Lior Borok
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Andrew Rowe:
Hello Andrew! first of all, I love your books, and already read almost all of them. My favorite thing in your stories is the world building and the magic system, I have never seen a magic system as good as yours. it's so logical, and just makes sense.. So my question is - how did you come up with all of that ? Did you take inspiration from other books ? I
Andrew Rowe
Hello!
Thanks for reading the books, I'm glad you enjoy them!
In terms of the magic systems, I draw heavily from my background as a game designer for creating them and implementing them in the world. This doesn't mean all of my systems are necessarily "gamey", although some of them are -- the main thing that I try to keep in mind is how to make systems that are going to provide interesting and diverse character skill sets, and then how those skill sets would influence society, culture, religion, commerce, etc.
I have some specific articles on writing and design on my blog here: https://andrewkrowe.wordpress.com/wri...
Beyond that, I strongly recommend watching Brandon Sanderson's lecture series on youtube. He's a master of magic system building and his classes are an excellent resource.
Thanks for reading the books, I'm glad you enjoy them!
In terms of the magic systems, I draw heavily from my background as a game designer for creating them and implementing them in the world. This doesn't mean all of my systems are necessarily "gamey", although some of them are -- the main thing that I try to keep in mind is how to make systems that are going to provide interesting and diverse character skill sets, and then how those skill sets would influence society, culture, religion, commerce, etc.
I have some specific articles on writing and design on my blog here: https://andrewkrowe.wordpress.com/wri...
Beyond that, I strongly recommend watching Brandon Sanderson's lecture series on youtube. He's a master of magic system building and his classes are an excellent resource.
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Joseph Doty
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Andrew Rowe:
Have you thought about creating a video game based on Arcane Ascension or Weapons and Wielders? Not only would the stories be great to see and play through, I think they would both do very well with mixing gamplay and story. Corrin Cadence the enchanter as a main character in an Arcane Ascension game, especially, between enchanting, an intricate but user-friendly battle system, and worthing through his social anxiety.
Noobitron
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Andrew Rowe:
Hi Andrew! So I was wondering if for example I am someone with ice mana and I use let's say Body of Ice. Would elemental weaknesses and overall weaknesses transfer to your body if used enough? example: after using enough times Body of Ice your body will melt if exposed to fire or: your arm will shatter like ice if is hit too hard instead of breaking. Thank you for your time and have a good day!
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