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Why does mana content in humans increase as they get older?

The amount doesn't increase You could make it function in such a way that instead of them accumulating vast amounts of mana that they simply become much more proficient in using it sparingly from yea …
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Simplest explanation for societies to know about only one kind of magic of the two existing ...

Skilled practitioners could likely have learned to use magic by feel after using it so frequently with the berry/venom much in the same way as you can navigate your house in the dark. …
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What could be some effects of (physical) Mana consumption that prevent long term abuse?

Make the dreams become addictive if overused. Known abusers of mana turn into spaced-out street bums after blowing all they own on Mana Stones and the like. They become visibly detestable to those w …
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Could "force" magic render metal based bladed weapons obsolete?

Yes Congratulations. Guns are super easy in your world. You no longer need gunpowder to launch projectiles. Just have the hammer hit a metal ball with its mega increased force. The hammer on the gun …
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How would ninja warfare looks like?

What it sounds like is that Ninja VS Ninja Determines the outcome of wars What does this mean? This means that there is no value gained in destroying or sending normal armed forces to a region until y …
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What would make energy buildup in the body harder to dissipate than its accumulation phase?

This magic system works like any other type of compression. Taking in more magic and holding it is a lot easier that trying to release it. … Taking 9 people worth of magic into 1 person tends to turn that person the magical equivalent of radioactive goo. …
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How can my Magic-Of-Things magic item service apply equally? [closed]

Follow-up to the magic system in Artifacts not being used for war and magic that replenishes with time In a world with regenerative magic, the average human doesn't know or generally use the pool of magic … There is no "pipe" that magic flows out of. A user could put all their magic into a single attack rapidly. …
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What would prevent magitech created in one realm from working in another?

Travel between realms harms the devices. If you travel by boat/air/rail you will inevitably pass through an area with no mana. When magical devices which need mana in them constantly even at low level …
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US Police trying to arrest a god

Sounds like you already have how far the police will go to capture him decided already. They have called in backup They have shot at him They have tried subduing him physically Based on these act …
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What roles could a mage do in an industrialized world?

It sounds like Magic is just harder when near metal and not impossible. … Thus, careful creation of magic sigils/circles geared towards being hardy against the effects of the nearby metal could be introduced to allow magic in an area. …
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Why would having more mages to conduct a spell not make it faster?

More power requires more control of said power. These rituals are already taxing on an individual, adding more people for more power only increases the pool of power available. The primary caster act …
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Running a successful Prison complex for Wizards

It siphons enough to open the door and then will continue to drain until the magic reserves of the Wizard reach normal person levels. … Cells need to be Magic Insulated, Normal everywhere else except specific escape points (front gate, delivery dock) What should I do with Wizards that keeps making trouble even in prison ? …
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How could a magical enchantment minimize the effect a super dense and super heavy object wou...

The enchantment actually warps gravity in his vicinity. It warps the gravity in such a fashion that the majority of his mass has its gravity reversed alternating throughout his entire body. Not enou …
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Magic is irrational and anti-authority - Can this work as I expect?

The irrational minds with magic however, they have no qualms in violation of cause and effect. Magic occurs simply because, "there is no other path." … Magic, while powerful, can not be wielded to any organizations one goal. At least, not without a large amount of effort to mold one of these "crazies" into line. …
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How can I prevent witches from cheating the magic system?

Draining Mana is a exponential curve. That first 40% is the tip of the iceberg. any further than that and you start drawing Mana out of the lifeforce of the person that comprises that majority of the …
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