I had a conversation about this recently on reddit and thought I'd share. Is there an underlying philosophy to your magic system(s)? If yes, what is it? Does the individual magic user's own philosophy affect their magic?

Post on r/Goodworldbuilding by my good fellow u/PMSlimeKing: Clarification: By "strongest" and "weakest", I mean in terms of physical or otherwise natural strength, rather than military or technological power. That said, military and technological strength are allowed in this thread.

Post on r/worldbuilding: In your world I'm going to assume there's multiple kingdoms who intermarry with neighboring kingdoms how do you construct the genealogy of each royal family, because I need advice on how to fit a ton of relatives in separate kingdoms one genealogy chart

Across every world, at the exact same moment, all sound stops. No voices, no wind, no birds, no machines, absolute silence. It lasts for three minutes… then everything returns to normal. In your world, what caused it, and how do people explain it?

Divers have discovered a massive city deep beneath the ocean that's perfectly preserved, with lights still glowing. In your world… who built it, why was it lost, and what secrets lie inside?