Ars Magica 2

Ars Magica is a small mod that allows you to build an altar and combine different components to cast spells.

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Recommended Infrastructure
A small supply of vanilla ingots, as well as Chimerite and blue topaz from AM2 are required to begin. A house is also a necessity, as you must protect a (relatively) expensive altar. Food is also recommended, as casting spells speeds food consumption.

Getting Started
As the player explores the map, they will come across pools of light blue Liquid Essence. By placing a book inside an item frame directly above the pool, the book will be converted into an Arcane Compendium, the basis of magical knowledge.

After one gets an arcane compendium, the player needs to make an Occulus and crafting altar. The Occulus lets you unlock spell components by clicking their icon in the skilltree, and the crafting altar crafts your spells.

Crafting Altar: The crafting altar, as shown in the compendium, is a 5x5x5 multiblock made of different materials, with caps made of valuable blocks (i.e. iron, gold, redstone, etc.)

Net Step
Now that you have begun Ars Magica, level up to gain skillpoints for new spell parts. You can get XP by casting a spell at a valid target. For instance, shooting a fireball spell at a wall won't do anything, the player needs to shoot a mob for it to work. Enjoy! (tip: create the dig spell for low mana cost and quick lvl)

SHAPES

 * 1) Projectile
 * 2) Self
 * 3) Touch
 * 4) Beam
 * 5) Zone
 * 6) Wall
 * 7) Channel
 * 8) Chain
 * 9) Area Of Effect
 * 10) Rune

OFFENSIVE

 * 1) Physical Damage
 * 2) Magical Damage
 * 3) Lightning Damage
 * 4) Frost Damage
 * 5) Fire Damage
 * 6) Ignition
 * 7) Forge
 * 8) Explosion
 * 9) Blind
 * 10) Freeze
 * 11) Knockback
 * 12) Thunderstorm
 * 13) Astral Distortion
 * 14) Fling
 * 15) Water Grave

DEFENSIVE

 * 1) Acceleration
 * 2) Leap
 * 3) Regeneration
 * 4) Slowfall
 * 5) Life Tap
 * 6) Heal
 * 7) Slow
 * 8) Haste
 * 9) Gravity Well
 * 10) Life Drain
 * 11) Dispel
 * 12) Repel
 * 13) Swift Swim
 * 14) Mana Drain
 * 15) Levitate
 * 16) Entangle
 * 17) Flight
 * 18) Shield
 * 19) Reflect
 * 20) Chrono Anchor

UTILITIES

 * 1) Charm
 * 2) Dig
 * 3) Light
 * 4) Disarm
 * 5) Rift Storage
 * 6) Attract
 * 7) Telekenisis
 * 8) Harvest Plants
 * 9) Plow
 * 10) Plant
 * 11) Create Water
 * 12) Grow
 * 13) Banish Rain
 * 14) Water Breathing
 * 15) Night Vision
 * 16) True Sight
 * 17) Invisibility
 * 18) Random Teleport
 * 19) Blink
 * 20) Range
 * 21) Transplace
 * 22) Mark
 * 23) Recall
 * 24) Ender Intervention
 * 25) Divine Intervention
 * 26) Summon