Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
White Dwarf Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Nest
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
EN Publishing
Twitter
BlueSky
Facebook
Instagram
EN World
BlueSky
YouTube
Facebook
Twitter
Twitch
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.
Rocket your D&D 5E and Level Up: Advanced 5E games into space! Alpha Star Magazine Is Launching... Right Now!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
Colors of magic (Help, please!)
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="jdrakeh" data-source="post: 4122354" data-attributes="member: 13892"><p>This is actually part of a larger idea that I've been working on (something for a Window variant) but my imagination has been taxed lately due to physical illness and subsequent OT at work, trying to make up for missed days. The basic idea here is that different types of magic are associated with a given color and embody three aspects (an animal aspect, a chemical or element aspect, and an 'idea' aspect). Here's what I have so far: </p><p></p><p><strong>Grey Magic</strong> - Wolves, Iron, Winter</p><p><strong>Black Magic</strong> - Vermin, Bone, Shadow</p><p><strong>White Magic</strong> - Falcons, Wind, Travel</p><p><strong>Purple Magic</strong> - Spiders, Poison, Passion</p><p><strong>Green Magic</strong> - Snakes, Emerald, Vision</p><p><strong>Red Magic</strong> - Demons, Blood, Wrath</p><p><strong>Yellow Magic</strong> - Insects, Plague, Pestilence</p><p></p><p>I'm happy with most of the above, with the exception of Red magic which seems to be. . . I dunno. . . lame. I've tried to stay away from more typical elements associated with certain types of good or evil magic in more mainstream fantasy games -- note, for example, that White magi don't have any innate ability to heal and Black magi don't have any direct ties to a force so awesome as Death (in fact, Black magic doesn't even have the most potential for 'evil' of all the magic types listed above). I need some input on other colors, as well. . . I'm stupified for good, evocative, examples of Blue Magic, for instance. </p><p></p><p>The 'idea' aspect above may need a bit more clarification -- it's less a rigid descriptor than it is a term that represents the general tendencies of a given magic type. To put things in perspective, Green Magic (with the exception of the Snakes bit) came directly from Krull and Purple Magic came directly from Thieve's World (wholesale). Examining those respective sources will give you an idea of what the 'idea' (or, perhaps, 'ideal') aspect is meant to represent. It's hard to explain in words at this point, really. </p><p></p><p>At any rate, any assistance that you can provide would be much appreciated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jdrakeh, post: 4122354, member: 13892"] This is actually part of a larger idea that I've been working on (something for a Window variant) but my imagination has been taxed lately due to physical illness and subsequent OT at work, trying to make up for missed days. The basic idea here is that different types of magic are associated with a given color and embody three aspects (an animal aspect, a chemical or element aspect, and an 'idea' aspect). Here's what I have so far: [b]Grey Magic[/b] - Wolves, Iron, Winter [b]Black Magic[/b] - Vermin, Bone, Shadow [b]White Magic[/b] - Falcons, Wind, Travel [b]Purple Magic[/b] - Spiders, Poison, Passion [b]Green Magic[/b] - Snakes, Emerald, Vision [b]Red Magic[/b] - Demons, Blood, Wrath [b]Yellow Magic[/b] - Insects, Plague, Pestilence I'm happy with most of the above, with the exception of Red magic which seems to be. . . I dunno. . . lame. I've tried to stay away from more typical elements associated with certain types of good or evil magic in more mainstream fantasy games -- note, for example, that White magi don't have any innate ability to heal and Black magi don't have any direct ties to a force so awesome as Death (in fact, Black magic doesn't even have the most potential for 'evil' of all the magic types listed above). I need some input on other colors, as well. . . I'm stupified for good, evocative, examples of Blue Magic, for instance. The 'idea' aspect above may need a bit more clarification -- it's less a rigid descriptor than it is a term that represents the general tendencies of a given magic type. To put things in perspective, Green Magic (with the exception of the Snakes bit) came directly from Krull and Purple Magic came directly from Thieve's World (wholesale). Examining those respective sources will give you an idea of what the 'idea' (or, perhaps, 'ideal') aspect is meant to represent. It's hard to explain in words at this point, really. At any rate, any assistance that you can provide would be much appreciated. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
Colors of magic (Help, please!)
Top
