Laws Of Magic

The Law of Sympathy (Association)

Essence: if any two or more patterns have elements in common, the patterns interact “through” those common elements, and control of one pattern facilitates control over the other(s), depending (among other factors) upon the number, type and duration of common elements involved.

Remarks: This is probably one of the most important of the magical Laws and is directly connected to most of the others.

Keywords: “Commonality controls.”

The Law of Similarity

Essence: Effects are liable to have an outward physical or mental “appearance” similar to their causes.

Remarks: Having an accurate image/sound/smell of an object or being facilitates control over it or them.

Keywords: “Look-alikes are alike.”

The Law of Contagion

Essence: Objects or beings in physical or psychic contact with each other continue to interact after separation.

Remarks: Everyone your character has ever touched has a psychic link with him, though it is (probably) pretty weak unless the contact was intense and/or repeated frequently. Naturally having a part of someone’s body (nails, hair, spit, blood, etc.) gives the best contagion link. Almost as good are objects of clothing, handkerchiefs, bedsheets, etc., that have absorbed sweat or other bodily fluids from the being your character wishes to magically influence.