That Time I Was Reincarnated as a Slime

This topic is pretty tough to research since I kept coming across different lists of primordial forces and systems.  Maybe one can’t really stand up and say here is the definitive list.  Doesn’t help that primordial gets used a lot.  For example, you see above are the Primordial Demons of ‘That Time I was Reincarnated as a Slime’.  They are based around colors instead of natural forces.  So, what can an author do?

Just decide on what your world’s primordial forces could be.

That’s all I could come up with.  Want a bit more?  Here are some ways I’ve seen primordial forces used in fiction:

The Living Physical Manifestation

There are beings walking around as the aforementioned powers.  They may be gods or just roaming entities that remain neutral.  That doesn’t mean they are safe, but they might show up just to make everyone nervous.  Using a system like this solidly defines the forces and can bring up a dangerous question: What if one of these beings was killed or controlled by a mortal?  That second part can be used with just about any system that involves the forces being controllable.

The McGuffin/Relic

Yes, this is where you will find the Infinity Gems.  Unlike the previous group, these items aren’t alive and wandering around.  They aren’t the embodiment of primordial forces either.  They are more like conduits that can allow a person to utilize the energy they are attuned to.  Of course, their existence will cause strife, battling, and all around problems because people will want them.  You can make these a collection of anything as long as you have one for each force.  Probably a good idea to figure out what happens if one of them is destroyed too.

Magic Schools

This one is easy because it’s common and not usually seen as primordial.  Basically, a spellcaster can utilize these forces with spells.  It could be more advanced that the elemental ones, but it gives them power over gravity, time, space, or whatever the forces are of the world.  I guess superpowers can be put in there as well.

No Impact Whatsoever

You heard me.  The forces are acknowledged and exist, but that doesn’t mean they’re going to play a part in anything.  Do we always pay attention to those of our own world?  No, we have gravity and electromagnetism, but we don’t think about them every day.  They exist and keep things moving.  So, you don’t have to feel obligated to make them a big thing in your own world.  In fact, I think most authors don’t bother, which kind of undermines the topic of the week.  Oops.