[quote=The Nexerus]
Good. Otherwise I was going to recommend all of the other white players not waste their turns helping.How does magic work, specifically spells? Is it something that you have to pray to acquire, or discover?
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You'll learn spells through scrolls (Single use item that will teach one person a spell) or spell books (Endless use item that can keep teaching people the spell), or you can be taught them by NPCs. Once at least one person on the team has learned the spell, you can pray for scrolls or spell books with said spell.

[quote=Shy]
If we need to protect our shrine we can't wander too far then
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everyone can't wander too far, but you don't need everyone to protect the shrine. Also, the shrine isn't some fragile thing that can be easily destroyed, it'll take some work to break, so don't think you'll have to worry about random shit running in and knocking it down with one hit.