Poll: Favorite type of Magic!?
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I absolutely love the Mistborn series of books. In them there are 3 types of magic which characters can use based on metals.
Allomancy: Some Humans can injest and 'burn' metals inside themselves for particular powers. Each metal that has a power has an opposite power from a correctly mixed alloy of that metal. For instance Iron gives the power to 'pull' on nearby metal objects. You could use it to pull a pen to you by it's nib. Or if the objest is heavier than you, like a bronze statue, you could use iron to pull yourself towards it. The alloy of iron, Steel, allows objects to be pushed from you/you to push yourself from objects.
Another instance is Zinc and Brass. Zink allows a user to 'riot' others emotions in a local area. They can use it to make people more angry, or to feel more love towards something. This influence is usually done subtly to avoid the person noticing the erratic change. Brass, on the other hand, soothes emotions. You can make people feel less anxious, or less angry. Or you could isolate a particular emotion. If there is a angry crowd who are also upset, tired and hungry you could reduce the feeling of hunger and tiredness (the mind side, not the physical) and the upset and just leave the anger. Then a zinc burner could increase the level of ambition in the crowd, inciting a riot or rampage.
Most people in the world can't use the powers. Some can use the power of a single metal or a single alloy. Very few are called Mistborn. They can use all of them.
Metals burn at different rates, and skilled users can alter how much they are burning to vary the effects. Bronze/Steel for instance burn quickly, and is used mostly when you need it. Zinc/Brass on the other hand is subtle and takes a long time to burn. There isn't much worry about running out when you need it.
Feruchemy: Some of the Terris race (tall, peaceful, scholar like people) can use this. By having physical contact with a metal object they can store and call upon stored elements. Copper will allow someone to store and access memories in perfect detail. Pewter allows the storing of strength. Gold allows people to store wellbeing and recovery. And a fictional 'god' metal Atium can be used to store age. (And more of course) The downside to these is that when storing you have to give up some of what you have already. If storing age to be youthfull you have to spend time physically older as you fill. 10 minutes of storing a 50 year age gap older will give you 10 minutes of being 50 years younger. Storing recovery makes you ill for a set time, strength makes you weak etc.
Hemalurgy: This is the final type of metal magic. I won't say anything about it, you will have to read the books and discover it with the characters.
These magic systems are awesome, they have limiting factors and mana type levels which I like, but to actually answer the OP the ones I really wished I had was the Bronze/Steel. I guess you could call it a version of telpathy, so mixed with psychic and mental, but I like how it is restricted to only metal.
Allomancy: Some Humans can injest and 'burn' metals inside themselves for particular powers. Each metal that has a power has an opposite power from a correctly mixed alloy of that metal. For instance Iron gives the power to 'pull' on nearby metal objects. You could use it to pull a pen to you by it's nib. Or if the objest is heavier than you, like a bronze statue, you could use iron to pull yourself towards it. The alloy of iron, Steel, allows objects to be pushed from you/you to push yourself from objects.
Another instance is Zinc and Brass. Zink allows a user to 'riot' others emotions in a local area. They can use it to make people more angry, or to feel more love towards something. This influence is usually done subtly to avoid the person noticing the erratic change. Brass, on the other hand, soothes emotions. You can make people feel less anxious, or less angry. Or you could isolate a particular emotion. If there is a angry crowd who are also upset, tired and hungry you could reduce the feeling of hunger and tiredness (the mind side, not the physical) and the upset and just leave the anger. Then a zinc burner could increase the level of ambition in the crowd, inciting a riot or rampage.
Most people in the world can't use the powers. Some can use the power of a single metal or a single alloy. Very few are called Mistborn. They can use all of them.
Metals burn at different rates, and skilled users can alter how much they are burning to vary the effects. Bronze/Steel for instance burn quickly, and is used mostly when you need it. Zinc/Brass on the other hand is subtle and takes a long time to burn. There isn't much worry about running out when you need it.
Feruchemy: Some of the Terris race (tall, peaceful, scholar like people) can use this. By having physical contact with a metal object they can store and call upon stored elements. Copper will allow someone to store and access memories in perfect detail. Pewter allows the storing of strength. Gold allows people to store wellbeing and recovery. And a fictional 'god' metal Atium can be used to store age. (And more of course) The downside to these is that when storing you have to give up some of what you have already. If storing age to be youthfull you have to spend time physically older as you fill. 10 minutes of storing a 50 year age gap older will give you 10 minutes of being 50 years younger. Storing recovery makes you ill for a set time, strength makes you weak etc.
Hemalurgy: This is the final type of metal magic. I won't say anything about it, you will have to read the books and discover it with the characters.
These magic systems are awesome, they have limiting factors and mana type levels which I like, but to actually answer the OP the ones I really wished I had was the Bronze/Steel. I guess you could call it a version of telpathy, so mixed with psychic and mental, but I like how it is restricted to only metal.
I love particularly black magic as in the stuff that comes at a price to use. Omnipotence is yours if you just give up that retched soul you know, and its not like you need that leg or arm do you?, or how about that wonderful son that you just had maybe that can get you a few things. Know how to sacrifice know when to sacrifice and the world is yours.
Captcha: Sugar
I suppose that is a magic in its own right I suppose.
Captcha: Sugar
I suppose that is a magic in its own right I suppose.
I voted for Nature Magic mainly because there was no culinaromancy.
In games I think I like ice magic the best. Especially if it lets you get creative.
I wouldn't say no to summoning some demons either.
In games I think I like ice magic the best. Especially if it lets you get creative.
I wouldn't say no to summoning some demons either.
I was somewhat ninjad on this but i can also recommend Brandon Sanderson's books. They feature the most unique magic systems that i have ever seen. All of them are interesting and cool but have strict rules and limits.Piorn said:
He also has a fun feature called the Cosmere in his books. It's basically that, while the different series generally play out in different worlds, most of his books happen in the same universe called the Cosmere, which has an overarching stories of it's own, which you find out over the course of multiple series. If you're interested it's most likely best to Start with the Mistborn series. After that you get the basics of the Cosmere and can pretty much jump into any other series of his.
I like magic that comes at a price which tends to be either demonic or necromancy and word battles with demons are fun so I'm going to go with demonic.
Obviously this not the type of magic I would personally want to have.
Obviously this not the type of magic I would personally want to have.
Blue magic. I prefer control and mill decks.
Oh, you mean....
I'm going to interpret "nature" very broadly and go with that. I think I just won the universe.
Oh, you mean....
I'm going to interpret "nature" very broadly and go with that. I think I just won the universe.
When society inevitably collapses, I'm going to stick close to you. Both for the entertainment factor, and because it's probably safest not to be your enemy.Fiz_The_Toaster said:Pyromancer, baby! Woot!
I dunno why, but fire is a fun magic ability to have.
It kills all the things and you get to watch them dance while they are on fire too!
Free entertainment!
Agreed there. I love electricity magic, but nothing feels as badass to me, as earth magic/bending.Redlin5 said:If Golden Sun and Avatar have taught me anything its that Earth Powers are F*CKING AWESOME
Oh, come now Zach.Zachary Amaranth said:When society inevitably collapses, I'm going to stick close to you. Both for the entertainment factor, and because it's probably safest not to be your enemy.Fiz_The_Toaster said:Pyromancer, baby! Woot!
I dunno why, but fire is a fun magic ability to have.
It kills all the things and you get to watch them dance while they are on fire too!
Free entertainment!
I'm not that terrible, promise!
...
Seriously, fire is super fun, and it's super helpful for cooking foodie things.
You **REMOVED CHARACTER NAME BECAUSE OF SPOILER**, you. Leave the people in peace! And stay away from the well... you hear me?Dynast Brass said:
I didn't say it was a bad thing, did I?Fiz_The_Toaster said:Oh, come now Zach.
I'm not that terrible, promise!
...
Seriously, fire is super fun, and it's super helpful for cooking foodie things.
Well, maybe for your enemies.
Psychic/Mind magic, on the low end of the scale it might just be mundane things such as Telepathy and Telekinesis. on the high end, you have levitation (not flight) of the self, empathy, astral projection (kind of both ocular and chi-based) to the extent that you could defend a small area around yourself. however teleportation seems a bit overpowered unless it was more of an unreal sort of psychic powers, something Lovecraftian.
Passively sympathize with animals and possibly they may be uprooted to a degree that they can understand Human concepts and speech (somewhat like a Familiar), highly advanced psychic potential may allow you to "see" into the essence of people; detecting abnormalities of the body and mind or the lifeforce of cells themselves. an arcane side is sensing the connection within objects to seek people out or to detect passive psychic echoes that all sapient beings leave, including specters and revenants. In short, you'll probably become a lithe Kung Fu psychic who can fling cloth to attack/ensnare foes (sorry Rose!). the issue of Animal communication may be lessened if you're only communicating to animals that you actually know, so you won't subconsciously read the mind of every pidgeon and cat that passes by.
Certainly combines the mythical stuff such as flight, moving fire/water or whatever.
Passively sympathize with animals and possibly they may be uprooted to a degree that they can understand Human concepts and speech (somewhat like a Familiar), highly advanced psychic potential may allow you to "see" into the essence of people; detecting abnormalities of the body and mind or the lifeforce of cells themselves. an arcane side is sensing the connection within objects to seek people out or to detect passive psychic echoes that all sapient beings leave, including specters and revenants. In short, you'll probably become a lithe Kung Fu psychic who can fling cloth to attack/ensnare foes (sorry Rose!). the issue of Animal communication may be lessened if you're only communicating to animals that you actually know, so you won't subconsciously read the mind of every pidgeon and cat that passes by.
Certainly combines the mythical stuff such as flight, moving fire/water or whatever.
