u/Afraid_Set_6613 — reddlx

I’m building a fantasy world full of sorcerers and I’m stuck on what power to give my main protagonist. The basic power system is that sorcerers use rings embedded with monocrystals, which act like mana conduits and lets them cast spells and they summon their staffs through their rings. The main conflict is that ancient demons are trying to invade Oridran, take control of the monocrystals, and possibly merge their realm with the human world. I don’t want to do the typical “MC has no magic but is insanely strong” trope, but I also don’t want him to be broken from the start. A few ideas I had were gravity magic, since it could tie into stopping the realms from colliding; mana siphoning, where he absorbs magic from others and uses it temporarily; or kinetic absorption, where he absorbs the force of attacks and redirects it through hand-to-hand combat. I’m trying to figure out which idea feels the strongest, or if there’s a better power that would fit this world and grow naturally over time.

I’m building a fantasy world called Oridran, and I’m stuck on what power to give my main protagonist. The basic power system is that sorcerers use rings embedded with monocrystals, which act like mana conduits and vibrate at certain frequencies to let them cast spells. They also don’t usually carry weapons around; they summon their staffs through their rings. The main conflict is that ancient demons are trying to invade Oridran, take control of the monocrystals, and possibly merge their realm with the human world. I don’t want to do the typical “MC has no magic but is insanely strong” trope, but I also don’t want him to be broken from the start. A few ideas I had were gravity magic, since it could tie into stopping the realms from colliding; mana siphoning, where he absorbs magic from others and uses it temporarily; or kinetic absorption, where he absorbs the force of attacks and redirects it through hand-to-hand combat. I’m trying to figure out which idea feels the strongest, or if there’s a better power that would fit this world and grow naturally over time.