Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Look, I'm guilty of overusing a phrase, but I'm a little tired of our instance that everything is a "magic system". As a huge Sanderson fan, I'm a FAN of the hard magic systems, but I think we've gone a little overboard in trying to define all our fantasy. Sometimes it just is, ya know? Let me know your thoughts on this topic below!

Sanderson's magic essay: brandonsanderson.com/sandersons-first-law

Chapters
00:00 - Intro
01:54 - Where the term started
03:43- The definition of "magic system"
6:36 - The point

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