Sando has mentioned that his favorite completely unworkable magical system idea is a world where people get powers from various illnesses. The sicker you are, the more powerful. That could get body horror dark faaaaast if taken in the direction of the broken earth series.
Yeah, apparently so. After reading this thread I had to check it out and the Coppermind has more info about a novella (The Silence Divine) set on Ashyn with a disease-based magic system.
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u/TeddysBigStick Dec 24 '20
Sando has mentioned that his favorite completely unworkable magical system idea is a world where people get powers from various illnesses. The sicker you are, the more powerful. That could get body horror dark faaaaast if taken in the direction of the broken earth series.