Reading a Reddit thread on people’s favourite hard magic systems, and while I enjoy a good magic system where it’s easy to understand the exact rules and restrictions, when it comes to writing one I deff just do Whatever with my Magic headcanons
There’s rules and logic I follow, but I’ll bend the rules or write the action then come up with an explanation later whenever I feel like it
Velour’s magic is the biggest example. His illusions can do some crazy stuff, but a lot of it is because his more complex spells are like five illusions in a trenchcoat. Different spells layered upon each other to trick the mind into believing they’re real
Anything else he does can be chalked up to him unconsciously tapping into his kitsune heritage, where he has access to a much larger variety of magic, though those spells are generally more mana-intensive and difficult for an ordinary troll to manage. He’s got the magic but not the physiology of a kitsune
