The Magic of the Dons

[Lord Gregorio he/him]

I'm having an issue with figuring out one of my magic systems. There will be music in the back of someone's head constantly, based off their emotions. If the person lets the music into their head the magic happens. Like for anger maybe things could explode or light on fire or the person could summon fire.

If the person spends too long in the music they will either go mad or turn into monsters of the music they were sucked into, constantly listening to the music and causing the magic. I've come up with two lists for possible emotions. I'm not sure if these are the complete lists I want or if I should go shorter. If you have any suggestions for which emotions I should use and/or for what magic comes from the emotions it would be awesome. 

Edit:

- Each person with the magic would have different ways of expressing the magic. It is based off personalities as well as their tendencies. If a person is prone to anger (a hothead) and roars or abuses when they get mad, their anger magic will be firey. If the person is cold and shoots insults or whatever, their anger magic will be cold and icey. 

- The music in the distance of every human's head will be called the dons and it will be described as being heard in the distance until the person lets it in. The music will be in tune to the individual's strongest emotion. The dons can be completely let in or just barely let to leak in.

I will be making an updated list for the emotions I will likely use and maybe what elements or magic the emotions can cause. (The emotions need to be able to be connected to music.) The music will only be attached to major emotions (unless I am convinced or decide otherwise).

Spoiler

Draft List

• Calmed
• Triumphant
• Sad/depressed
• Raged/Angry
• Annoyed
• Scared
• Surprised
• Defiant
• Heartbroken
• Excited/Happy
• Feeling Pity
• Envious

List One

1. Amused
2. Joyful/cheerful
3. Beautiful/awed
4. Relaxed/calm
5. Sadness/depressed
6. Dreaminess/dreamy
7. Triumph
8. Anxious/stressed
9. Scared/feared
10. Annoyed
11. Defiance
12. “Pumped up”/energized

List Two

1. Calmed
2. Stressed
3. Rage/fury
4. Playful
5. Happy
6. Heartbroken
7. Irritated
8. Excited
9. Worried
10. Surprised/Shocked/Confused
11. Sadness/Grief
12. Envious
13. Feeling Pity
14. Hungry? (Maybe)
15. Grateful
16. Shamed

 

Edited November 6, 2022 by Gregorio
adding edited info

[Sherlock Holmes he/him]

How individual is this system? Do different people have different expressions of their emotions (like one person summons shards of glass and another becomes unbearably hot)?

[Channelknight Fadran]

Sounds like the kind of thing you'd need to wax philosophical about if you intend to keep the system hard.

[Lord Gregorio he/him]

3 minutes ago, Sherlock Holmes said:

How individual is this system? Do different people have different expressions of their emotions (like one person summons shards of glass and another becomes unbearably hot)?

The system is a little individualistic. What happens changes slightly between people. I'm not super into it yet, but I figure since people react to their emotions in different ways the more violent people would have more violent magic when they are angry and such.

[Lord Gregorio he/him]

3 minutes ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

Sounds like the kind of thing you'd need to wax philosophical about if you intend to keep the system hard.

It definitely won't be a super hard magic system. There will be aspects to it, but I've already created a hard magic system and I wanted to try doing something different. It's definitely going to be a challenge to write. 

[Sherlock Holmes he/him]

Alright. Is there a common theme the effects circle around, like fire or water or something of that sort?

[Channelknight Fadran]

I happen to have a decent amount of experience in the soft magic side of things, if you ever need to consult someone.

[Lord Gregorio he/him]

1 minute ago, Sherlock Holmes said:

Alright. Is there a common theme the effects circle around, like fire or water or something of that sort?

Emotions will be based on elements/natural forces. So anger could be based on earthquakes or fire or tornadoes or something. Calmness could radiate calmness to animals and humans if the person is strong enough. The magic will probably only affect the strongest emotions. So I should probably narrow the emotions that can cause magic down a bit. To maybe six or eight. 

[Lord Gregorio he/him]

11 minutes ago, Channelknight Fadran said:

I happen to have a decent amount of experience in the soft magic side of things, if you ever need to consult someone.

Cool. If I have any questions about it. I'll be sure to ask you.