/lit/ - Literature

I can't decide what kind of magic system would be fun in my totally anime fantasy pet project. Which do you like? Entertain me

>A) Good ol' wands
Wands are operated like conductor's baton to create whatever the caster imagines. Good points are versatility. Spells can be conjured to suit whatever situations and it doesn't take much explaining. Shit just happens. But...is it already too convenient? To the point that it gets lazy.

>B) Mage warriors
Mages manifest magical armors and weapons with unique properties and limited spells to fight. This allows for flashy melee-focused battles in a setting that's not medieval and there's endless intrigue in tweaking these tools to make them better. However, close combat easily turns into a tedious chore in writing.

>C) Magic arms
People don't cast spells, but they have guns that shoot magic instead of bullets. This system lets you have strictly specialized combat classes depending on the type of weaponry and battles become clear-cut rock-paper-scissors type tactical deals that even a monkey could follow. But that just makes the characters helpless without their toys. Is that really fun?

>>20276770
>it won't provide you with any interesting ideas on philosophy, human nature, etc

But that's the fucking best part of fantasy. You can tackle these themes in situations and environments that aren't possible in real life and might actually give your reader something new

I cannot write dialogue for the life of me.

>>16527599
>very quietly