The Way of the Arcane

The Basics of Magic

Magic is fundamentally systematic. Take cooking as an example. Each chef may follow a different recipe for the same dish but what is important is that they have a due process. Magic can be viewed in the same light. Every spell is made up of different forms of magic combined in a certain order. There are there are different ways to cast the same spell and different ways differ in quality and difficulty. However, unlike cooking, every magic user has the same ingredients.

"What?!" you say, "Then how come I can't cast that enchanting spell that I tried a few days ago?"

As I said earlier, spells are made up of different forms of magic. This is exactly why you may not be able to cast certain spells. You will be able to produce different forms of magic with practice and study. I hope that this journal will help enlighten you on the path of the arcane.

Patrick leaned over the cafeteria table "So what do you think?" he had a hopeful look on his face, like that of a child.

"It's interesting... are you sure you want to commit to something as elaborate as this?"

"C'mon, it'll be an experience."

"Alright then, is there anything I can help with?"

"No, you'll just take all the credit. You douche."

"Do you really think I would do that? I just have a couple of small things I want to produce to help with this."

"I do think you would do that. You started the profile on FimFiction.net. You chose your pen name to be the G&PT. I am pretty sure you would do that."

"Harsh. Whatever, here's what I wanted to do: I want to make a spell list and-"

"Spell list? Are you a wizard Harry?"

"Just go with me on this, I want a set list of spells, naturally there would be many, many possibilities, but I would like to have just a few as a outline."

"How many?"

"Not many."

"How many?"

"Oh say... a hundred."

"A hundred? Really? That's quite a commitment."

"I know, but that isn't all. I plan on writing a story for it as well."

"And a story? What about everything else you are working on?"

"I can finish that up fairly soon. The story will be grand, trust me."

"If you say so, what is it going to be about?"

"I can't tell you."

"Why not? It's my magic journal."

"I know, but it needs a story to go up on the website."

"I can just write my own."

"You would never finish it. It's like that Flim Flam fic you are still 'planning'"

"I'm going to write it."

"Next year. C'mon, Just let me help. Your name will be on it, my name will too, but it will just say:'spells, suggestions, and story by The G&PT."

"Fine."

"That's the spirit!"

And with that they separated. Troy gathered up his materials and began work on this new project. He new this would be big. There's nothing better than a system. Especially a working system, and with this magic journal, it would be made. Troy pulled out some loose leaf paper. He had forgotten something. He needed to study the beginnings of this magic journal.

Magic

Magic can travel through almost any material, though there are materials it can't move through and ways to influence magic's direction.

Types of Magic

To ease the mental burden of memorizing all the types of magic, I have put together a simple system that will help classify and organize the magic types.

Magic Type - Difficulty

Appearance:
Purpose:

If you are looking for how to 'cast' certain types of magic, then look at the spell format. Spells are formatted to show what to combine with what to result in a spell.

Pure Magic- Beginner

Appearance: Beam or an aura around horn (color depends on pony).
Purpose: Built up in a unicorn's horn before being converted into another form of magic (known as a spell). Mostly harmless unless in extreme amounts.

Floaty Magic- Beginner

Appearance: Aura around focused object.
Purpose: Levitation, is not fast. Is safe for everyday use.

Flash Magic- Novice

Appearance: Sudden light flash.
Purpose: Teleportation (when used in conjunction with burst magic). Other spells.

Heat Magic- Novice

Appearance: Invisible, or as a beam.
Purpose: General heating purposes.

"That's enough for now, thanks again for letting me borrow your journal for a moment."

"It wasn't a problem, you do need to know the base elements to create spells."

"Well now I know. And knowing is half the battle."

"G.I. Joe!"

"I'm going to go start work on those spells then. I'll see you later."

"See ya."

Troy returned to his work, retrieving the piece of paper to write down the spells. He thought about beginning with some he saw the previous day on a re-run episode. Instead he decided to just make up some magic spells.

1. Fireworks= burst+heat+flash+burst+pure
   
2. Fireball= heat+burst+floaty+pure

He couldn't continue like this. He needed the other base elements of magic. Without knowing all of it, he couldn't create a fairly balanced spell list. With what he currently knew, he could only make an arsonist's dreamland. He needed the notebook. Where was Patrick though?

Patrick sat casually at a desk. He picked up his yellow spiral and flipped open to the notes he had made on magic. It was incomplete. He needed to make more sense of magic. How did it power machinery like the Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000? He thought for a moment. Staring at the blank walls around him, he looked for an answer. Instead, he decided to play League of Legends because he's lazy like that.