Dwarf Fortress Myth and Magic update brings procedural, world-specific magic

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Tarn Adams confirmed the first Myth and Magic update will arrive before the end of the year and adds procedural magic systems tied to each world's cosmology and creation myths. The feature took about a decade to develop, required a complete scripting overhaul, and added Bay 12 Games' first non-Adams programmer, Putnam. The update turns world generation into a fantasy-setting generator and lets fortresses pursue emergent, in-game magical research and encounters.

• Update confirmed to launch before the end of the year in a short announcement video.
• Adds procedural magic systems anchored to each world's simulated creation myths and cosmology, producing unique magical laws per world.
• Development spanned roughly a decade, required a complete scripting overhaul, and brought on Bay 12 Games' first non-Adams programmer, Putnam.
• Gameplay impact: worlds become their own fantasy settings where fortresses can conduct magical research and face emergent magical situations; the announcement video shows examples like a goblin sorcerer teleporting.