The Magic System

  Magic in the world works a bit differently than some other games. Instead of having some magic types be strong against others, certain magic types have a strong defense against others.
  You also don't have the typical 'earth, air, fire, water' type magics either. Not exactly anyways.

  The way the world works is that once there were four types of magics that were used by all mages;   
  Fire: Created and dispersed heat in order to control the elements pertaining to fire or heat.
  Light: Used light and holy energy to cause heavy damage to targets.
  Water: Used the fluidity of water and tides to cause damage or to heal.
  Dark: Took advantage of the user's power and life force to cause damage.

  After the advent of gunpowder and the 'industrial revolution' of Orchalium, these old magics were 'updated' and adapted into the modern age:
  Solar: Combines the explosiveness of Fire magic with the energy of Light that uses the power of the sun and light energy.
  Energy: Combines the energy of Light magic with the explosiveness of Fire that uses the power of the earth's magnetic fields and natural energies.
  Liquid: Combines the substance of Water with the viscosity of Dark to create a magic that controls and creates liquids or ectoplasms.
  Soul: Combines the viscosity of Dark with the substance of water to take advantage of the user's or target's soul energies.

(EDIT: 1/25/16 More types will be added later)

  Typically, Solar and Energy work closely together and Liquid and Soul work together, but using Solar and Liquid or Light and Soul (or any other combination of the two groups) is dangerous and unstable.
  Here are the various defenses against each magic type (*note: physical damage responds normally with each type of magic damage, neither having a defensive or offensive bonus against them).
  Fire has a high defense against Light.
  Light has a high defense against Dark.
  Dark has a high defense against Water.
  Water has a high defense against Fire.

  Modern science has incorporated magic into most machines and devices for everyday or industrial use. The military has combined many weapons with these magics for use in battle. I may make some changes in the future, such as adding new types of magic or adding more of a complex 'rock, paper, scissors' defense system to magic.

Until next time,
 ~Saul