Nikki Jekyll
03-11-2008, 02:20 AM
Okay, I'm writing a story and while I was thinking about it this morning during English, I realized that some of my new and ideas were a lot like Naruto plots/ideas.
So, I come to you, Oh denizens of DW, to help me decide what I have to do.
This story is about mages. In the world I've created, mages (or those with magic) are resented and disliked, even to the point of genocide. Therefore the mages of the world stick together, because they're less likely to be attacked. There are a lot of cultures, just like the real world, and the 'Western' culture of the created world is sort of my own twist on Asian cultures and traditions.
Magic there works like this: you're born with it. Either you have it or you don't. You can't gain it, and you can't lose it. There are different types of magic, some are more common than others. For example, most people have all-purpose magic, where they could just about do anything they wanted to with it, and other's have magic that runs in their families, which is rarer and for the most part, more powerful. You can, however, be born with a magic that doesn't run in your family, it's all really comes down to chance.
Every person is born with a certain amount of 'mana' or magical energy. The more mana you have, the more magic you can perform at a time. Mana can be increased with meditation and practice.
Magic can have strange side-effects on people's bodies, like unnatural hair, eye, and skin colors, faster healing rates, faster reaction times, (not all of them are good, though).
Anyway:
The leaders of the village that the story takes place in are trying to establish good relations with normal, non-magical people. Therefore, the younger mages are being taught how to use and control their magic. It's a simple Master/Apprentice type thing, with a 1 to 4 apprentices being assigned to a Master mage.
So, I come to you, Oh denizens of DW, to help me decide what I have to do.
This story is about mages. In the world I've created, mages (or those with magic) are resented and disliked, even to the point of genocide. Therefore the mages of the world stick together, because they're less likely to be attacked. There are a lot of cultures, just like the real world, and the 'Western' culture of the created world is sort of my own twist on Asian cultures and traditions.
Magic there works like this: you're born with it. Either you have it or you don't. You can't gain it, and you can't lose it. There are different types of magic, some are more common than others. For example, most people have all-purpose magic, where they could just about do anything they wanted to with it, and other's have magic that runs in their families, which is rarer and for the most part, more powerful. You can, however, be born with a magic that doesn't run in your family, it's all really comes down to chance.
Every person is born with a certain amount of 'mana' or magical energy. The more mana you have, the more magic you can perform at a time. Mana can be increased with meditation and practice.
Magic can have strange side-effects on people's bodies, like unnatural hair, eye, and skin colors, faster healing rates, faster reaction times, (not all of them are good, though).
Anyway:
The leaders of the village that the story takes place in are trying to establish good relations with normal, non-magical people. Therefore, the younger mages are being taught how to use and control their magic. It's a simple Master/Apprentice type thing, with a 1 to 4 apprentices being assigned to a Master mage.