The Ship of Theseus and A Letter To Those Who Care
Today we talk about the principal of "The ship of Theseus" and how it pertains to some aspects of world building as I have seen recently. We continue on and ask a serious question that the ship of the...
16 Okt 202128min
Little Witch Academia's Method of Limits
On this episode of magic system Monday we will discuss my takeaway from specific aspects of the magic system in Little Witch Academia, specifically as they pertain to how the series addresses limits. ...
24 Aug 202112min
The Butterfly Effect and The One Percent Barrier: Steins;Gate's ideas on time travel
The concept of time traveling is a common one in fiction, giving rise and prominence to the concept of the butterfly effect. But is the butterfly effect accurate? And how much of a place must it hold ...
11 Aug 202113min
MSM Tweaking for Results - Featuring DnD's Invisibility
On today's episode of magic system Monday, we have an odd change of pace. We'll be discussing not the magic system as a whole, but a specific spell in dnd as well as an odd player made workaround surr...
19 Juni 202116min
Dramatic Magic, Formulaic creation, and Foci
People often say that a good magic system needs to have a cost, but what really is a cost? And is it true? Well that depends on your definition,which varies far more than reasonable. But perhaps anoth...
17 Maj 202138min
Avatar: The Last Airbender Pt3 - Earthbending
In this episode we will discuss the Earth elemental as well as it's expression within the series as a demonstration of the benefits of a hard magic system
22 Apr 202119min
Avatar: The Last Airbender Pt2 - Waterbending
This is part two in the series on ATLA which covers water
9 Apr 202136min
Avatar: The Last Airbender Pt1 - The Basics and Airbending
The first in the series of episodes covering A:TLA. Firstly we have an explanation for the the basics of how the bending works, what the Avatar is, as well as the the principles and origin of Airbendi...
31 Mars 202136min
