These cows are small, but the ones out there are far away. But if we ignore that, much fun results. See that huge giant on the horizon about to come and eat us? Just close an eye, pick him up between your fingers and drop him in a bottle until he learns his lesson. Perspective Magic is a way for characters to play with the Fourth Wall, using the fact that they live in a 2-D world imitating 3-D to their advantage. Characters likely to use Perspective Magic are usually cartoons, wizards, gods, or just someone Genre Savvy enough to take a step back and manipulate their surroundings.
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| - These cows are small, but the ones out there are far away. But if we ignore that, much fun results. See that huge giant on the horizon about to come and eat us? Just close an eye, pick him up between your fingers and drop him in a bottle until he learns his lesson. Perspective Magic is a way for characters to play with the Fourth Wall, using the fact that they live in a 2-D world imitating 3-D to their advantage. Characters likely to use Perspective Magic are usually cartoons, wizards, gods, or just someone Genre Savvy enough to take a step back and manipulate their surroundings.
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| - These cows are small, but the ones out there are far away. But if we ignore that, much fun results. See that huge giant on the horizon about to come and eat us? Just close an eye, pick him up between your fingers and drop him in a bottle until he learns his lesson. Perspective Magic is a way for characters to play with the Fourth Wall, using the fact that they live in a 2-D world imitating 3-D to their advantage. Characters likely to use Perspective Magic are usually cartoons, wizards, gods, or just someone Genre Savvy enough to take a step back and manipulate their surroundings. A few possible techniques used in Perspective Magic: 1.
* Far away is small: Therefore you are the largest object in the world and can manipulate any other object accordingly. This may result in sun/moon/stars being plucked from the sky. 2.
* Distance is relative: The house that looks like it's two leagues away is really just on the other end of the same page, walking "on the page" they can go there in a few steps. 3.
* Tiny can be Titanic: A small object near you is no different than a large one far away, so you can do the inverse of 1 and use miniatures or toys to create life size replicas. 4.
* Magnifying Glass Enlarger: By using a magnifying glass or other device, a character can literally enlarge an object. 5.
* Existence requires visibility: Anything that can't be seen isn't hidden, it isn't there. Objects can thus be made to "disappear" in a Puff of Logic. See also Depth Deception. Often used in the form of Grasp the Sun. Examples of Perspective Magic include:
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