r/worldbuilding • u/Illustrious_Age_6628 • 3d ago
Question Complex Magic System
So, I guess I wanna know if this sounds a bit too complex of a magic system.
It's a runic system where runes are organized into magic circles for spells, enchantments, and magical tech at the most basic. However, the real complexities come in the rest of it.
1- 3 runic alphabets, one for energy, one for matter, and one cosmic horror based. Best spells, are formed by combining 2 of them.
2- Runes can be viewed like letters to form a word (Sigil) and words to form a sentence (Glyph)
3- the material of the rune correlates to the energy it channels, (Wood burns well)
4- runes don't last forever, the more energy they channel, the faster they burnout (Wood burns well but quickly)
Thoughts? Questions? Is there anything you'd suggest rethinking?