The Magic System
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Re: The Magic System
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In any case, I simply assumed since magic comes from caromentis,those who practice it simply know how to draw from it.I was satisfied with that. I was more interested in what the characters were going to do with their magical powers.
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I agree with you. I had naturally considered Galen to be the main character with the same reason because I couldn't grasp the boarders and limitations of magic. Meldorath and many mages didn't seem to have their boundaries, which made me wonder. Then again, it's nice to see Voulhire through Galen's eyes gradually as he was introduced to the magical world.luchi123 wrote: ↑07 Oct 2020, 08:40 Yes, I felt the same way too. That was why I enjoyed reading about Galen more because I felt that he, was the only real character I could relate with. However, then came Demetrius; and magic of course will be introduced into Galen's life too. I also didn't understand how the magical powers were graded. For instance, Rowan, Marshus, the mages, and biomage all had magical abilities, but they couldn't do as much as Meldorath did with his.
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I don't read Meldorath as good or bad. I feel the same about most of the characters in the boom. My exception is Maido. I just think he's despicable by nature.
I don't feel cheated by the lack of deep explanation of magic here. It will all be revealed in later books most likely. I just roll with the pages.
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From what I can recall, I believe that Matthew haven't confirmed, so far, that magic has its limitations. Bartrus said that the system of magic is a complex web in which most parts remains unfathomable, however, it's an established view, in our world, that everything has limitation; I'm unsure if it also applies in this book. On the other note, I do agree that there are few magical characters with unknown capacity in using magic, however, I think that it was because they aren't yet in the right moment that'll reveal their vulnerability. So, I don't see this as lacking of consistency. Nevertheless, I, like you, am eager to know more about Caromentis and magic.Karina Nowak wrote: ↑06 Oct 2020, 15:20 After I read this book I was left frustrated over the magic system, or rather that it wasn't explained enough. I get that maybe there were certain things that the writer didn't want to reveal just yet because it's only the first book. I also didn't expect everything to be explained in depth right away, but there needed to be, MORE!
The author seems to be building their own magic system which, seriously, bravo, Tysz! However, telling the reader that magic has limitations but then creating several characters that operate without any known limitations is confusing. If I'm honest, I did feel a little cheated that he didn't explain more about Caromentis and how the magic worked.
Yes, I know, there's probably more in the other books, I just needed more in this one. Did anyone else feel like that?
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