This is how Magic Systems work (Soft vs Hard + More)

Blankmarks
4 min readFeb 22, 2021
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It won’t be much of a Magic Blog if I don’t talk about the basics. They’re the Hard and Soft Magic systems, a topic covered all over the internet.

I will also talk about the template fantasy game magic system and review it too so it’s not just me saying the same things. With that let’s get on with it.

​Hard Magic Systems

Remember when I said that I was going to say the same old thing about the Hard and Soft magic systems?

Well, I want to introduce a more in-depth version of the classic Hard vs Soft system.

I would show it like this:

<Flimsy Soft — — Soft — — -Fluid Hard — — — Hard>

Before going over the new additions let’s define the normal Hard Magic System.

Normal Hard Magic System

A Hard Magic System is where the rules and limits are clearly defined for the character and audience. These systems tend to be more unique (Universe Exclusive Magic) and complex than Soft power systems.

Fluid Hard Magic System

Now that you know the normal definition of a Hard Magic I want to add another layer to it called Fluid Hard.

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Blankmarks

I’m Blankmarks and I love magic in fiction. I’ll write about the various magic types and concepts not only for fun but to help writers create new magical worlds