Sabriel and Mistborn were mentioned as great examples of hard magical systems. Advocates of this system pointed out that with fixed laws and rules, a hard magical system creates a more realistic world.
Soft magical systems made for great "human experiences" in books like Harry Potter and Graceling. Frustration was expressed by the hard advocates that in soft magical systems characters were often "special" by birth and not by skill.
In the end the score was 4 - hard, 3 - soft, with one undecided.
Jelle did a great job facilitating the discussion. It was great that we avoided fisticuffs over the algebraic implications.
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