/lit/ - Literature

Let's try to conjure up a discussion here and see if threads could stand to suck less. What's your favorite magic system in a fantasy series, lads? Do you think there should be heavy rules behind it or a certain level of mysticism that keeps it a wondrous act? I know some of you are Royal Road fags or self-pubs - do you know everything to your system, then reinterpret it along what a character would understand or is there a different vehicle for explanation in your story?

For a talking point, do you think particular authors like Brandon Sanderson who do full lectures on his 'laws of magic' influence new authors away from innovating? Do you think LitRPG and Cultivation series do the same providing templated approaches to magic, whether that be game stats or derivatives of Chinese mysticism?