Invention and Magic

Invention

Invention noun - Something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination.

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Magic and invention are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Magic" instead a noun "Invention".

Magic noun - The power to control natural forces through supernatural means.

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Invention and magic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Invention" instead a noun "Magic".

Nearby Words: magical, magician, mage, magically

human	human invention	human magic
old	old invention	old magic
pure	pure invention	pure magic
special	special invention	special magic
Other adjectives: right, powerful, actual, real, dangerous, evil, new, traditional, accidental, strange, last, modern, western.

Our Orcs Are Different: Maj'Eyal's Orcs are essentially Tolkienian, though they're of human intelligence and very capable with magic (in particular, Blood Magic was an orcish invention).

Source: Video Game / Tales of Maj'Eyal
It is implied these types of magic aren't inherently different from the more common Gift, but that the way these skills are classified is more of a societal invention.

Source: Magic A Is Magic A
If it's made clear that the character's invention only works because they're making it work with magic or superpowers, that's Magic-Powered Pseudoscience.

Source: Impossible Genius

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