Magic system

Different cultures would classify magic in different ways, this system is just a basic, relatively “hard magic” base to work off of for your worldbuilding.

Magic has replaced the role of gunpowder technology, for now at least.

Science and technology exist alongside magic.

Yes, apart from research entries, you could run your roleplay campaigns in the 2C world and completely ignore this system.

Your nation’s magic

Acquisition

If they have discovered it, explain how the culture discovered magic and their methods of using it.

What are the requirements for using magic or an individual spell? What are the material requirements and tools for casting magic? e.g: grimoires, staves, etc.

Are there institutions based on magic? Can magic be faked? (eg: in our world, homeopathy does not work, yet some people believe in it.) How easy is magic to learn and use? Is magic hereditary or can it be learned by anyone?

Explain what the goals and motivations of an individual magic user or organization are, in the uses of magic. Risks

What happens when a spell is not cast correctly?

Are there any adverse effects from the use of a discipline of magic, or magic in general?

Magic in society

Explain how common magic is in society.

If magic has an effect on society, explain this effect. Is magic frowned upon or taboo?

Explain how well-known magic is to national leaders, national entities, international entities, militaries, etc.

Sources of magic

Sacrifice

Life energy

Divine intervention

A type of fuel or resource

Something else?

Methods of casting magic

Songs

Hand gestures

Infusion of magic into things(like objects or symbols, would be enchanting or mysticism)

meditation/communion with the magic

Limitations

Necromancy is not possible [tbd]. Perhaps it could be a difficult type of magic to unlock?

Teleportation is not possible [tbd]. The consensus was it would be OP. Perhaps long distances would be exponentially costly to travel, i.e: Nightcrawler mechanics.

Manipulation magic has limitations on how far away the object can be, its mass, and its composition.

Created objects have to be non-magical, material objects. This requires a lot of magic

Summons consume magic over time until the spell ends, when the spell ends the summon disappears from the physical world.

Enchantment magic has the limitation that the caster must be touching the object with their body, or object they use to cast with.

Mysticism magic has the limitation that the caster must be in meditation or in some other state of mind, depending on the culture.

Types of magic

Manipulation

Manipulation magic can control living or non-living things of the physical world.

Manipulation magic has limitations on how far away the object can be, its mass, and its composition.

This magic type includes:

Conjuration

Conjuration magic can create non-magical, material objects, and summon objects or living beings from another dimension for a limited time.

Conjuration magic has the limitation that created objects have to be non-magical, material objects, this requires a lot of magic. Summons consume magic over time until the spell ends, when the spell ends the summon disappears from the physical world.

This magic type includes:

Enchantment

Enchantment magic has the ability to increase the magical abilities of a living being or object. Enchantment magic has the limitation that the caster must be touching the object with their body, or object they use to cast with.

This magic type includes:

Mysticism

Mysticism magic contains the abilities of insight into hidden truths of the world and communication with higher powers and animals.

Mysticism magic has the limitation that the caster must be in meditation or in some other state of mind, depending on the culture.

This magic type includes: