Pulp Fantasy AU Lore Dump
Radiance Magic - Same way that it works in Pulp canon
Prose Magic - The magic of the written word, a person who masters this form of magic can make what they write come to life, or literally use words as weapons. Those with no mastery over it can make temporary projections of the words they write, so it is often used by scientists for demonstrating experiments or ideas.
Celestial Magic - A type of magic that requires a bond to a celestial body to use. You are either born with one or you can forge it, and said celestial body will grant you their abilities. The stars have the power of creation, though unlike Transformation they have to use existing materials to create something new. The sun has the power of healing, and can heal things even the Radiance cannot. The earth gives the user both the ability to control the earth as well as an innate understanding of the organisms that make it up. The moon gives the user control over wind and ice. Although not a known celestial body, the ocean gives the user control over water.
Natural Magic - It is sort of tied to being bonded to the Earth, but is more using the natural world and its innate magic for your own benefit. Basically alchemy. Celestial Star Magic cannot create matter out of nothing like Transformation can, it requires the existing components to be there. For example, food. Every ingredient needs to be there in order for the dish to be made, but the fun thing is that someone with Star magic can unmake objects as well, breaking them back into their component parts. It does require a knowledge of chemistry, which Rose HATES but it is the only way to do cool magic so she (begrudgingly) locks in. Celestial Sun Magic is basically Healing but better…kinda. Both need practice, but Sun magic requires someone to actually have medical knowledge to better heal someone, so Samuel has to learn different techniques and bodily functions for his magic to be effective. One thing that Samuel can do that Healing cannot is heal a person's magic core. What's a magic core? Well, glad you asked! The magic core is the reason everyone in Printania and beyond can do magic, even if they never cast a singular spell in their life. However, there are certain forms of magic that can damage the core (cough Kal cough), and a deadly disease in this world targets the core and slowly kills the person. feel free to ask questions if you've got 'em! :D
