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I am trying to write a magical system, and I love the way that wands are like gunfire and how you flick and attack and it's instant. No weird hand movements or long unwieldy staffs or canes to use....
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System
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2019-12-08T11:50:19Z (almost 5 years ago)
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John155jd
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2019-12-08T11:50:19Z (almost 5 years ago)
I am trying to write a magical system, and I love the way that wands are like gunfire and how you flick and attack and it's instant. No weird hand movements or long unwieldy staffs or canes to use. But I'm stuck at the _Harry Potter_ series, as I fear that at this point wands have pretty much been copyrighted (not literally) by the _Harry Potter_ books. And I am finding it hard to find a solution which is a good substitute with a wand which has the same effect. My plan is to use a wand in the broader sense, but add and find unique and different ways of using them and making them more different from just wands like in the _Harry Potter_ series. Like adding more of a Jedi ritual to making the Wand or something else than just a magical stick with stuff inside which chooses the wizard. Just something that gives it something different to the Harry Potter books. Do you think this is still too much like _Harry Potter_, or that it might work?
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System
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2019-05-06T23:04:31Z (over 5 years ago)
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