Spellcasting Shenanigans
May. 12th, 2022 10:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
soc_puppetI'm part way through the audiobook of Eva Evegreen: Semi-Magical Witch by Julie Abe, and I'm not entirely sure I'm going to finish. It's a good enough book, the emotional tone is just too anxious for me right now. (In fact, I've already listened to another whole audiobook to procrastinate on finishing this one, and am planning to go for the next one in that series next, as well. I'm probably going to need a good amount of spoilers and summarization if I want to make it through the protagonist's near-constant setbacks.)
Anyway, in this book, witches and wizards use magic most frequently by coming up with their own unique spells, usually in rhyming or near-rhyming phrases or alliteration or similar. They can use spells by other people, but the spells aren't as powerful if the magic user doesn't come up with the wording themself.
And I thought to myself, wouldn't one of the best ways to train young magic users in the art of forming their own spells on the spot be through improvised rap and hip-hop? And now I just want to come up with some setting where I can use that.
Or pass the idea on to someone else who can use it better. Anyone have Lin-Manuel Miranda's contact info?
Anyway, in this book, witches and wizards use magic most frequently by coming up with their own unique spells, usually in rhyming or near-rhyming phrases or alliteration or similar. They can use spells by other people, but the spells aren't as powerful if the magic user doesn't come up with the wording themself.
And I thought to myself, wouldn't one of the best ways to train young magic users in the art of forming their own spells on the spot be through improvised rap and hip-hop? And now I just want to come up with some setting where I can use that.
Or pass the idea on to someone else who can use it better. Anyone have Lin-Manuel Miranda's contact info?
