October 17, 2026 · Shadows

What Happens When a Spell Goes Wrong (And What We Call It)

Every system needs a word for its failure state, and Shadows spent two meetings trying on names for magic gone wrong — Cascade, Rupture, Breach, Overflow — without fully landing on one.

While that argument played out, the actual magic system got a lot more solid underneath it: three schools (Evocation, Enchantment, Alchemy), real bookkeeping for enchanted objects, and ritual costs tied to Exhaustion and Tolerance. Full breakdown on Patreon.