@Lioness@the.monsterpit.net So, beforehand, in FF8 there were just... draw points dotted around the world, and they gave you a random few doses of magical spells, like Fire, Fira, Cure, whatever.
In FF15, you get elemental draw points of Lightning, Fire and Ice effects. These are almost always around Havens (camp sites where you can eat a meal to give stat buffs, and convert any gathered XP into your character's levels, gain Ascendancy points etc. You can then spend elemental energy to MAKE spells instead!
@Lioness@the.monsterpit.net (though you can do the making of spells any time you like. Usually by default it creates three "doses" of the spell, Fire at its basic level, with just pure elemental energy of that form for example. The more you put in, the more potent it is. Adding in certain catalysts creates BETTER versions of the spells, adds in healing effects or poison effects, slow/stop, etc effects. So you could , for instance, make a Firaga spell that also casts five times AND cures you a lot.)
