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==Definitions==

Energy Points (EP) will be the thing creatures consume to do things in game. Each creature has a certain number of each type of EP. The maximum is that creature's "pool", which can be spent on actions.

* HP are health points, and a measure of life.
* SP are stamina points, and represent a creature's capacity for physical exertion.
* MP are mental points (or magic points) and represent a creature's capacity for mental exertion.

===Other EP types?===

==Scale of pools==

Total number of energy points should be based on level with some variation. Split should be based on stats. 

==Actions that use EP==
Examples of things that drain the various EP types are below. Please note that some things will drain more than one category. For example, a raise-dead spell may drain the hp, sp, and mp of the caster in order to bring another creature back to life.

===Change to HP===
{|
! Description !! Direction of change
|-
| Getting hit with a damaging spell or weapon || negative
|-
| Resting || positive
|-
| Some healing spells || positive
|-
| Eating and drinking || positive
|-
| Casting certain spells || negative
|-
| Bleeding || negative
|-
| Casting HP-draining spells, if they hit || positive
|}
===Change to SP===
{|
! Description !! Direction of change
|-
| Movement: walking, running, flying, riding || negative
|-
| Resting || positive
|-
| Combat || negative
|- 
| Eating and drinking || positive
|-
| Some healing spells || positive
|-
| Using most weapon attacks || negative
|-
| Casting certain spells || negative
|-
| Casting SP-draining spells, if they hit || positive
|}
===Change to MP===
{|
! Description !! Direction of change
|-
| Solving puzzles || negative
|-
| Searching a room || negative
|-
| Resting || positive
|-
| Casting most spells || negative
|-
| Casting MP-draining spells || positive
|-
| Some weapon attacks || negative
|-
| Drinking MP potions || positive
|}
== Effects of low/empty EP Pools==
A creature does things best at when their pools are full.
===HP===
* At zero HP, death
* At low HP, increased SP/MP costs 
===SP===
* At zero SP, unable to move or fight
* At low SP, decreased accuracy of skills that use SP
===MP===
* At zero MP, unable to cast or use most actions
* At low MP, decreased accuracy of skills that use MP

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