## Rationally Writing, Episode 7: Magic Systems, Part 2

* Author: u/DaystarEld  *Pokémon Professor**
* URL: http://www.daystareld.com/podcast/rationally-writing-7/
* Score: 24

* Created: 2016-08-20T21:14:40

### Post:

[Link to content](http://www.daystareld.com/podcast/rationally-writing-7/)

### Comments:

> **u/DaystarEld** [+3]  *Pokémon Professor* (a minute later)
> 
> Hey all, here's the latest episode! This is a bit of a longer one, hope you all enjoy it. And if anyone here wants to leave us a review on iTunes, that would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Enjoy!
> 
> **Timestamps:**
> 
> 1:10 Sanderson's Second Law: Limitations 
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> 8:25 Sanderson's Third Law: Expand before adding
> 
> 15:05 Exponential complexity and "Why didn't anyone think of X?"
> 
> 21:15 Designing Magic Resources
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> 24:41 Designing Magic Power Levels
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> 27:15 Ways to Limit Magic
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> 29:20 Magic shouldn't make your job easier as a writer.
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> 32:51 Diversity in magic systems
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> 39:20 Characters Have to Approach Magic/Technology Intelligently

>> **u/FireHawkDelta** [+5]  ** (5 days later)
>> 
>> I put on your podcast while playing Minecraft, a few hours later I ran out of podcast. What do?

>>> **u/DaystarEld** [+5]  *Pokémon Professor* (5 days later)
>>> 
>>> Have you listened to [The Bayesian Conspiracy](https://www.reddit.com/r/thebayesianconspiracy), by /u/thestevenzubinator, /u/embrodski and /u/katrinastanton? It's pretty great, and has way more episodes!

>>>> **u/TheStevenZubinator** [+3]  *Chaos Legion* (5 days later)
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for the shout out! I'll add your podcast to my list as well. :)

>>>>> **u/DaystarEld** [+1]  *Pokémon Professor* (6 days later)
>>>>> 
>>>>> Cool, hope you enjoy it :)

>>>> **u/KatrinaStanton** [+1]  (10 days later)
>>>> 
>>>> Aw, thanks!

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