Alpha:Mana

2011-06-09T20:25:23Z

Toreeba:

'''Mana''' is used for casting spells (known as [[Glyphs]]) in [[Desktop Dungeons]]. Each hero begins with mana and the ability to use it, although some [[classes]] are more skilled with the use of it than others.

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===Glyphs and Spells===

*In order to use a glyph you've found, you must click "pick up" in the "on ground" slot, and it will appear in your spell slots.
*Casting a spell on a monster does NOT trigger a melee combat exchange.
**Glyphs that aren't very useful to you should be converted by dragging them into the conversion [[File:Conversion.PNG]] icon. This will give you a benefit depending upon your [[races|race]]. Humans get more attack power, for example.
***Some [[god]]s may praise or take swift retribution for conversion of some glyphs once you've chosen them as your diety. [[Taurog]] will give +5 peity for each conversion while [[Glowing Guardian|The Glowing Guardian]] will renounce you for destroying [[HALPMEH]].

=== Gaining Mana ===

Mana is typically regenerated as you explore the dungeon at a rate of 1 MP / 1 tile revealed. This can be affected by several means:
* Monks regenerate 2 MP / tile.
* The [[BLUDTUPOWA]] glyph increases mana gain to 2 MP / 1 tile while active.
* Some [[Monsters]] (Vampire, Bandit) and even gods (Taurog) can inflict Mana Burn. '''Mana Burn''' prevents you from regenerating your mana whilst uncovering unexplored areas but can be cured by using a mana potion, the "Sign of the spirits" [[Items|item]], or by [[Level|leveling]] (''Research info required: will buying a mana burn immunity charm (Soul Orb) cure it?''
** The [[Crusader]] and [[Vampire(race)|Vampire]] classes begin with '''Mana Burn Immunity''' (the "Soul orb" item will grant Immunity as well). This ability can still be removed by worshipping some gods.

=== Mana Capacity ===

Most classes start with a 10 mana point pool, this can be increased or decreased by several factors:
*Gods can increase or decrease your mana capacity.
*Picking up Mana Powerups [[File:MPBoostNew.png]] will increase the explorer's capacity by one, there exists 3 of these in each dungeon (4 for the [[Thief]])
*Converting Glyphs as the Elf race will increase MP capacity by 2.
*[[Items]] can play a large role in increasing or decreasing the explorer's capacity as well. The high level "Magician's moonstrike" will increase it by 15 but renders melee combat useless.
It is possible to have negative mana, but be careful! Having exactly 0 mana will cause an error that crashes the game (alpha).

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