Mana potions?

keybounce · Post by **keybounce** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 9:30 pm

We have potions for restoring HP in the middle of a battle.

How about potions for restoring MP in the middle of a battle?

Post by **Mad Merlin** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 12:25 am

They already exist, but are only available at higher levels (and from a particularly magical shop).

keybounce · Post by **keybounce** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 8:57 pm

But this isn't balanced.

Hit point potions are available like candy. You can get them in the easy-to-access store, they are dropped by monsters, etc.

Mana? Fighters are using it fairly early. Mages live and breathe by it. Exactly the same "My fighter needs an HP boost to kill this boss" applies to "My mage needs an MP boost to kill this boss". Even fighter abilities need MP's long before they get their rocks off the ground.

Post by **Mad Merlin** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 9:46 pm

There is another way to temporarily boost your MP, available as early as level 7...

keybounce · Post by **keybounce** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 9:55 pm

The small magical charm? The magic dagger?

Or is there something else in the way of a consumable?

Post by **Mad Merlin** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 10:07 pm

keybounce wrote:The small magical charm? The magic dagger?

Or is there something else in the way of a consumable?

Both of those work, but yes, there's also a more potent consumable that I had in mind.

keybounce · Post by **keybounce** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 11:48 pm

Hmm...

Nothing that I can think of that I've seen in a drop.

Must be a cookable.

Even then, I can buy all the HP potions I want, unlimited supply.

Post by **Mad Merlin** » Thu Aug 26, 2010 8:13 am

keybounce wrote:Hmm...

Nothing that I can think of that I've seen in a drop.

Must be a cookable.

Even then, I can buy all the HP potions I want, unlimited supply.

It is not a cookable.

keybounce · Post by **keybounce** » Thu Aug 26, 2010 12:41 pm

Mhrrr???

A level 7 item
Not a cookable
Restores mana
Consumable
... Probably usable in-combat, from your description ...

...

Gaaahh....

Post by **Mad Merlin** » Thu Aug 26, 2010 1:53 pm

keybounce wrote:Mhrrr???

A level 7 item
Not a cookable
Restores mana
Consumable
... Probably usable in-combat, from your description ...

...

Gaaahh....

I did not say it restores mana (or MP). I said it can temporarily boost it.

keybounce · Post by **keybounce** » Thu Aug 26, 2010 4:20 pm

That wouldn't be the globe of concentration, would it? I was never able to figure out what it did.

Post by **Mad Merlin** » Thu Aug 26, 2010 6:28 pm

keybounce wrote:That wouldn't be the globe of concentration, would it? I was never able to figure out what it did.

It would be. You should observe your maximum MP after using one.

keybounce · Post by **keybounce** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 5:43 pm

But that would require concentration