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8 Tips for Technology and Magic!

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• Magic and Tech should not be so powerful that they shake the fabric of your world's development. They also shouldn't be so mundane that they are impractical.

• The limits your world has on its magic or tech is what makes it interesting. It makes your heroes clever in the way they use it, and it lets your antagonists break it compeltely.

• Assess whether your magic or tech is 'just there' or a fabric of your world. If you don't integrate it properly, it just becomes a tool to move the story forward.

• Repition and consistency in the way you use spells or tech are the keys to a system.

• The more you explain your magic or tech, the more useful it can be. The less you explain it, the more wondrous it becomes, but it also is less useful to solve problems.

• Take a movie or book that uses a cliche or dated magic or tech. Now reinvent this story with practical application of the lessons you've learned. It's a great exercise!

• Limitless power is the worst kind to have. Avoid 'wish' magic at all costs.

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