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archpawn t1_jduixph wrote

Reply to comment by AutoModerator in [WP] Years ago, your mentor said, "Kid, there's a small secret when it comes to magic. You can literally make shit up and it'll usually work. Makes the guys who actually take it seriously really pissed off." Today, you're one of the least respected, and most powerful, mages in the land. by Prompt_Dude

This is how placebomancy works in UNSONG. Someone did a study comparing praying for rain from a pagan deity vs from random letters pulled from a game of scrabble, and both worked equally well. Though placebomancy isn't the only form of magic in it.

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velocirapture1377 t1_jdx6li4 wrote

I CAME HERE TO SAY JUST THAT!! I'm so glad that series is so widely known. I also wish they'd called it bullshitism, theatermancy or some sort of joke about how throughly nonsense it is.

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