Multiple way to use magic via species?

[nio kasgami]

Hi I construct a special game and this is a Sci-Fi style game

so I will wounder exemple for each "species" or more planets they are all a way to use and interpret the magics 

so exemple the humans can't activate the magics without the use of the technologies called "Runes" 

and call this Runologie

but the Arleans (cat humanoid ) 

Activate their magics with the bloods

and call this Blood art

but they can have all the same "skill" just they activate it in a different way 

exemple the blood magics don't use MP but HP 

and the Runologie is a technologie it can be use only few time pers battles before need to recharges

and ect

I want to create a diversity of way to use the magics : D! 

so your feedback :3?

 

[whitesphere]

These definitely could work.  But you would need to be careful to ensure they are all balanced, Personally, I would have the different magic types grant vastly different abilities.  This increases variety and makes it more interesting for the player.

Perhaps your Blood Magic would be best suited for, say, spells to cause direct damage, like a Fireball.

The humans Rune techniques might be more balanced between offense and defense --- BUT they are always buffs rather than direct damage.  So these buffs might be "Resist Fire" (reduce Fire damage by 20%) or "Fire Force" (cause Fire elemental damage when striking an opponent).  And perhaps these buffs rely on TP instead of MP, which supports your limited usage idea.  After all, if a powerful buff requires 50 TP, the humans can't use them too often in a single battle.

 

[nio kasgami]

These definitely could work.  But you would need to be careful to ensure they are all balanced, Personally, I would have the different magic types grant vastly different abilities.  This increases variety and makes it more interesting for the player.

Perhaps your Blood Magic would be best suited for, say, spells to cause direct damage, like a Fireball.

The humans Rune techniques might be more balanced between offense and defense --- BUT they are always buffs rather than direct damage.  So these buffs might be "Resist Fire" (reduce Fire damage by 20%) or "Fire Force" (cause Fire elemental damage when striking an opponent).  And perhaps these buffs rely on TP instead of MP, which supports your limited usage idea.  After all, if a powerful buff requires 50 TP, the humans can't use them too often in a single battle.

Hum well this is a good idea sure people interpret in all way the magic and name it in different way  so yes I admit your concept is a good idea thanks : D!

 

[Diretooth]

Star Ocean had something similar, though it was all the same thing.

However, in my various stories, there are multiple types of energy-based world manipulation, the most common and prevalent being magic, which was triggered by using the innate energy within one's self as a catalyst fr the ambient magical energy.

A similar system would be Mana, which in the stories is the life force of the universe. Use of pure mana results in depleted mana, and use of depleted mana disposes of it. A planet cannot exist with too much of one thing, but over use of either or both can be damaging.

Another concept is of spiritual energy based on body type and faith. Spirit based attacks, such as from spiritually aware individuals or Demons rely on innate spiritual energy to influence the spirits of others and cause damage based on that.

Another concept in another story was the 'Ka Teron', or spirit force invented by a character of mine. This one is a series of abilities that lay dormant within a person and a race, a main Teron would be a race's spiritual force, or innate ability. My Rokar race, which is a bunch of anthropomorphic otters, use the 'Vydra' Teron, which when practiced at its peak is essentially hydrokinesis, the manipulation of water, its freezing, its boiling, and with certain high-powered users, the ability to directly influence the blood of an enemy, whether for harmful or helpful purposes.
The personal Teron would be a set of eleven abilities specific to a person, from zero to ten, with the third always being some sort of copy ability, and the last one being uncopyable.

This is, of course, various ideas that I used for my stories, and you can use something similar. Though, the use of the word 'teron' is prohibited as it's specifically for my stories, and is essentially meaningless outside of context.