History Main / CastFromStamina

* ''VideoGame/SilentHill3'', in an unusual Survival Horror has two unlockable joke weapons that uses Heather's stamina meter as ammo.

Often overlaps with CastFromCalories; Expect this kind of mage to be a BigEater.

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* WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}:
** Semblances seem to more or less work this way, though they're also fueled directly from the user's LifeEnergy powered DeflectorShield, possibly invoking CastFromHitPoints.
*** In "Players and Pieces" during the Nevermore fight, Weiss stumbles and leans on the ground after overusing her Semblance.
*** In "A Minor Hiccup" Ruby dropped Penny, fell out of her Semblance, and was visibly dazed on the ground for a few seconds after carrying Penny [[spoiler:who is also an Android, and thus much heavier than a normal human]].
*** In "Heroes and Monsters"
*** In another Weiss example, in "Seeing Red", during the [[spoiler:Colossus fight]], Weiss, who had already used her Semblance plenty, uses a series of Glyphs to slow Ruby's fall, and Weiss collapses to the ground with heavy breathing.
*** In the following episode during the [[spoiler:Leviathan fight]], Ren and Jaune break their Auras and collapse from using their Semblances to mask an airship for too long.
** The Silver Eyes power also sometimes exhausts the user, with Ruby's first usage even induced PowerStrainBlackout, and her fourth usage in "The Enemy of Trust" leaves her on her knees and gasping.
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* RWBY:

Compare and contrast with CastFromHitPoints, which wounds the character, may be [[HeroicRROD lethal if done to excess]], and is usually associated with BloodMagic and TheDarkArts - but which is generally more powerful than casting from stamina ''or'' mana, due to the [[CompetitiveBalance higher risk involved]]. Many works include both, though, CastFromHitPoints being the DangerousForbiddenTechnique version.

[[AC:Anime & Manga]]
* [[KamehameHadoken Ki attacks]] explicitly work this way in ''Franchise/DragonBall'', with characters frequently commenting (especially early on) on how using a ki attack will leave them exhausted or noting how other characters don't even seem winded after a particular ki attack. CastFromCalories is also invoked, with Goku in particular noting that extensive ki expenditure leaves him hungry (but then, so does extensive fighting of any sort — he is a ludicrously BigEater, after all). This becomes less obvious as the series goes on, since the characters become literally godlike in the amount of ki they have available at any one time.

[[AC:FanWorks]]

* Both Izuku and Ibara in ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/19111330/chapters/49800011#workskin Shall We Make a Deal?]]'' have Quirks that drain their stamina to use. Izuku can empower or depower others in exchange for a reward, but the greater the boost, the more it exhausts him. Meanwhile, Ibara's vines can heal others but drains her stamina to fuel said healing.

[[AC:Literature]]

* ''The Diadem Saga'' uses this: the protagonists often drain every ounce of magic in spells by the end of each book's climax, but only require a day or two to recover to be back to full strength.
* Magic users in ''Literature/InheritanceCycle'' expend as much energy when performing a task by magic as they would doing the same task by conventional means (condensed, of course, into the amount of time it takes to use the magic).

[[AC:Live-Action TV]]
* El's powers in ''Series/StrangerThings'' come at the expense of fatigue.

[[AC:Roleplay]]

[[AC:Tabletop Games]]

* ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}''. Fatigue is measured by loss of Strength points. If Strength reaches zero, the character falls unconscious. When a mage casts magic spells, each spell cast drains a certain amount of either [[CastFromHitPoints Health]] or Strength (Fatigue). The more spells you cast, the weaker you get.
** One of the first spells an apprentice will usually learn is "Aid", which allows him (among other applications) to transfer his Strength to someone else. This allows his master to cast spells that would otherwise cost too much for him to cast, and is one of the major reasons wizards take apprentices.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' has the {{Mechanically Unusual|Class}} Kineticist class which, rather than the usual mental stat, channels using constitution as their casting stat. Unusually for this trope, the Kineticist's magic is actually portrayed as UnskilledButStrong compared to a typical Vancian mage: taking TheAllSolvingHammer approach to casting, kineticists are mostly restricted to usable-all-day variations on [[KamehameHadoken elemental blasts]], FullContactMagic, and a smattering of utility ElementalPowers. They can also, however, briefly supercharge their powers at the cost of taking Burn[[note]]a form of non-lethal damage which can only be healed with a long rest[[/note]], representing the toll of channeling energy beyond what they can safely handle. The end result is that an overzealous kineticist can easily dish out buckets of damage dice every turn while redrawing local maps...right up until they pass out from exhaustion and have to be dragged around by the rest of the party for the remainder of the adventuring day.

[[AC:Video Games]]

* Using magic in ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' costs stamina, in addition to using limited casts/FP, from ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII'' onward.

* ''[[{{VideoGame/Ryzom}} The Saga of Ryzom]]'' allows you to customize your spells in a way that allows this, which gives you more points to do things like shorten your recast time.

* Rogues in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' use stamina.

[[AC:Web Original]]
* In the fictional MMORPG ''Insania Online'', ''every'' class can choose between Mana, Rage and Energy at character creation (Energy being a Stamina analogue, in that it's a small resource pool that refills quickly), leading to some odd possibilities like Rage-based healers or Mana-based warriors.

* ''Literature/{{Uprooted}}'': Magic is tiring to use. At the beginning, casting one minor cantrip leaves Agnieszka too drained to walk, but she develops huge reserves of strength and learns to cast more efficiently as she trains. When she tries to cast when completely exhausted, she has a PowerStrainBlackout and is later warned that she could have killed herself.

* [[KamehameHadoken Ki attacks]] explicitly work this way in ''Franchise/DragonBall'', with characters frequently commenting (especially early on) on how using a ki attack will leave them exhausted or noting how other characters don't even seem winded after a particular ki attack. This becomes less obvious as the series goes on, since the characters become literally godlike in the amount of ki they have available at any one time.

* [[KamehameHadouken Ki attacks]] explicitly work this way in Franchise/''DragonBall'', with characters frequently commenting (especially early on) on how using a ki attack will leave them exhausted or noting how other characters don't even seem winded after a particular ki attack. This becomes less obvious as the series goes on, since the characters become literally godlike in the amount of ki they have available at any one time.

** One of the first spells an apprentice will usually learn is "Aid", which allows him (among other applications) to transfer his Strength to someone else. This allows his master to cast spells that would otherwise cost to much for him to cast, and is one of the major reasons wizards take apprentices.

* In ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'' mages have to roll to resist Drain when casting spells. If the spell's Force is lower than their Magic attribute they take stun damage, or fatigue, on a failed resist. Spells with greater Force are [[CastFromHitPoints another story.]]

[[AC: Literature]]
* Magic users in ''Literature/InheritanceCycle'' expend as much energy when performing a task by magic as they would doing the same task by conventional means (condensed, of course, into the amount of time it takes to use the magic).

* The Diadem series uses this: the protagonists often drain every ounce of magic in spells by the end of each book's climax, but only require a day or two to recover to be back to full strength.
* In ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'', channeling the One Power in large amounts or for long periods of time is as draining as intense or prolonged exercise. Channelers providing backup in a protracted battle work in shifts so they can rest, while some push through and drain themselves to the point that they can barely stand. Channeling past the point of exhaustion is particularly dangerous because it can cause a HeroicRROD and sometimes a permanent DePower.

[[AC: Live Action TV]]

[[AC: Tabletop Games]]

* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''. In early editions of Advanced D&D casting some spells costs points of Constitution. For example, casting the Identify spell lowered Constitution by eight points. The DM could require a character to make a Constitution check, and failing the check meant the character would become fatigued and have to rest.

* In ''TabletopGame/ArsMagica'', it can fatigue a mage to try casting a spell that's beyond their skill to use safely, or to improvise all but the weakest magical effects. This can be shaken off within minutes or hours, but RitualMagic invariably takes bed rest to recover from, and can roll over into CastFromHitPoints if the mage isn't strong enough.

[[AC: Video Games]]
* Rogues in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' use stamina.
* ''VideoGame/MagicalBattleArena'' has a Sprint Meter that doubles as a ManaMeter for your normal ranged attack. When [[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Fate]] switches to her [[FragileSpeedster Sonic Form]], not only does her speed increase, but her Sprint Meter's rate of consumption while dashing drastically decreases as well.
* ''VideoGame/{{Vindictus}}'' has the stamina meter goes down when you sprint, pick up heavy stuff, use magic as Evie, block attacks as Fiona, or use smash attacks.
* ''VideoGame/EvilIslands: Curse of the Lost Soul'' combined the Sprint Meter with the ManaMeter: it was depleted by either spellcasting or running, and it only replenished when the character was motionless.

* [[{{VideoGame/Ryzom}} The Saga of Ryzom]] allows you to customize your spells in a way that allows this, which gives you more points to do things like shorten your recast time.

[[AC: WebOriginal]]
* In the fictional MMORPG InsaniaOnline ''every'' class can choose between Mana, Rage and Energy at character creation (Energy being a Stamina analogue, in that it's a small resource pool that refills quickly), leading to some odd possibilities like Rage-based healers or Mana-based warriors.

* Magic users in ''Literature/InheritanceCycle'' expend as much energy when performing a task by magic as they would doing the same task by conventional means.

* Magic users in ''{{Eragon}}'' expend as much energy when performing a task by magic as they would doing the same task by conventional means.

* Rogues in ''WorldOfWarcraft'' use stamina.

* ''VideoGame/MagicalBattleArena'' has a Sprint Meter that doubles as a ManaMeter for your normal ranged attack. When [[MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Fate]] switches to her [[FragileSpeedster Sonic Form]], not only does her speed increase, but her Sprint Meter's rate of consumption while dashing drastically decreases as well.

* In the fictional MMORPG InsaniaOnline [[http://royalroadl.com/fiction/1826]], ''every'' class can choose between Mana, Rage and Energy at character creation (Energy being a Stamina analogue, in that it's a small resource pool that refills quickly), leading to some odd possibilities like Rage-based healers or Mana-based warriors.

* The Diadem series uses CastFromStamina. The protagonists often drain every ounce of magic in spells by the end of each book's climax, but only require a day or two to recover to be back to full strength.

* ''VideoGame/BetrayalAtKrondor'' mixes this with a CastFromHitpoints mechanic. All characters have a certain amount of Health and stamina, with stamina being lost before health. Stamina acts as a free hitpoint reserve, however, skills and abilities degrade as health is lost. Mages use health & stamina to cast spells, switching to CastFromHitpoints, which lowers their own abilities, when they no longer have the stamina to CastFromStamina.
* ''VideoGame/BetrayalInAntara'', being the SpiritualSuccessor of ''VideoGame/BetrayalAtKrondor'', has a similar system of stamina and health points, with mages CastingFromStamina until they are forced to switch to CastFromHitpoints. However, the game goes a step further by making in-battle healing via resting or magic healing only restore stamina, not health.

* ''TabletopGames/HeroSystem'': Casting spells or using other powers normally uses up points of Endurance. They come back rapidly with rest, though.