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Don't worry about it. As regards to Prague, I sometimes find it hard to consider it to be a "Czech" city historically. German culture definitely had a heavy influence on the place. That's one thing I feel bad about MCU and comic book Wanda. She's not as "worldly" as I would like. The Scarlet Witch is one of the very few European superheroines, but she doesn't really act like she's from Europe. I know she understands some French, but shouldn't she understand some Serbian and Romani too? Same goes for Pietro.
I think it's impossible to keep Marvel magic consistent in the comic books. But the MCU is totally different. There's less characters and continuity to deal with. And they've used far less writers and storylines too. I just wanna say thanks for letting me know about Sanderson last year when I asked about the lack of "rules" in fantasy stories. I kinda forgot about it for a while, but after reading that Slate article about magic I posted last month, I got REALLY interested in how magic systems work. I didn't mean to insult the posters on this thread by saying that they didn't understand what I was talking about earlier in regards to limits being set on magic being used by characters like Wanda. I apologize if they think I was. But I do think you and I are the only ones on this thread who actually talk about magic systems!
I think it's possible. The problem is magic users never seem to have a defined power set ar times. With someone like Ant-Man, we know he shrinks and grows, and also can be stronger and talk to ants. With Dr. Strange it seems more nebulous
But I think it's possible to make it consistent. They just have to list out what powers each character has
Over the years Strange's magic spells have been named and given description or visuals of what they do. He has lost his powers at times, but when powered has maintained the same amount of power. It's very defined.
Love is for souls, not bodies.
You're right. I guess it's more how his powers are something he calls upon rather than something inherent to him.
I was more thinking Scarlet Witch, who's a bit more undefined over the years.
Although I'm still not sure what mystical energy beams are. Are they lasers?
Wanda's powers are different because even after Marvel settled on chaos magic and everything she's done is under that umbrella, they don't stick to the rules within that. But they have gone back at times to correct those mistakes.
Energy beams are beams of energy. And can be concussive or piercing.
Love is for souls, not bodies.
that's because magic is not a powerset but a way to deal/study/influence the universe/reality, just like science is the way used by scientists, a sorcerer is a magic based scientist, as it happens with science the limit is represented by what is still unknown and needs to be studied/mastered, the sorcerer supreme can't be compared to spider man, the juggernaut has a magic based powerset, pixie from the x-men has a magic based powerset, Stephen strange should be compared to Reed Richards or Tony Stark.
Ommadon: “By summoning all the dark powers I will infest the spirit of man So that he uses his science and logic to destroy himself. Greed and avarice shall prevail, and those who do not hear my words shall pay the price. I'll teach man to use his machines, I'll show him what distorted science can give birth to. I'll teach him to fly like a fairy, and I'll give him the ultimate answer to all his science can ask. And the world will be free for my magic again.”