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A Taxonomy of Magic

This is a purely and relentlessly thematic/Doylist set of categories. 

The question is: What is the magic for, in this universe that was created to have magic?

Or, even better: What is nature of the fantasy that’s on display here?

Because it is, literally, fantasy.  It’s pretty much always someone’s secret desire.

(NOTE: “Magic” here is being used to mean “usually actual magic that is coded as such, but also, like, psionics and superhero powers and other kinds of Weird Unnatural Stuff that has been embedded in a fictional world.”)

(NOTE: These categories often commingle and intersect.  I am definitely not claiming that the boundaries between them are rigid.)

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Thematically speaking, the most important thing Terry Pratchett taught me was the concept of militant decency. The idea that you can look at the world and its flaws and its injustices and its cruelties and get deeply, intensely angry, and that you can turn that into energy for doing the right thing and making the world a better place. He taught me that the anger itself is not the part I should be fighting. Nobody in my life ever said that before.

If someone said "show me the cutest animal I've never seen before", what would you show them?

the pygmy jerboa!

Ukrainians wait for the Declaration of Independence to be pronounced near the Supreme Council building in Kyiv on the 24th of August, 1991

Clark never felt pain until after he became Superman.

Listen. Just listen. NATO phonetic alphabet, except it was made for BG3.

Astarion (sorry not sorry, Absolute) Balduran Ceremorphosis Dragon Emperor Fireball Gale Halsin Illithid Jaheira Karlach Lae'zel Mizora Neil Newbon Netheril Orin Perception Quest Raphael Shadowheart Tav Urge Volo Wyll X ??? I dunno, that's the only word I didn't find a name for in the game. Yurgir Zevlor

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My family just lost their "having me in their lives" privileges!

most inspirational little book from all inspirational little books I've ever read – 'Art Matters' by Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell. this little book contains four essays, my favorite is 'Make Good Art' it's really awesome.

'When you start out on a career in the arts you have no idea what you are doing. THIS IS GREAT. People who know what they are doing know the rules, and know what is possible and impossible. YOU DO NOT. AND YOU SHOULD NOT. The rules on what is possible and impossible in the arts were made by people who had not tested the bounds of the possible by going beyond them. AND YOU CAN. If you don't know it's impossible it's easier to do. And because nobody's done it before, they haven't made up rules to stop anyone doing that again. Yet.'

– Neil Gaiman.