Sword of Mana

These are all of the notes that you can get in Popoi's notebook, and where to get them from.

1. Mana Statues
   • Touch Mana statues to save.
     There are two types of statues:
     gold and (broken) silver.
     Gold Mana statues save the
     game and restore HP and MP.
     Silver Mana statues can
     only save the game.
     
2. Leveling Up
   • When "LVUP!" appears over
     the main character, select
     a growth type from the LVUP ring
     command to enhance your abilities.
     
3. Skill Levels
   • Wendel: A man walking around the center. (Day, Morning and Evening only)
   • The more you use a weapon or
     magic in battle, the higher
     your skill level becomes.
     The higher your level,
     the more effective you become.
     You can check your current skill
     level on the character status screen.
     
4. Deathblow
   • Wendel: Boy standing out side of the shop. (Day, Morning and Evening only)
   • If the Deathblow gauge reaches MAX,
     your character will start to blink.
     by pressing the A button for one
     second you can release a Deathblow
     from the weapon currently equipped.
     
5. Magic Rope
   • Use this to go back to a safe
     placeby the Goddess's power.
     Some places with strange powers
     may prevent you from using it.
     
6. Attack Traits
   • Menos: In the Inn, the Menos Grandfather.
   • Physical attacks have 3 basic
     traits: slash, bash and jab.
     A weapon's trait is shown
     when it is selected
     from the ring command.
7. Monster Stamina
   • Menos: In the Inn, the Menos Grandfather.
   • A monster's stamina varies
     depending on the attack trait.
     Some attacks may have
     no effect at all.
     See Monster Album for more.
8. Monster Senses
   • Menos: Menos Gentleman near the Golden Goddess statue.
   • Monsters can sense enemies.
     Some may have main and
     Sub sensory abilities
     
     DayViz: detects foes during the day.
     DarkViz: detects foes at night.
     Smell: detects foes ahead.
     
     Hearing: detects foes nearby.
     magic: detects foes that used magic.
     Life: detects foes low on HP.
     
9. Spirits
   • There are 8 types of spirits,
     Each with a corresponding triat:
     Light Dark Moon Fire
     Water Wood Wind Earth
     
10. Support Magic
    • When a spirit has been selected
      from the ring command, you can
      enable support magic by pushing
      the R button and releasing it
      before the spirit appears.
      
11. Attack Magic
    • When a spirit has been selected
      from the ring command, you can
      enable Attack Magic by pushing
      The R button and releasing it
      after the spirit appears.
      
      Where more than one spirit
      with the same attribute is
      available, you can use several
      at once. These attacks are more
      powerful but they use more MP.
      
12. Magic Trajectories
    • Menos: Menos girl wandering around center of town.
    • The trajectory of
      attack magic varies
      depending on the
      weapon equipped.
13. Cutting Grass
    • Slash trait weapons can cut grass.
14. Moving with the Flail
    • The flail can hook onto
      certain distant objects
      and pull you towards
      them.
      
15. Jumping
    • Jumping allows you to leap
      up and down ledges, etc.
      Press the L button to jump.
      
16. Sitting
    • Press both the L button and
      the A button to sit down and
      take a rest. Sitting restores MP.
      
17. Metaballs
    • There are 3 types of Metaballs:
      slash, bash and jab. Each metaball
      inflicts damage based on this type.
      A metaballs type can be
      determined by its attack type.
      
18. Stone Seals
    • There are 8 types of stone seals:
      Light, Dark, Moon, Fire, Water,
      Wood, Wind and Earth.
      Each stone seal inflicts
      damage based on its type.
      A seal's type can be determined
      by the color of its hexball.
19. Tempering Equipment
    • A man lying down in the streets in North Wendel, named Veerapol(Day, Morning and Evening only)
    • Temper equipment using
      similar materials.
      Items are strengthened accoring
      to the characteristics of the fruits
      or veggies used to temper them.
      The number of times a weapon
      or piece of armor may be
      strengthened varies by the item.
      
20. Forging Equipment
    • A man lying down in the streets in North Wendel, named Veerapol(Day, Morning and Evening only)
    • To rework an existing weapon or
      piece of armor, use materials
      different from that item.
      Resulting abilities will vary.
      
21. The Orchard
    • Give Trent 2 seed items and
      the orchard will produce
      either a fruit or a veggie.
      
22. Light Magic
    • When you receive Wisp.
    • Support: HealingLight
      Recovers HP by 30 plus your total
      Light Skill Level.
      Attack: Wisp
      Inflicts Light damage and sometimes
      causes Charm status.
23. Dark Magic
    • When you recieve Shade.
24. Moon Magic
    • Devius Manor: When you receive Luna.
    • Support: Mooglemorphisis
      Turn into a moogle. Only monsters
      who smell you can attack.
      Attack: Luna
      Inflicts Moon damage and sometimes
      causes Wimp status.
      
25. Fire Magic
    • When you receive Salamander.
    • Support: PowerUp
      Doubles Damage of pysical attacks.
      Attack: Salamander
      Inflicts Fire damage and sometimes
      causes FireMan status.
26. Water Magic
    • When you receive Undine.
    • Support: Bubble Boat
      Floats you inside a bubble. Only
      monsters with sight can attack.
      Attack: Undine
      Inflicts Water damage and sometimes
      causes SnowMan status.
      
27. Wood Magic
    • When you receive Dryad.
    • Support: PsychicShield
      Cuts Damage from magic by half.
      Attack: Dryad
      Inflicts Wood damage and sometimes
      causes Sleep status.
      
28. Wind Magic
    • When you receive Jinn
    • Support: SpeedUp
      Increases speed and agility.
      Attack: Jinn
      Inflicts Wind damage and sometimes
      causes Numb status.
      
29. Earth Magic
    • When you receive Gnome.
    • Support: D Fence
      Cuts damage from physicsal
      attacks by half.
      Attack: Gnome
      Inflicts Earth damage and sometimes
      causes Petrify status.