Magical Systems: Affinity

There are many different things to consider when developing a magical system, but one thing I like to think about fairly early on is affinity.

Since each writer is likely to have a different concept of what affinity means, I’ll start by defining what I mean.

Simply put, affinity refers to how important innate predispositions are to magic. A strong affinity system means that people’s innate predispositions have a powerful effect on what kind of magic they are able to use. For example, people migh...