* Magic: Three types of magic are detailed: Power Words, with a quick, small effect ; Sorcery, with pre-prepared spells as in many other game systems ; and Conjuration, the creation of small objects.

; The realm of Magic: A mysterious and largely unexplained force in the world, which the Magi manipulate to create their spells.

Magic is treated in this game-system as a serious object of study: Magi are supposed to spend a long time in their laboratories: preparing new spells, studying their Arts, creating magic-items, etc.

Magic is the art of producing a desired effect or result through the use of incantation, ceremony, ritual, the casting of spells or various other techniques that presumably assure human control of supernatural agencies or the forces of nature.

Zidane's " Skill " command list, for example, changes to " Dyne ", allowing him to execute powerful attacks ; Vivi's " Black Magic " command evolves into " Double Black ", allowing him to cast two magic spells simultaneously.

Magic spells, which expend the character's MP, can be used to heal oneself or damage enemies.

In the card game Magic: The Gathering, mana is the resource used to cast spells.

In practice, PMF determines the scope and duration of spells and the number of volumes of materials used by the Magick User ( see below on Magic Basic ).

This aspect of magic is questionable because the power of a spell will depend in some cases the level of the spell ( spells the highest levels being most powerful ) but for Basic Magic spells will no longer depend on the level of the spell but the magician PMF is to say its power.

Player characters who enter magical study are assumed to have apprenticed with a mage of their particular Magic College, and have learned all the basic spells and a ritual or two from their former Master.

There are also advanced spells which can be obtained from more powerful mages in ones Magic College.

Magic was also an important part of the game's design, and a team of four designers worked solely on the visuals and mechanics of spells.

Such system allows to create a cross-class characters, so that Paladin for instance can use his own specific abilities along with the spells intended for Magic User without any penalties.

Magic users and thieves have more statistics, in the form of spells and thief abilities, respectively.

Magic spells can be used to attack, heal, create status effects, and manipulate Ashley's elemental and enemy affinities.

* Magic or Outer Power covers not just spells, but the supernatural world at large, using the explanation that the ritual of a spell ( a spell being anything from a prayer to alchemy ) channels expectation of the spell-caster into a desired effect.

Once the game has been completed, selecting the corresponding file in the main menu allows starting a new game preserving the acquired experience levels, techniques and magic spells ( but no special items, Heart and Magic containers or extra lives, which must be obtained again ).

Magic in Crystal Chronicles comes in the form of " magicite " ( a term first used in Final Fantasy VI and later used in Final Fantasy XII and other titles set in the world of Ivalice ( as part of the Ivalice Alliance )) and encompasses only a few basic offensive and defensive spells, with the majority of the spells in the game accessible by combining two or more basic spells.

A martial arts instructor and student of the mystical arts, Felina uses her " Magic Wanda " ( a magic wand ) to cast various types of spells.

Magic is effected through the use of spells, magical apparatus, or magical creatures called Sandestins, that magicians can somehow compel to do their bidding.

If someone is able to install software, such as the FBI's Magic Lantern and CIPAV, on a computer system, they can easily gain unauthorized access to this data.

As told in the novel Prince of Lies, sequel to the trilogy, after Cyric murdered Bhaal and ascended to godhood, the first thing he wanted to accomplish was to have Kelemvor's soul so that he could gain an advantage over the new Mystra, his most hated rival, and whose portfolio over Magic he coveted.

; Magic dust quota: Enemies must be defeated to gain the magic dust.

Magic tricks, lip-syncing, and musical interpretations are just some of the ways contestants have attempted to gain points in the past.

" Magic Wood " creates eight trees which any wizard may enter for protection and a chance to gain a new spell.

They often have the highest Resistance caps in their respective game and have high Luck and Skill in order to gain high critical rates, which makes up for their low Magic in relation to other magic users.

When leveling up, the players gain stat points which can be distributed into Strength, Health, Dexterity, Intelligence and Magic Power stats.

Additionally, killing intruders is sometimes the only way to proceed and gain more Magic Points ( earned by taking the victims ' souls ) or gold ( earned by killing the victims ).

" Magic " aligned heroes gain skill points in spell power or knowledge more often than in attack or defense as they gain experience.

Skiles was named the NBA's Most Improved Player at the end of the season, as the Magic heralded the NBA's most improved record that season.

The Magic again became the NBA's most improved franchise, as they improved by 20 games.

The Magic Kingdom's Tomorrowland had the right amount of available land, and computing technology had improved significantly since the initial design phases.

While in many ways Might and Magic 2 is an updated version of the original, the improved graphics help greatly with navigation, and the interface added several functions that facilitated gameplay, such as a " delay " selector which allowed for faster or slower response times, and a spinning cursor when input was required-all features lacking in Might and Magic 1.

When some of these tracks were carefully re-mixed for Badfinger's debut album Magic Christian Music the sound quality was significantly improved.

A bard who focussed on spells that improved with caster level ( such as Magic Missile and Fireball ) was a very potent magical threat.

Players collect Zodiac cards similarly to Carrots, and at the end of the game, but before the Magic Carrot is revealed, one Zodiac card is revealed to be the winning Zodiac symbol, which grants the holder of the respective Zodiac card greater chances of obtaining the Magic Carrot.

The obstacles to General Magic's success may appear daunting, but General Magic is not your typical start-up company.

Although the total of nine performances was nothing like the frequency of performance of Mozart's later success The Magic Flute, which for months was performed roughly every other day, the premiere is generally judged to have been a success.

The success of The Magic Flute lifted the spirits of its composer, who had fallen ill while in Prague a few weeks before.

1831 saw the success of La Peau de Chagrin ( The Wild Ass's Skin or The Magic Skin ), a fable-like tale about a despondent young man named Raphaël de Valentin who finds an animal skin which promises great power and wealth.

AC / DC and INXS continued to achieve commercial success in the United States, whilst a multitude of local bands, including Jebediah, Magic Dirt, Spiderbait, The Superjesus, Regurgitator, You Am I, Icecream Hands, Powderfinger, Silverchair and Something for Kate, were popular throughout the country.

Hung found renewed success in Hong Kong film industry in the 2000s, beginning with The Legend of Zu ( 2001 ), the long-awaited sequel to the 1983 hit Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain.

After the breakthrough of Tubeway Army and Gary Numan in the British Singles Chart, large numbers of artists began to enjoy success with a synthesizer-based sound in the early 1980s, including Soft Cell, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Japan and Depeche Mode in the United Kingdom, while in Japan, Yellow Magic Orchestra's success opened the way for synthpop bands such as P-Model, Plastics, and Hikashu.

Originally a basement-run role-playing game publisher, the company popularized the collectible card game genre with Magic: The Gathering in the mid-1990s, acquired the popular Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game by purchasing the failing company TSR, and experienced tremendous success by publishing the licensed Pokémon Trading Card Game.

The success of Magic generated revenue that carried the company out from the handful of employees in 1993 working out of Peter's original basement headquarters into 250 employees in its own offices in 1995.

After the success of Magic, Wizards published RoboRally in 1994, and it soon won the 1994 Origins Awards for Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Board Game and Best Graphic Presentation of a Board Game.

Seeing the continued success of Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering, the game and toy giant Hasbro bought Wizards of the Coast in September 1999, for about US $ 325 million.

The wide commercial success of the " Fushigi Magic Gravity Ball " in 2010 reignited the controversy within the contact juggling community.

The band was also featured, along with a 70-piece orchestra, on the live album “ An Evening of Magic ,” which was recorded at the Hollywood Bowl on July 16, 1978, at the height of Mangione ’ s success from “ Feels So Good .” Performances of material new and old included versions of “ Main Squeeze ,” “ Hill Where the Lord Hides ” and “ Chase the Clouds Away .” Mangione opened and closed the show with “ Feels So Good ” and its “ Reprise ” version.

Her December 27, 1947, recording of " It's Magic " ( from the Doris Day film Romance on the High Seas ) found chart success in early 1948.

Magic Bus: The Who on Tour was the fourth American album by British rock band The Who, released in the US in September 1968 to capitalize on the success of their single of the same name.

However, they had a big success copying Wizards of the Coast's Magic: The Gathering with their introduction of the Superhero card game, Wildstorms, which later spun off into a crossover set of cards with Marvel.

A Little Like Magic, which detailed the company's operation and success, was an Emmy Award-winning documentary.

The Magic School Bus has enjoyed continued success and has sold millions of copies in multiple languages.

Further commercial success continued with the albums Mother Nature Calls ( 1997 ) and Magic Hour ( 1999 ), however the band's fourth album Beetroot ( 2001 ) was far less successful which led to the band's split soon after.

Following the success of The Hogfather Sky brought out in 2008 an adaptation of The Colour of Magic and its second half The Light Fantastic, and in 2010 Terry Pratchett's Going Postal, the 33rd book in The Discworld series.

The game was later bought by Wizards of the Coast late in 1994, after their success with Magic: The Gathering.

As a result of these qualities, Friendship Is Magic has not only proven a major success in its intended demographics, but also gained significant followings in peripheral ones, such as teen and adult males.