Kharte: Calligraphy Based Magic
Little Background About the World
Kharte is a Universe that is believed to have been created by an Entity known as "The Draft". It drew the first map that became the First World. It used it's own blood to create a new ink-like substance known as Ichor which, granted others the ability to draw maps that would create new worlds.
The First rule for creating these maps is that it must have been hand-drawn with Ichor. Mostly any rules can be imposed on a world created with the Ichor though it is limited by rules are written on the back of the World's First map (Once you are out of space no more rules or limitations can be added.)
There are two Constants that are shared across all worlds, The first is that each world has a non-renewable source of Ichor, once it's gone it's gone.
The Second Constant is in all worlds, magic is derived from calligraphy.
Basics About Magic
Magic in Kharte comes from the art of Calligraphy. What was used to write effects the type of power you can draw from it. Kharte's Magic is limited to a singular word.
- Form Of Writing = The Ability
- Font of Writing = The Interpretation
- Penmanship = Quality of Effect
Form Of Writing Example; Carving into Physical Materials turns it into a Physical Object made of that material based on the word written. Carving the word Sword into a piece of Steel will turn it into a Steel Sword.
Font of Writing Example; The Font of your writing will determine the interpretation, Writing the word sword in Arial Font may create a Gladius whereas the Merriweather font may produce a longsword.
Penmanship Example; How neatly you write determines the quality of the effect produced. If you have sloppy handwriting you may produce scrap metal when you write the word sword. Though having nicer handwriting may allow you to rival master smiths with your sword's creation.
Bonus; Why would someone learn to do anything other than just learn to carve it? The Material Cost. If you cannot write small enough to maintain the Font and Penmanship, You may actually need a larger metal canvas to carve into than the raw material cost of a smith to make the same quality goods.