I located a website called tvtropes that talks about certain tropes and how they are used. One of these topics specifically talks about magical pregnancy and it's examples in media. They seem to turn the woman in question into a passive object during the process. They are acted upon by a supernatural force of nature, usually against their will, and ends up coming off as creepy. This has mostly killed the trope as a concept. I think it is more a question of agency and could actually work if done in a right way, so I wanted to introduce it into this setting by adding a twist to it.
In this world, magic is gender specific to females, who access it through a metaphysical organ that pulls energies from an alternate dimension. All women are born with this, and can be accessed by concentrating. Magic is a powerful force in the world, but normaly slow and complex. Procreation is more of a ritualized spell, requiring both male and female to take part.
In this case, pregnancy would be viewed as a longer, simpler type of spell, taking the course of months. It would be an active process, in which magical energies would be used to grow the fetus. Gestation would be easy on the body, with none of the negative drawbacks being associated with it (morning sickness, cramps, etc). Birth would also be painless. The only drawback would be that the individual would be cut off from other forms of magic during the process. I got the idea from a game of thrones episode in which a priestess used magic to concieve a "child"with a king. Would this be a good way of handling the concept? Is this more of a world building question than a writing one, or does it depend on how it is written?
In this world, magic is gender specific to females, who access it through a metaphysical organ that pulls energies from an alternate dimension. All women are born with this, and can be accessed by concentrating. Magic is a powerful force in the world, but normaly slow and complex. Procreation is more of a ritualized spell, requiring both male and female to take part.
In this case, pregnancy would be viewed as a longer, simpler type of spell, taking the course of months. It would be an active process, in which magical energies would be used to grow the fetus. Gestation would be easy on the body, with none of the negative drawbacks being associated with it (morning sickness, cramps, etc). Birth would also be painless. The only drawback would be that the individual would be cut off from other forms of magic during the process. I got the idea from a game of thrones episode in which a priestess used magic to concieve a "child"with a king. Would this be a good way of handling the concept? Is this more of a world building question than a writing one, or does it depend on how it is written?
