#minimal magic

A fragment of stormy sky forged in silver. Textured sterling silver holds the Thurisaz rune—power, protection, change. Below, pale turquoise veined like dry rivers. Grey shadows, soft light, sky blue. A talisman shaped by myth, wind, and earth. Pendant length: 5.8 cm (2.28 in). Jewelry for those walking with quiet strength and ancient fire.

Fiddling Friday--Fate Magic Without Hack (with community content)

TL;DR: Fate had a minimal magic system and you can jump right to it or skip my stuff entirely and go for an absolutely fabulous alternative from someone else. My first AD&D 2E gaming group included a theoretical physicist, a couple of engineers, and a logician-in-training (myself). With backgrounds like these, one of us would often challenge a rule amidst some action the others did not want to…