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''The Broken Prism'' is a book series by V. St. Clair, following the adventures of Hayden at the WizardingSchool [[Literature/HarryPotter Hogw]]- ''Mizzenwald'', and his struggles with living in the shadow of his tyrannical father.

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''The Broken Prism'' is a book series by V. St. Clair, following the adventures of Hayden at the WizardingSchool of [[Literature/HarryPotter Hogw]]- ''Mizzenwald'', and his struggles with living in the shadow of his tyrannical father.



* FunctionalMagic: Of the ''Inherent Gift'' and ''Device'' types. Magic can't be done without a focus and natural ability on the caster's part. Higher-quality foci can amplify a caster's power but not remove the need for ability.

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* FunctionalMagic: Of the ''Inherent Gift'' and ''Device'' types. Magic can't be done without a focus and natural ability on the caster's part. Higher-quality foci can amplify a caster's power power, but not remove the need for ability.



* SuperpowerLottery: Most wizards specialize in one field ('major arcana'), are about average in most of the others, and ''awful'' at one. There are a few wizards capable of specializing in two arcana, but they invariably suck at everything else.

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* SuperpowerLottery: Most wizards specialize in one field ('major (their 'major arcana'), are about average in most of the others, and ''awful'' at one. There are a few wizards capable of specializing in two arcana, but they invariably suck at everything else.
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''The Broken Prism'' is a book series by V. St. Clair, following the adventures of Hayden at the WizardingSchool [[Literature/HarryPotter Hogw]]- ''Mizzenwald'', and his struggles with living in the shadow of his tyrannical father.

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!! This series includes the following tropes:

* FunctionalMagic: Of the ''Inherent Gift'' and ''Device'' types. Magic can't be done without a focus and natural ability on the caster's part. Higher-quality foci can amplify a caster's power but not remove the need for ability.
* PowerIncontinence: Novice students are limited to low-quality foci because that limits the degree of mistakes they make. An inexperienced Wands student, for example, can still explode a room if they're using a level-3 wand.
* PowerLimiter: In the form of quartz cylinders strapped to a person's wrist. [[PowerNullifier Wizards convicted of a crime are forced to wear lead binders, which prevent them using magic entirely.]]
* SuperpowerLottery: Most wizards specialize in one field ('major arcana'), are about average in most of the others, and ''awful'' at one. There are a few wizards capable of specializing in two arcana, but they invariably suck at everything else.

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