I do not understand how you make money and maintain mana in this game.
I have $23, 1 mana, Charm, Pass, and Possession spells, along w/ String & Magnet, Shovel, and Sissors in inventory. I've burnt through all the old stones I've found, there's no paperweight in the general store, I really can't afford anything it seems, and Mom doesn't offer me cash.
I've searched words like 'money, job, and work' in the walkthroughs and this forum thread and can't find anything other than a Wealth spell and random Old Stones through Quest objectives that seem to require spell casting w/ mana.
What am I missing here..?
It depends on your path, on the murder path it is a bit harder as you do not have the help of Sir Ronald, the Apprentice path is a bit easier as he will give you $100 when you are short of cash any number of times
In general
- revisit places even after charming people. A stone can often be found
- visit all locations you can like say the lake, again stones can be found, sometimes after visiting someone at home
Unsure why the paperweight is not for sale at the general store, it should always be there, but it is only ONCE. Things are often offered when mana is low or high. Some things < 20, and one case > 50 but also based on story progression.
Wealth is the best solution for getting more money but you are very low on mana so even with it you cannot cast it enough to be offered a stone by Esmeralda (and your mana is > 20)
First off wander around and check for more stones, also double check both stores in the new age stores. One item sold by Cherry gives a low mana regeneration at dawn
Without checking your save it is hard to give more specific suggestions, I do not know exactly where you are and where the items are.
You could of course use the cheat menu and add mana or money