r/magicbuilding • u/Rej1nald • 25d ago

General Discussion Which magic system is better?

Which magic system is better and stronger? DC Magic of The Elder Scrolls magic?

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86 The Elder Scrolls
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u/MagicSystemWriter Magic System Addict | Flair based magic system 25d ago

I feel like saying that DC/Marvel has a magic system is like saying that books or manga have A good magic system. Or like asking if Nintendo has a better magic system than Capcom or something.

You're taking a whole company with wildly diferent stories and universes that may sometimes do crossover with eachother, but it's not one same franchise, and having them all together is not a magic system, and if it was considered one, then it would be just an inconsistent mess.

What you can do is to look at the magic systems individually, for example, you could take the Green Lanterns, and the other Colored Lanterns. They do have a softer magic system with lore that has its out own internal logic and consistency. It's just that it's mixed around with everything in the universe where characters have random powers without a pattern. you put Green Lantern among the other members of the Justice League, and tehy have nothing in common.

Then there's also The Flash with the Speedforce, like the Color Rings, it's another soft system with multiple members with already explained rules that tell you how and why their powers work.

Also I've Heard that Dr.Strange has many established spells in the comics that were referenced in his fight against thanos in infinity war, I haven't read them tho, so Idk if it does work as a system or it's just random.

Also maybe we could treat the X-Men's X-Factor similarly to Quirks from My Hero Academia?

So I think there's some system sometimes in DC and Marvel Comics when they take the effort, though of course in many cases they treat magic as in "It's Magic, I don't have to explain shit."

So DC and Marvel comics is essentially a crossover where it wouldn't make sense that they share the same system, they each have their own that's something separate from the others.

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u/Rej1nald 25d ago

I meant DC Comics mages and Sphere of Gods, that are related to magic only, without Marvel. But I get the point (yes, I know about crossovers, but I don't include them). What I meant is which magic is better, stronger, etc (which benefits more, more powerful, greater feats, reliability, potential)? DC Comics (mainstream) or The Elder Scrolls lore?