet...

I love system novels, but after reading too much, I came up with this novel. It's pretty much an anti-system system, basically a slice of life novel that starts off like a medical system novel. I wanted to show in the beginning volume that human abilities are amazing enough even without a system. Can't really recommend to anyone starting out the system genre because it will be boring to some people.

The main character, Li Yun, have different missions to fulfill into order to gain rewards.

I don't really need subscribers, just motivation to continue writing. I have atrocious grammar, so it's more for practice.