Timeline for A magician can draw magical power from other planets in a star system, but not their own - why?
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| Aug 21, 2018 at 14:19 | comment | added | Qami | @ClayDeitas Exactly! Each planet's mana (like its surface temperature) could be in equilibrium as opposed to an absolute quantity. | |
| Aug 20, 2018 at 19:43 | comment | added | Clay Deitas | @Qami Like how the sun replenishes the Energy on the earth that's used by plants and animals? | |
| Aug 20, 2018 at 17:49 | comment | added | Qami | @ClayDeitas: alternatively, astronomical processes could be in a constant state of replenishing/depleting all the planets' mana levels so that it becomes a question of rate instead of quantity. | |
| Aug 20, 2018 at 7:05 | comment | added | Clay Deitas | Keep in mind that eventually all the mana will even out, becoming impossible to use. You can have this amount be very high with use essentially not denting it, but the fact that it will run out one day is good information to know for world building. | |
| Aug 19, 2018 at 2:44 | vote | accept | doplin | ||
| Aug 18, 2018 at 15:34 | comment | added | Robert Columbia | This is the best answer. Maybe Planet 1 has Fire Magic, and so opening a portal to the world of Life Magic (which is very low on Fire Magic) results in a large inflow of fire magic that the magician can channel. When the magician is on Planet 1, they can open a portal back and draw down Life Magic. There could even be effects on what spells can be cast - for example, fire spells might only work on non-fire planets! | |
| Aug 18, 2018 at 11:10 | comment | added | Chronocidal | Like standing on a chair - you can lift other chairs around you, but not the one you are actually standing on! (See also "[Bootstrapping]"(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootstrapping)) | |
| Aug 17, 2018 at 21:54 | history | answered | Logan R. Kearsley | CC BY-SA 4.0 |