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Soft magic systems aren't any fun. Change my mind.
Christianity, stranger things and paranormal activity are equally as uninteresting to me because it's "because I said so". Boooooooo, come up with some rules for your world.
Can we make a new category of fiction called "supernatural" SEPARATE from sci-fi and fantasy? Thanks, that would be nice.
"Magic system" is a bit of an oxymoron imo. The problem with having hard rules for magic is that that's not magic, that's science. You just end up with a world with slightly different physical laws.
Technology can be interesting on its own but a deep understanding of the underlying mechanics kills the magic. A rock that lets you talk with someone over great distance is magic but if you explain it as manipulating imperceptible vibrations in the air you just have a radio.
Bro do you criticize The Epic of Gilgamesh for being a pre-Tolkien world building standard too? You have to judge these fantasies in context
Just joking around, but yeah, I personally enjoy what I call "supernatural" stories less than sci-fi and fantasy with proper world-building