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Template Systems Magic Classification Powers Taxonomy
What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?
Currently, there is no built-in method of describing a complex, but arbitrary, system of classification in World Anvil. For example, you could not describe D&D's magic schools using the current templates on offer, since they're not "Laws" of the world, nor really cultural traditions, nor individual spells. Pressently, World Anvil allows for specifics in these things, but doesn't have a way to describe the actual systems they are based on. Since many fictional worlds have remarkably complex and thought out technical systems to describe their fantastical elements, it seems an odd exclusion, especially considering we have templates for things as specific as medical conditions and titles, but none for describing something like the concept of Abjuration magic.
How does this feature request address the current situation?
A template for systems like this would allow creators to describe and classify the more esoteric parts of their world more thoroughly, without having to design a template themselves or resort to a generic article.
What are other uses for this feature request?
Though the title says "Magic Systems," really this is applicable to any arbitrary system of classification, be it superpowers, magic, technology, or even taxonomy.
The Team's Response
Thanks for the suggestion! We already have templates to talk about magic—remember that, in a universe where magic exists, magic itself is part of the laws of physics of this world (even if we, as people who live in a boring and real world, don't see it as such). If your schools of magic are institutions that rule of areas of magic, you would use the Organization template. If, instead, you want to describe a type of magic, that would most likely be a Natural Law. Check this page for more details:
https://www.worldanvil.com/learn/article-templates/magic-systems
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