The special resource required to perform these shapeshifting techniques is known as '''Tanuki Balls''', often shortened to '''TB'''. The amount of TB currently held by a tanuki counts as a [[statistic]].
Any newly -generated tanuki, either player characters or NPCs, should start with 3 TB. There are three methods to obtain more TB.
* The simplest and the safest method is to simply wait until [[Daily Reset]]; tanuki regenerate 1 TB on Daily Reset for free.
* The "soft" generation method works during [[Resting]]. Tanuki have an extra option; they can select the amount number of time day periods to use for resting, and choose to assign each time day period to either ''sleeping'' normally (which heals [[Fatigue]], as normal) or to ''meditation'' (which regenerates 1 TB per time day period).* The "hard" generationg generation method consists of instantly converting life energy (in the form of [[Nutrition]], [[Hydration]] and [[Blood]]) in exchange for immediate TB. A tanuki can burn '''500 ntri, 200 wtr and 1 Blood''' to generate 1 TB. This process is instantaneous, ''but'' cannot be done during combat.