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Post by NPC on Jan 3, 2023 18:15:29 GMT -6
The Source of Magic Nodes Around here, there is only one source of magic. Of course, things can be magical, but there is only one source of magic players can use to do magic of their own. The source of magic is called a “node”. They're a rare spherical manifestation of pure magical energy. There are 9 kind of nodes, four elemental (fire, water, wind, earth), four divine (pure, tainted, order, chaos), and a special “hollow” node that is not associated with any element. Beyond that, there are three power levels for nodes: basic, lesser, and greater. Though nodes are the only source of magic, there are a few places to find nodes in the world. Most commonly, nodes are found deep in the heart of magical places. A water node, for example, may be found at the center of a great body of water, or an earth node deep in caverns within the earth. There's also a process for making your own node from magical materials, but the price is steep. Once you have a node, you have a few choices on what to do with it. If you want to use it's magical power for yourself, you have two choices. You may “swallow” the node, instantly gaining it's power, or you may “tap” it, slowly borrowing its power. Both options will be explained in more detail below.
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Post by NPC on Jan 3, 2023 18:16:58 GMT -6
Magic Points (MP) Magic points, hereafter referred to as MP, are a measure of your magical power. Most people in the world have 0 MP, even if they have some magical objects or abilities. The only way for your character to gain MP is to use a node, either tapping or swallowing it. Some creatures also have MP due to special abilities. Using a node, all of the MP you gain is of the same element of the node. A basic fire node, for example, will give you 3 fire MP. You cannot use your fire MP on water spells; that just doesn't make sense! Tapping a Node Tapping a node is by far the more “safe” option. It's also more diverse. If you tap a node, you gain MP equal to it's power level. (3 for basic, 6 for lesser, and 9 for hollow.) The great thing about tapping nodes is that you can tap many different nodes, casting spells from multiple elements. The bad thing about tapping nodes is that you have to find a lot of them to get a lot of power. If you are patient, however, this method will ultimately result in more power. Swallowing a Node Swallowing a node is a much quicker way to gain a lot of power. When you swallow a node, it becomes a part of you, and you instantly gain 25 MP of that element, no matter what power level the node was. Swallowing a node makes you a magical being, like an elemental. You gain new features related to your element, including a resistance to your element. However, you can never tap another node, and will never gain more than 25 MP or spells of different elements. Creature Magic You may notice that some creatures can cast magic of their own. They have a fixed number of MP that never changes. (3 for Magical Touch, 10 for Magical, and 30 for Enigmatic.) Creature magic is slightly different than node magic, though it uses the same basic system. Creature magic is not inherently elemental, meaning you can spend a creature's MP on spells of any element(s). Non-natural (from the Labs) creatures cannot tap into nodes, even those that are sentient or magical.
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Post by NPC on Jan 3, 2023 18:17:40 GMT -6
Learning Spells Now that you have MP, what are you going to do with it? Why, learn spells, of course! If you've swallowed a node, this is easy for you. You automatically know all of the spells of your element (and purely hollow spells)! If you're tapping into a node, you need to learn some spells. You may know as many MP worth of spells as you have MP to spend. So if you have 3 MP, you may learn 3 MP worth of spells. You may also learn additional spells by spending skill points, though you can't learn spells you couldn't cast. If you're really clever, you may craft your own spells that only you can use! Unfortunately, this option is only available to those who tap nodes. Creatures with magic have a set spell list that is determined along with their base stats, which is recorded in your spell library. Like the default for node users, creatures with magic may know as many MP worth of spells as they have MP to spend. Creatures cannot learn new spells, so choose carefully! A creature with magic will know how to use its magic when it wants to, but it doesn't know how to use the spells on command. If you would like to teach your pets to use their spells on command, you must use TP equal to the MP cost to do so. Proceed with caution! Magical creatures can be very dangerous, especially if they're not intelligent enough to understand how powerful they are.
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Post by NPC on Jan 3, 2023 18:18:23 GMT -6
Casting Spells Now you have MP and you know some spells, so the next thing you have to do is, well, cast them! If you are tapping a node, you must have it on your person to use it. Be careful with your node, for if it is stolen or lost, so is your ability to use magic! Those who swallow nodes don't have this problem, of course, as their node is a part of them. Casting a spell is pretty easy. If it is your turn in battle, instead of attacking, defending, moving, or using an ability, you can instead cast a spell! Outside of battle, you can cast a spell the same way you use an ability or move. When you cast a spell, you expend the spell's MP cost from your total. When you run out of MP, then you can't cast any more magic so use it sparingly! You must wait 24 hours after using a spell to regain your MP from that spell. Spells are so powerful that they cannot be dodged, and can only be countered by a spell caster or an ability that would stop them. For example, resistances or immunities to the type of damage would work as normal. You wouldn't use Fireball on a creature with Fire Immunity! Wait, counter? That's right, a fellow spell caster can counter your spell! To counter a spell, you must expend the same amount of MP as your opponent, in an opposite element. For example, to counter a 3 MP fire spell, you need to spend 3 water MP.
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Post by NPC on Jan 3, 2023 18:19:42 GMT -6
Swallowing vs Tapping Still not sure if you want to swallow or tap your new node? Here's a quick list of pros and cons to make it easier!
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