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<blockquote data-quote="Cadence" data-source="post: 8776639" data-attributes="member: 6701124"><p>Using "magical universe" as a catch-all seems to have the same problem as using "super hero" to describe power level.</p><p> </p><p>For magical universes...</p><p></p><p>Some have diseases still spread by rules that seem like viruses and bacteria, others don't. Some have physics and gravity working like the real world, others don't. Some have wounds and infection work like the real world, others don't. Some have vision working like in real life others have it seemingly work like extramission. Some allow seeing in the dark without calling on further ranges of the spectrum (infra/ulta) and some use those to do it. Some have gun-powder and some modify physics so it doesn't work. Some have insects eat dead plants and animals and others are Pokemon. And some have the capabilities of people that aren't explicitly magical ostensibly work like real world people and some don't.</p><p></p><p>... and I'm guessing we all have our own preferences.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In fiction, it feels to me like the more rules that are chucked to the side (edit: ..., modified, or thoughtfully altered) changes things for the reader and what they expect to come next. And that some worlds would be called "more realistic" than others and a lot of people would know what was meant by that in a general way -- even if they both had some magic in them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cadence, post: 8776639, member: 6701124"] Using "magical universe" as a catch-all seems to have the same problem as using "super hero" to describe power level. For magical universes... Some have diseases still spread by rules that seem like viruses and bacteria, others don't. Some have physics and gravity working like the real world, others don't. Some have wounds and infection work like the real world, others don't. Some have vision working like in real life others have it seemingly work like extramission. Some allow seeing in the dark without calling on further ranges of the spectrum (infra/ulta) and some use those to do it. Some have gun-powder and some modify physics so it doesn't work. Some have insects eat dead plants and animals and others are Pokemon. And some have the capabilities of people that aren't explicitly magical ostensibly work like real world people and some don't. ... and I'm guessing we all have our own preferences. In fiction, it feels to me like the more rules that are chucked to the side (edit: ..., modified, or thoughtfully altered) changes things for the reader and what they expect to come next. And that some worlds would be called "more realistic" than others and a lot of people would know what was meant by that in a general way -- even if they both had some magic in them. [/QUOTE]
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