Magic Systems that wish they were Science — Worldbuilding Ideas

WORLD ANVIL ➤ Use code “talefoundry“ to save 30% on your annual guild membership! — In the old days, “thaumaturgy“ was a word that meant wonder-working, but as science and technology developed, the nature of wonderment itself changed. Now, thanks to the proto-scientists of the renaissance and enlightenment, it means something far different. Not all magic is divine or supernatural or ineffably linked to the cosmos. Sometimes it’s just a matter of perception. And the authors who know how to play with that can create some really interesting things. ▬▬▬▬ Credit/Attributions ▬▬▬▬ For a complete list of all sources used in all videos, please visit our Comprehensive Content Sources document: #bookmark= Additional Music by Epidemic Sound: ▬▬▬▬ What is Tale Foundry? ▬▬▬▬ If fiction were a material, we would be its manufacturing plant. We make: ➤ Tale Foundry Episodes — Where we take apart stories to see what makes them tick, then recycle what we find to create our own. ➤ Tale Bits — Where we pluck interesting ideas from stories and try to draw inspiration from them. ➤ Writing Group — Where we run a weekly writing group stream on Twitch where we read stories from all of you, the community! http:// ➤ TF Discord — Come join our community! ▬▬▬▬ Support Us▬▬▬▬ ▬▬▬▬ Tale Foundry Team ▬▬▬▬ • Talebot — the talent • The Taleoids — the talent’s helpers • Benjamin Cook — writer/channel founder • Felipé de Barros — artist () • Alexander Cuenin — Animator & Editor () • Bazz Bartlett — audio editor