magic points

Casting resource pool

Magic points are a resource in video games that gets spent when casting spells or using special abilities.

Often abbreviated MP, they typically regenerate over time or through items and rest.

The concept appears across role-playing games, strategy games, and other genres: I'm out of magic points—I can't heal us until I rest.

Also called mana in many games.

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sorcery · power-ups · fireball · role-playing game · status effects · health bar · turn-based combat · tabletop RPG · MP · teleportation · resource management · fantasy setting · alchemy · witchcraft · summoning · illusions · conjuration · Dungeons & Dragons

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resource type in games

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Game character's survivability measure

hit points · HP · stamina · health · life points

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