Imagine roleplayers like DnD fans becoming real-life battle mages because their campaign guides are just so detailed and lengthy. You'd have wizards roleplaying as wizards casting fictional spells that become real—I'd totally roam the earth as a spell-slinging bard!

This idea is fascinating. I like to think smaller or concise books could have more concentrated magic. Efficiency in magic casting vs. pure power. It's not always the size that matters, but how you use it.

I wonder if e-books would work the same... If so, everyone's walking around with a library in their pocket. Magic at your fingertips just a swipe away, thanks to your Kindle app. The digital vs traditional magic debates would be endless.

Not just about length, right? I mean, significance of the text has gotta play a role. Ancient texts, original drafts, lost languages that kinda stuff would be way more potent. Imagine the Mona Lisa of books, you know what I mean? There would be heists and quests all around those pieces.

why not just print out the entire wikipedia, bind it, and call it a day? ez pz lemon squeezy, you've got the most OP spellbook in existence

I can see it now—massive underground libraries with a black market for the most forbidden and powerful books. Society itself could revolve around rare first editions and ancient manuscripts. Magic literary agents would become the most powerful figures, with authors and editors at their sides as high-ranking spell crafters.

Great, as if we needed another reason for authors to be more long-winded than they already are. Plot? Who needs it, let's just describe the leaves in the forest for 300 pages to boost our magical prowess 😂

just imagine pulling out the Silmarillion and casting spells with elvish phrases, that'd be epic! I feel like fantasy books would be OP in this scenario for sure.