"... That's it for all of them?"

"They can also do specific things. A compass can find things, a sword can cut things, a shield can protect."

"Can non-magical people use them?"

"Not their magical properties."

"Okay. Can I make things that are activated once by me and then just work continuously after?"

"No. When you use magic, it takes up some of yours until you stop using it."

"... I have a pool of usable magic?"

(So very puntable. And he's just the right size, too. Though, keeping him still so that he could be punted would be a bit of a problem, what with the wings. It'd have to be a punt sneak attack, for sure. And he'd only get to do it once, so the punt should be a good one.)

"Yes. It grows when you do more varied magic and capture more cards."

"Is there a limit to how large it can get?"

"Not really."

"So - how do I do more varied magic, when I can only use the cards themselves?"

"Using more cards and finding new ways to use cards."

"What do you mean, finding new ways to use cards? New ways to apply abilities I've already used, or creative reinterpretation of - I don't know, how to use truth."

"Both."

"... I can work with that. Can card abilities be combined?"

"Yes."

She resists the urge to laugh maniacally.

"Excellent. Can you walk me through how I would do that? Not what I could do, but actually what I'd need to physically do to activate two cards at once."

"...ask them?"

... Sigh. "So I do the card touchy thing twice, and then ask them to do whatever it is I'd like them to do?"

"Yes."

"Is there an upper limit to how many cards I can have in use at once?"

"As many cards as can fit in your magical capacity."

"How can I tell how high my magical capacity is, and how much do cards take up? Is it the same amount of magic, or is it different amounts for different cards?"

"You can't tell, and it's different amounts, and also depends on what you're doing with each card."