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How To Worldbuild Magic: Short Rules for Real Worlds

In fact, however, magic is no more of an easy way out for well-written fantasy than physics is an easy way out for well-written SF. The following are ten rules that will make your use of magic in your fantasy novel rigorous, and will save you from the “fluffy-bunny” label — and will, at the same time, make your story better, more entertaining, and more exciting. 1. Nothing comes from nothing.

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Also in this week's column: What are the most widely practiced religions of the world?

What are the most widely practiced religions of the world?

Asked by Charlene Dupree of Toronto There are some 4,300 religions of the world. This is according to Adherents, an independent, non-religiously affiliated organisation that monitors the number and size of the world's religions. 18 Different Types Of Sleeves Design Patterns. The 6 Types of Collars Every Man Should Know by Name. Breaking Point: How Long Can Someone Go Without Breathing? Breathing has always been synonymous with life.

Breaking Point: How Long Can Someone Go Without Breathing?

Our speech is permeated with idioms and phrases relying on the idea that taking a breath is the surest sign of vitality, and we constantly compare things we need to our body’s ultimate necessity: oxygen. Our body can resist many forms of trauma, fight through a lack of nourishment, and take on harsh outer conditions, but without the ability to draw breaths, we’re effectively dead within a few moments. Why is the air around us so critical to our existence? Breaking Point: How Much Blood Can The Human Body Lose? The sight of it causes anxiety, alarm, and sometimes even fainting.

Breaking Point: How Much Blood Can The Human Body Lose?

But without it, there would be no transport of oxygen, regulation of temperature, or metabolism. This substance plays a key role in our immune system, and supplies the tissues of our body with the nutrients they need. I’m talking, of course, about blood — the most important bodily fluid we possess. Our bodies would be incapable of running without blood, since it is responsible for so many of the things that make us functional.

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