Re: Alchemy in a no mana world
Another alternative to mana is sanctity. Sanctity allows divine magic to function and may exist in worlds without mana without issue. Cosmic entities like gods should not require mana to exist and, quite frankly, the default spiritual templates to not depend on it either.
Yet another alternative is threshold, which involves the direct manipulation of reality. Threshold is a wonderful system for RPM or Energy Accumulating Path/Book Magic, especially if it is used as an optional energy source (though the threshold should be 0 instead of 30 in that case). Normal energy accumulation would represent subtler manipulations of reality while tapping into threshold would represent vulgar manipulations.
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