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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rbingham2000" data-source="post: 1092684" data-attributes="member: 12947">Mainly, you can create any rules you like for how your fantasy world works -- but then you have to stick to those rules to the end, or else the audience/readers will hate you.Magic is often used as an explanation for why the fantasy realm is different from the world we live in. So one has to consider the following questions concerning magic: <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Where does magic come from?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">How does magic work?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Why does magic work the way it does and not some other way?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">What can you do with magic -- and what can't you do?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Can magic be defeated? If so, how can it be defeated; and if not, why aren't the magic-users in charge?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">How do other people view magic and magic-users?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">What is the price a magic-user must pay for using magic?</li> </ul>For other questions like this one, I strongly recommend "Patricia C. Wrede's Worldbuilding Questions," which exists in several forms on the web.</blockquote>