woodsmen magic is a skilled manual trade that involves carving spells to seal spirits to trees (it’s dangerous to mess with trees without doing so!) these spells usually involve some snippets of myths or tales been passed down through many generations. the stories that have survived since the beginning of the trade have greater power from age, but it’s also acceptable to for woodsmen to create new narratives based on a tree or spirit’s history. 

when i translated to 3D it seemed to be more visually interesting + aesthetically pleasing as Glowy Rune Magic. the literal details have been compromised a bit, but the concept is meant to be the same. ALTHO i had kicked around the idea of “”talking”” to trees…… the trees kind of talk like bots and sometimes say stuff like LEAVES LEAVES LEAVES LEAVES GROW GROW DIRT but then some snippets of ghostly wailing would sneak in. i’m still sorta attached to it SO WHO KNOWS

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since the Woodsman has been cut off from the woodsmen tradition for most of their life, they have to rely on listening to the spirit’s history and selecting the most relevant lines. it’s a little risky since a spirit can hide their real motives if they are more powerful, but also: most spirits tend to scream a lot (’: