I was thinking about different books and their powers systems because I wanted to start writing a novel and I wanted to know what you guys think the best power system is (Mana, qi, quirks, ecs).
I like a vanilla fantasy Mana system.
For me, it entirely depends on the type of genre I'm writing/reading.
If it's a fantasy one, then I typically have a magic and aura system - one is obviously where you use magic, the other is where you develop the body and gain internal power.
For interstellar, I quite like spirit/soul/psychic power or sentinel/guide systems. For both, I like it when the power they have can grow if the person cultivates/trains it well enough.
For cultivation ones, I quite like the system where through meditation and hard physical training they gain power - strengthening their soul and body in harmony. So it starts off with removing blatant impurities, cleansing the body, then gathering power, then condensing that power, then conditioning the body to withstand containing more of that power, then repeating the process all over again...eventually gaining an immortal body and soul.
If I had to decide on what I thought was the best system overall, though...
*thinks*
...hmm...probably the interstellar one.
At least it's all down to your own effort, while everyone has the opportunity to develop it, while not being too ridiculous in what can be done with it.
Not sure if I explained it well enough, though...
To go back to the magic one, I prefer it when a person specialises in one or possibly two elements as opposed to all the elements. Since everyone has an affinity to something in real life, it would make sense if such affinities existed for magical elements, too; whether it be because of their personality, body, personal choice (like you pick the element you like the sound of the most), or something else.
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