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Bolt-on magic

Bolt-on magic is a form of authorial laziness where a feature of a fantasy setting using magic that only appears to support some plot idea without its implications being followed and propagated to their logical conclusions and natural integration with the greater society or context.(Source: Fritz Freiheit) (e)

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