>>5287206>QM, how does mana works? Scenarised amount? How can we regen it?[Mana is your life force, as with all living things, and by channeling it in a specific form it becomes fuel for magical power. You have roughly enough for four-to-five spells per in-game day, though some (dragonshape, for instance, or a really in-depth vision like you got when you first used divination) will expend more of it. I'll also generally only tally uses of spells which people vote for, not ones I add to a write-up unilaterally and for flavour. You regenerate it with rest, or mana potions
and you currently have no such potions]
>>5287071>>5287074>>5287104>>5287111>>5287148>>5287167>>5287187>>5287193>>5287206You feel Glowie press against you, clingy despite the presence of the other Reptilians. You can hardly begrudge her—it is clearly a deeply-ingrained instinct for her weird, gross bug-race, and perhaps especially for a ‘princess’ who you found hiding behind her massive mother. You give her hand a reassuring squeeze, prompting a soft, happy gasp and further nuzzling… But your mind is elsewhere, even in spite of your <appetite>. She’s endearing, particularly in her current guise, but you have higher priorities. You gently push her away, instructing she and the others to stand back.
One you are clear, you take a deep breath and shut your nictitating membranes. You try to remember the way that it felt to transform, with the Novice’s aid, in her room almost a week prior—how to felt to be one step closer to draconic majesty, to feel lava in your veins and royalty on your horned brow. It takes some time… But, eventually, you feel it take hold of you.
Unlike your last use of the <Improved Dragonshape>, you control the transformation carefully this time. You do not swell to such proportions that your armour cannot fit—it’s tight, your movements a little restricted at times as your chest widens, neck lengthens, and your hands and feet strengthen and thicken… But when it is done, you are mightier without being tremendously larger. Your accompanying forces, never having seen this form, are nonetheless wowed.
With uncanny, supernatural strength, you begin to haul the stones from the gap, digging your way to reuniting your retinue. The Pit-Guard shouts for those on the other side to hold fast, and to stand back to allow you room to work without accidentally sending a cascade of hard earth down upon their head. It is slow going even with your might, and you have no idea how long the Dragonshape will hold…
>“A minute? Ten? An hour, at most, but a half hour or less is more likely”…But it should be enough.
