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10/06/12 06:34 PM
robkelk wrote:Ace Dreamer wrote:... We're not really talking about a Universal Theory of Magic, unless 'Universal' in this context refers to the Fenspace universe. We're really talking about the underlying meta magic from which people implement traditions. ...Oh. I thought you were talking about the paradigm your characters were going to operate under. For something this big, I refer you to this Word of Mod: M Fnord wrote:On Rules in a Meta Direction: I don’t want to tie Fen magic down with a lot of hard and fast guidelines, because I know that if I do agree to hard lines they’ll a) be in the wrong direction, b) get rules-lawyered to uselessness, c) eventually become obsolete, d) spark dozens of fun-killing arguments or e) all of the above. If necessary, I’ll make summary judgements, or I’ll delegate summary judgement duties to somebody I trust.
Ace Dreamer wrote:... We're not really talking about a Universal Theory of Magic, unless 'Universal' in this context refers to the Fenspace universe. We're really talking about the underlying meta magic from which people implement traditions. ...
M Fnord wrote:On Rules in a Meta Direction: I don’t want to tie Fen magic down with a lot of hard and fast guidelines, because I know that if I do agree to hard lines they’ll a) be in the wrong direction, b) get rules-lawyered to uselessness, c) eventually become obsolete, d) spark dozens of fun-killing arguments or e) all of the above. If necessary, I’ll make summary judgements, or I’ll delegate summary judgement duties to somebody I trust.
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