Mana Batteries

[Choinski, Burton]

Thinking on the "runequest" way of things, Mana storage crystals could not
generate their own Mana.  The caster had to recharge them back up.  Only if
you bound an intelligence of some sort (somethering with a "will").

Since "mana regen" is dependant on Will for players, and such soulless
object have no Will, it cannot regenerate mana.  Now, bind some sort of
demon into it, or make it intelligent and then you have something that can
self-replenish.

As to the quantity of mana storage, even with the need to have to fill the
batteries up yourself, you don't want to see wizards hauling around tons of
mana batteries ("Caddy, my 59 mana ring, please" :).

I would think that a sort of energy maintenance would keep souless batteries
in check.  If the caster had to devote 1 point from his energy level per day
for each battery (otherwise it would leak 10%, of the current Mana) I think
that would keep them in check.  Thus, having more than 1 or 2 starts to be a
bother, even if you have apprentices to help.

For souled objects, in order for it to recharge within any decent interval
it's going to have to pretty willful, which imposes a natural danger factor
on its own.



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