Almost any time I've played an RPG I've been some kind of magic user. It's unsurprising then that Kabal has a rich magic system. In fact, there is an entire philosophical framework behind it, but the Cole's Notes version is basically that magic is the fabric of reality, it runs forward like a river, permeating all things and representing all potentialities simultaneously. Specifically, all of the potentialities of things which exist within the current environment. Something that is unlikely or doesn't exist - while a possibility - would be be extremely unlikely to manifest and therefore much more difficult to accomplish. In my mind I see the mage reaching into a flow of those potentialities and, using his skill and talent, selecting the version of reality that is the most achievable and closest to what he wants. Then, pouring his energies into increase its potential until it manifests.
Narrating Magic in Kabal
Narrating Magic in Kabal
Narrating Magic in Kabal
Almost any time I've played an RPG I've been some kind of magic user. It's unsurprising then that Kabal has a rich magic system. In fact, there is an entire philosophical framework behind it, but the Cole's Notes version is basically that magic is the fabric of reality, it runs forward like a river, permeating all things and representing all potentialities simultaneously. Specifically, all of the potentialities of things which exist within the current environment. Something that is unlikely or doesn't exist - while a possibility - would be be extremely unlikely to manifest and therefore much more difficult to accomplish. In my mind I see the mage reaching into a flow of those potentialities and, using his skill and talent, selecting the version of reality that is the most achievable and closest to what he wants. Then, pouring his energies into increase its potential until it manifests.