We know he has power because… well because he’s a wizard. Never, at any point, do we really understand what he is capable of. Let’s start with Gandalf and work through it. If you’ve read Sanderson’s 1 st Law of Magic, my diagnosis of soft magic will come as no surprise to you. Fortunately, we’re not here decide if it’s a good or bad system, we just want to know where it falls on the scales and why. Lord of the Rings likely has the single most analyzed, adored, critiqued, and hated magic system published to date. With the length of the post, you jerk! Skyrim isn’t a problem it’s a way of life and I can quit any time I want! I originally wanted to include this in a single post, but at the 4,500 word count I realized I had a problem… This time we’re going to look at several popular systems and explore where they fall on the hard/soft and rational/nebulous scales.

Trust me, this post won’t make much sense if you don’t. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, go back and read Types of Magic, Pt 1. Last time we talked, we discussed the concepts of hard magic versus soft magic and rational magic versus nebulous magic. That’s all the silly, I promise… for now.

No time for delay and funny business I’ve been drinking green tea all day and I’m FREAKEN PUMPED!!!

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