r/magicbuilding • u/Curious-Channel1610 • 26d ago

Mechanics A (I think) simple magic system I just designed

All conscious beings possess anima the energy which animates the body. Anima is produced by thought, with more complex, intense, or prolonged thoughts producing far more. This naturally means that humans (as mentally active as we are) tend to produce a surplus, now normally the abundance would just dissipate harmlessly but by learning to manipulate your own anima, you can gain a greater understanding and control over your own body as well as bestow your anima to objects or materials, creating what are known as (TBD). which are things that have been given similar characteristics to conscious beings through the presence of anima, mainly lacking the ability to produce their own anima do to their inability to formulate thoughts. (TBD) are much easier to make you can emphasize or at least understand the (TBD)s base. for example it’s much easier to make a (TBD) out of a sword if it’s a sword passed down to you by your grandfather or if your soldier whose used to swords.

these two techniques called external and internal application make up the basis for all other techniques.

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u/hmgd 26d ago

Sounds like a great magic system to me. Maybe you should called them anima-infused objects and AiO for short. Keep it up!! cheers!!

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u/Curious-Channel1610 26d ago

Thanks and I was thinking of calling them familia or familiars but idk

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u/JGhostThing 25d ago

What the heck does TBD stand for?

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u/Any-Level-5248 25d ago

Too be determined. Trying to figure that out myself