Game Magic: A Designer's Guide to Magic Systems in Theory and Practice

by Jeff Howard

Make More Immersive and Engaging Magic Systems in GamesGame A Designer's Guide to Magic Systems in Theory and Practice explains how to construct magic systems and presents a compendium of arcane lore, encompassing the theory, history, and structure of magic systems in games and human belief. The author combines rigorous scholarly analysis wi

Genres: Game Design, Games

Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[John Pennycook · Rating 3 out of 5]

I definitely learned something from this book -- specifically, the importance of magic existing outside of battle and ensuring it "feels magical" -- but I didn't enjoy the structure. The book tries to target too many audiences simultaneously, and I ended up skimming some of the less interesting chapters.

[Denis · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great read and well researched. If you want to create a magic system for your game check this out.

[Francis Wiget ii]

Damned useful for novelists, occultists, tabletop gamers as well as for video game designers and writers.