Tag: Magic

A spell of dark magic, the black wave damages those in its path. Here, a blue wand with alternating light and dark shades is emitting a cloud-like wave in the center. The wave spreads out in all directions, alternating between black and clear. Each wave has a purple edge. In the background is a pink-purple gradient with the pink in the image's center. Going outward, the pink transitions to purple which fills up the rest of the image.

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The Wicked Power of Dark Magic in Fantasy

CONTENTS Overview All fantasy villains share something in common besides their penchant for world domination. A power that is the exact opposite of holy magic,

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A spell of light magic, the light shaft delivers a powerful blow to a foe. This image shows a large dark yellow orb floating above a green. The orb is surrounded by smaller floating orbs. All the orbs have a darker yellow shade on the outer side with the interior having many dark spots. The green wand is in the lower right and is pointing towards the upper right with the orb to its upper right. It's shooting out a large shaft of light with alternating shades of light and dark yellow from the outermost to the innermost layer. The shaft is going right, all the way to the side. The background features a light-dark blue radial gradient. Layered in alternating rows from the outermost to innermost, the center row is a bright blue behind the orbs and shaft.

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Light Magic: The One Power the Servants of Evil Fear

CONTENTS The Premise Whenever malevolent forces overrun a world, there’s only one thing standing in their way, a magic they fear above all others: light

Sunfire July 31, 2023 No Comments

The most powerful spell of wind magic, tornadoes destroy everything in their path. This is a blue tornado with the different shades of blue representing different points in the light-shadow spectrum. Several deeply dark blue lines run across, representing its shadows. Atop the tornado is the vortex with the outermost band the lightest blue and the innermost band the darkest blue. In the background is a faint blue-green gradient with the blue barely visible behind the tornado. The green fills up the rest of the image.

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The Billowy Might of Wind Magic in Fantasy

CONTENTS Introduction The cool breeze in the air caresses your face as you feel the gentle sway of the wind. Ominously, the breeze turns into

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Sandstorms are one of earth magic's most powerful spells. This image depicts a sandstorm, denoted by the varying colors of particles ranging from yellow to brown flying all over. In the background is a blue sky with several yellow clouds. The upper-center part features a brown mesa, shaded with light and dark colors. Underneath it is its shadow which lies upon the grass. The rest of the image shows grass going all the way down to its bottom. Several blades of grass are visible here and there on the lower bottom.

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The Devastating Power of Earth Magic in Fantasy

CONTENTS The Premise There’s nothing quite like making a large, jagged rock appear out of nowhere and sending it flying in midair to your opponent.

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The most powerful form of lightning magic, the lightning storm causes destruction. The sky is gray and lightning bolts from several gray clouds are raining upon the mountain range, which runs from the center-left to the center-right. A lake sits in the lower left and a grassy plain takes up the lower right. The mountains, lake, and grass have shadows from the clouds up above. Stormy weather is a great setting to use dramatic scenes in the story.

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Zap! The Electrifying Power of Lightning Magic in Fantasy

CONTENTS Introduction Imagine you’re locked in a ferocious duel with a wizard and he mutters a spell that shoots out a lightning bolt which instantly

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The most powerful form of ice magic, snowstorms wreak havoc on the battlefield. Here, against the backdrop of a dark gray sky several gray clouds are dumping snow upon a series of mountains, each already covered in snow. Several clouds are visible in front of the mountains. The darker gray spots on the mountains reveal the shadows.

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Ice Magic in Fantasy: Unraveling its Frigid Power

CONTENTS Overview Brr! There’s nothing like being pelted with an ice shard in the middle of winter. Ice, one of nine branches of elemental magic,

Sunfire July 17, 2023 No Comments