Spellcasting in Fire Tales

Spellcasting in Fire Tales is based primarily on ideas from the spell-building system of Ars Magica combined with the earthy, fairy tale, folk magic present in Beyond the Wall, and Wolves Upon the Coast. (It is also inspired heavily by various fantasy books I read while writing the game including Howl's Moving Castle and Earthsea.)Pauline MauvièreI wanted to make magic more "magical" while also allowing casters to create countless variations of spells depending on their need and preference. When I say "magical" magic, I mean more flexible, powerful, dangerous, mysterious, and rare.Spellcasting unlike Invocation is an art which takes rigorous study and is meant to feel like an open ended puzzle-toy in play. Where Invocation is passionate, direct and simple, Spellcasting is practiced and often carefully thought through.Spellcasting begins with a target and a configuration. The target can be any single physical entity that fits within the configuration (or multiple of these) and the…