From a368afebb2deee5091a189d5be8c6dd52d3b3b77 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Malin Freeborn <malinfreeborn@posteo.net>
Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2023 00:53:30 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] give spells example resistances
---
spells/air1.tex | 6 +++---
spells/air2.tex | 2 +-
spells/air3.tex | 2 +-
spells/airFire3.tex | 2 +-
spells/airFire4.tex | 2 +-
spells/death1.tex | 6 +++---
spells/death2.tex | 10 +++++-----
spells/death3.tex | 4 ++--
spells/fate1.tex | 10 +++++-----
spells/fate2.tex | 10 +++++-----
spells/fire1.tex | 6 +++---
spells/fire2.tex | 2 +-
spells/light1.tex | 7 +++----
spells/light2.tex | 6 +++---
spells/light3.tex | 2 +-
spells/mind1.tex | 6 +++---
spells/mind2.tex | 6 +++---
spells/mind3.tex | 2 +-
spells/water1.tex | 4 ++--
spells/water2.tex | 4 ++--
stats.sty | 1 +
test.tex | 6 +++---
22 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 53 deletions(-)
diff --git a/spells/air1.tex b/spells/air1.tex
index 8679ab7a..9548efe7 100644
--- a/spells/air1.tex
+++ b/spells/air1.tex
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
{\mAir}% Spheres
{Wax}% Action
{}% Enhancements
- {\roll{Strength}{Athletics}}% Skill
+ {\roll{Strength}{Athletics}}% Resist with
{targets lose \arabic{spelllevel} \gls{ap} and get pushed back \arabic{spelllevel}~\glspl{ap} minus Strength}% Description
{
The mage blasts the target with chilled wind, draining them of \arabic{spelllevel} \gls{ap}.
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
{\mAir}% Spheres
{Wane}% Action
{}% Enhancements
- {the wind speed}% Skill
+ {the wind speed}% Resist with
{a pocket of foul air inflicts \arabic{spellPotency}~\glspl{fatigue} each round}% Description
{
The caster pollutes the air, making it stink, and caustic to breath.
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
{\mAir}% Spheres
{Warp}% Action
{}% Enhancements
- {the density of the liquid}% Skill
+ {the density of the liquid}% Resist with
{a small bubble surrounds the caster}% Description
{
A bubble, around 1 metre in diameter, gains a wobbly `shell', which holds it in place.
diff --git a/spells/air2.tex b/spells/air2.tex
index 3c818d6e..b1faebe9 100644
--- a/spells/air2.tex
+++ b/spells/air2.tex
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
{\mAir}% Spheres
{Wax}% Action
{\duplicated}% Enhancements
- {\roll{Strength}{Athletics}}% Skill
+ {\roll{Strength}{Athletics}}% Resist with
{targets lose \arabic{spelllevel} \glspl{ap} and get pushed back \arabic{spelllevel}~\glspl{ap} minus Strength}% Description
{
\spellArea\ targets within \spellRange\ receive a blast of wind, and lose \arabic{spelllevel}~\glspl{ap}.
diff --git a/spells/air3.tex b/spells/air3.tex
index affcfcde..8230d941 100644
--- a/spells/air3.tex
+++ b/spells/air3.tex
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
{\mWater}% Spheres
{Wane}% Action
{\detailed, \duplicated}% Enhancements
- {Deceit}% Skill
+ {wind speed}% Resist with
{Stinking cloud covers \spellArea, inflicting \arabic{spelllevel}~\glspl{fatigue} to anyone in the area}% Description
{
The air pollutes, growing dark and smoggy, in the exact shape of the caster's face with a maniacal grin.
diff --git a/spells/airFire3.tex b/spells/airFire3.tex
index 28b81eaf..86a8bec5 100644
--- a/spells/airFire3.tex
+++ b/spells/airFire3.tex
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
{\mAir\ and \mFire}% Spheres
{Wax}% Action
{\divergent, \duplicated}% Enhancements
- {Crafts}% Skill
+ {the size of the fire}% Resist with
{A fire explodes over \spellArea\ targets who lose \arabic{spelllevel}~\glspl{ap} and take \arabic{spelllevel} Damage}% Description
{
The caster encourages a fire to burn to explosion, knocking back the nearest \spellArea\ targets.
diff --git a/spells/airFire4.tex b/spells/airFire4.tex
index facae9b2..bdcafc2a 100644
--- a/spells/airFire4.tex
+++ b/spells/airFire4.tex
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
{\mAir\ and \mFire}% Spheres
{Wax}% Action
{\detailed, \divergent, \duplicated}% Enhancements
- {Seafaring}% Skill
+ {the storm's ferocity}% Resist with
{\spellArea\ targets lose \arabic{spelllevel} \glspl{ap} while lightning hits them for \arabic{spelllevel} Damage}% Description
{
During any \gls{interval} where lightning flashes, the caster can seize the ambient fire in the air, and channel it into a powerful blast of lightning and wind.
diff --git a/spells/death1.tex b/spells/death1.tex
index 8a48725d..df48852c 100644
--- a/spells/death1.tex
+++ b/spells/death1.tex
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
{\mFate, \mAir}% Spheres
{Wax}% Action
{}% Enhancements
- {Medicine}% Skill
+ {\roll{Strength}{Athletics}}% Resist with
{target gains 1 \glsentrytext{fatigue}}% Description
{
The caster makes uncomfortable statements about the target's organs, who then feels sickly and possibly retches.
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
{\mFate, \mAir}% Spheres
{Wane}% Action
{}% Enhancements
- {Medicine}% Skill
+ {target's \glsentrytext{fatigue} penalty}% Resist with
{target ignores all \glsentrytext{fatigue} penalties for \pgls{interval}}% Description
{
This spell preserves someone's natural bodily functions in the face of decay, tiredness, or poison.
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
{\mFate, \mAir}% Spheres
{Warp}% Action
{}% Enhancements
- {Medicine}% Skill
+ {target's \glsentrytext{fatigue} penalty}% Resist with
{target's gains \glsentrytext{dr} 1}% Description
{
The spell places a target in a state of semi-undeath.
diff --git a/spells/death2.tex b/spells/death2.tex
index 2a1663c5..0eb391ca 100644
--- a/spells/death2.tex
+++ b/spells/death2.tex
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
{\mFate, \mAir}% Spheres
{Wax}% Action
{\detailed}% Enhancements
- {Medicine}% Skill
+ {\roll{Strength}{Athletics}}% Resist with
{target loses \arabic{spelllevel} \glspl{hp}}% Description
{
The caster insists the target has taken a wound and they begin to feel it as internal bleeding accompanies a headache.
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
{\mFate, \mAir}% Spheres
{Wax}% Action
{\duplicated}% Enhancements
- {Medicine}% Skill
+ {\roll{Strength}{Athletics}}% Resist with
{\spellArea\ targets lose \arabic{spelllevel} \glspl{fatigue}}% Description
{
\spellArea\ targets within \spellRange\ each take \arabic{spelllevel} \glspl{fatigue}.
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
{\mFate, \mAir}% Spheres
{Witness}% Action
{\distant}% Enhancements
- {Medicine}% Skill
+ {time since death}% Resist with
{Detect any close corpses}% Description
{
Sniffing at the wind, the caster identifies any corpses within \spellRange.
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
{\mFate, \mAir}% Spheres
{Wane}% Action
{\detailed}% Enhancements
- {Medicine}% Skill
+ {target's current \glsentrytext{fatigue} penalty}% Resist with
{Stop \glspl{fatigue}, poisons, venom or rot}% Description
{
The caster removes one type of death from the target -- \glspl{fatigue}, poison, venom, rot, or anything else they can think of.
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
{\mFate, \mAir}% Spheres
{Warp}% Action
{\detailed}% Enhancements
- {Vigilance}% Skill
+ {Vigilance}% Resist with
{Gain \gls{dr} 2, ignore up to \arabic{spelllevel}~\gls{fatigue} penalties, and see as the dead see}% Description
{
The caster stares into a middle distance continuously, until they find a special state of de-focussing their eyes which lets them (or a target) see as the dead see.
diff --git a/spells/death3.tex b/spells/death3.tex
index e170fb84..d7f5f4e2 100644
--- a/spells/death3.tex
+++ b/spells/death3.tex
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
{\mFate, \mAir}% Spheres
{Witness}% Action
{\distant, \detailed}% Enhancements
- {Medicine}% Skill
+ {time since death}% Resist with
{Detect the corpse of a named species within \spellRange}% Description
{
Sniffing at the wind, the caster identifies any corpses from a particular species within \spellRange.
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
{\mFate, \mAir}% Spheres
{Warp}% Action
{\distant, \detailed}% Enhancements
- {Vigilance}% Skill
+ {current \glsentrytext{fatigue} penalty}% Resist with
{Gain \gls{dr} 2, ignore up to \arabic{spelllevel}~\gls{fatigue} penalties, and see as the dead see}% Description
{
The target no longer sees normal light, but instead only the light of souls.
diff --git a/spells/fate1.tex b/spells/fate1.tex
index 804efdc8..b9d593b7 100644
--- a/spells/fate1.tex
+++ b/spells/fate1.tex
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
{\mFate}% Spheres
{Wax}% Action
{}% Enhancements
- {\tn}% Skill
- {target gains $1D6$ \glspl{fp}}% Description
+ {the target's Charisma}% Resist with
+ {\spellArea~target gains \rollConv~\glspl{fp}}% Description
{
The mage blesses the target with high hopes for their future, bestowing $1D6$ \glspl{fp} immediately.
}
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
{\mFate}% Spheres
{Wane}% Action
{}% Enhancements
- {Deceit}% Skill
+ {the target's Charisma}% Resist with
{lose $1D6$ \glspl{fp}}% Description
{
The caster notes the worst of someone's possible futures -- the most unpleasant thing which is reasonably likely.
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ The target then loses $1D6$~\glspl{fp}.
{\mFate}% Spheres
{Warp}% Action
{}% Enhancements
- {Tactics}% Skill
+ {\roll{Charisma}{Tactics}}% Resist with
{target gains 1 monster encounter}% Description
{
The caster hexes the target with death on the road, hoping they will not meet their destination.
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ The target then loses $1D6$~\glspl{fp}.
{\mFate}% Spheres
{Witness}% Action
{}% Enhancements
- {Empathy}% Skill
+ {}% Resist with
{check if target carries \glspl{fp}}% Description
{
With a short interaction, and some questions about family, the caster discerns if the target has any special fate.
diff --git a/spells/fate2.tex b/spells/fate2.tex
index f5c96db6..c00d74ef 100644
--- a/spells/fate2.tex
+++ b/spells/fate2.tex
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
{\mFate}% Spheres
{Wax}% Action
{\duplicated}% Enhancements
- {Empathy}% Skill
+ {target's Charisma}% Resist with
{\spellArea{} targets gain \arabic{spelllevel} \glspl{fp}}% Description
{}
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
{\mFate}% Spheres
{Wane}% Action
{\duplicated}% Enhancements
- {Deceit}% Skill
+ {target's Charisma}% Resist with
{\spellArea{} targets lose \arabic{spelllevel} \glspl{fp}}% Description
{}
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
{Fate}% Spheres
{Wane}% Action
{\distant}% Enhancements
- {Deceit}% Skill
- {target loses 1D6+\arabic{spelllevel} \glspl{fp}}% Description
+ {target's Charisma}% Resist with
+ {target loses \rollConv~\glspl{fp}}% Description
{
- One target at \spellRange{} loses \dmg{spelllevel}~\glspl{fp}.
+ One target at \spellRange{} loses \rollConv~\glspl{fp}.
}
diff --git a/spells/fire1.tex b/spells/fire1.tex
index 6e31171b..67adc38b 100644
--- a/spells/fire1.tex
+++ b/spells/fire1.tex
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
{\mFire}% Spheres
{Wax}% Action
{}% Enhancements
- {\roll{Wits}{Athletics}}% Skill
- {target fire flares, inflicting \arabic{spellPotency} Damage on all around}% Description
+ {\roll{Wits}{Athletics}}% Resist with
+ {target fire flares, inflicting \rollConv\ Damage on all around}% Description
{
A fire-source roars, growing loud, aggressive, and large enough to damage anyone next to it.
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
{\mFire}% Spheres
{Wane}% Action
{}% Enhancements
- {Wyldcrafting}% Skill
+ {size of the flame}% Resist with
{target fire goes out}% Description
{
The target fire flickers, then goes out.
diff --git a/spells/fire2.tex b/spells/fire2.tex
index e4178373..472abaa3 100644
--- a/spells/fire2.tex
+++ b/spells/fire2.tex
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
{\mFire}% Spheres
{Warp}% Action
{\duplicated}% Enhancements
- {Wyldcrafting}% Skill
+ {intensity of the flame}% Resist with
{target fire stops consuming a certain type of material}% Description
{
This spell changes the basic nature of a fire, so it can no longer burn a certain type of material.
diff --git a/spells/light1.tex b/spells/light1.tex
index 6e1b9a87..0757ed69 100644
--- a/spells/light1.tex
+++ b/spells/light1.tex
@@ -2,18 +2,17 @@
{\mFire, \mAir}% Spheres
{Wax}% Action
{}% Enhancements
- {Academics}% Skill
+ {surrounding darkness}% Resist with
{any spark blooms into a warm light}% Description
{
Arcanists of light can make any source of light -- even a candle flame or starlight -- bloom into the light of a healthy torch.
- When the light springs up suddenly in the dark, anyone looking towards it makes a Wits + Vigilance test (\tn{8}) or loses 1~\gls{ap}.
}
\spell{Shadow}% Name
{\mFire, \mAir}% Spheres
{Wane}% Action
{}% Enhancements
- {Stealth}% Skill
+ {\roll{Wits}{Vigilance}}% Resist with
{create a patch of darkness}% Description
{
A single patch of darkness, the length of a step, forms anywhere within range.
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@
{\mFire, \mAir}% Spheres
{Warp}% Action
{}% Enhancements
- {Academics}% Skill
+ {\roll{Wits}{Vigilance}}% Resist with
{single item contorts like a funhouse mirror}% Description
{
When light contorts, it can make something seem larger or smaller (or oscillate between the two).
diff --git a/spells/light2.tex b/spells/light2.tex
index 5e1f6e36..846c6df9 100644
--- a/spells/light2.tex
+++ b/spells/light2.tex
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
{\mFire, \mAir}% Spheres
{Wax}% Action
{\duplicated}% Enhancements
- {Academics}% Skill
+ {\roll{Wits}{Vigilance}}% Resist with
{Room fills with light}% Description
{
The caster grows any source of light into a painful glare, covering a massive area.%
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
{\mFire, \mAir}% Spheres
{Wax}% Action
{\detailed}% Enhancements
- {Empathy}% Skill
+ {\roll{Wits}{Vigilance}}% Resist with
{any spark blooms into a warm light}% Description
{
This light attaches to a target, hovering around them like sparkling oil-stain.
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
{\mFire, \mAir}% Spheres
{Wane}% Action
{\detailed}% Enhancements
- {Performance}% Skill
+ {\roll{Wits}{Vigilance}}% Resist with
{A shadow forms a silhouette}% Description
{
One target shadow forms a detailed silhouette, and may even stand up and away from the ground.
diff --git a/spells/light3.tex b/spells/light3.tex
index 18576363..cf0bbdca 100644
--- a/spells/light3.tex
+++ b/spells/light3.tex
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
{\mFire, \mAir}% Spheres
{Wane}% Action
{\detailed, \duplicated}% Enhancements
- {Performance}% Skill
+ {\roll{Wits}{Vigilance}}% Resist with
{\spellArea\ shadows form a silhouette}% Description
{
Shadows covering \spellArea\ steps animate and stand, then form any shape the caster can clearly imagine.
diff --git a/spells/mind1.tex b/spells/mind1.tex
index 82e8153a..06252a0d 100644
--- a/spells/mind1.tex
+++ b/spells/mind1.tex
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
{\mFate, \mWater}% Spheres
{Wax}% Action
{}% Enhancements
- {Empathy}% Skill
+ {\roll{Wits}{Academics}}% Resist with
{target becomes enamoured with their current action, and finds it hard to stop}% Description
{
The target finds sudden joy and fascination with their current task.
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
{\mFate, \mWater}% Spheres
{Wane}% Action
{}% Enhancements
- {Deceit}% Skill
+ {\roll{Wits}{Academics}}% Resist with
{the target becomes listless and distractable}% Description
{
The target loses their train of thought.
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
{\mFate, \mWater}% Spheres
{Witness}% Action
{}% Enhancements
- {Empathy}% Skill
+ {}% Resist with
{the caster checks if something has a mind}% Description
{
Shadows, statues, or suspicious bushes can all hide all manner of things.
diff --git a/spells/mind2.tex b/spells/mind2.tex
index d455cbcf..0e9d81d1 100644
--- a/spells/mind2.tex
+++ b/spells/mind2.tex
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
{\mWater, \mFate}% Spheres
{Wane}% Action
{\duplicated}% Enhancements
- {\roll{Wits}{Academics}}% Skill
+ {\roll{Wits}{Academics}}% Resist with
{\spellArea\ targets suffer -\arabic{spelllevel}~\glspl{ap}}% Description
{
\spellArea\ targets within \spellRange\ become confused about what they're doing, and suffer a minus \arabic{spelllevel} penalty to all actions based on Mental Attributes.
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
{\mWater, \mFate}% Spheres
{Wane}% Action
{\divergent}% Enhancements
- {\roll{Wits}{Academics}}% Skill
- {the target loses -\arabic{spelllevel}~\glspl{ap} and $1D6 + 1$ \glspl{fp}}% Description
+ {\roll{Wits}{Academics}}% Resist with
+ {the target loses \arabic{spelllevel}~\glspl{ap} and \rollConv~\glspl{fp}}% Description
{
The caster explains to the target their imminent death.
The target immediately loses $1D6+1$ \glspl{fp} and takes on a persistent -\arabic{spelllevel} penalty to Mind Attributes and \glspl{ap}.
diff --git a/spells/mind3.tex b/spells/mind3.tex
index 0bec2963..6b670b22 100644
--- a/spells/mind3.tex
+++ b/spells/mind3.tex
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
{\mWater, \mFate}% Spheres
{Wane}% Action
{\distant, \duplicated}% Enhancements
- {Deceit}% Skill
+ {\roll{Wits}{Academics}}% Resist with
{\spellArea\ targets \spellRange\ away suffer -\arabic{spelllevel}~\glspl{ap}}% Description
{
The caster waves to people in the distance and calls out a confusing greeting.
diff --git a/spells/water1.tex b/spells/water1.tex
index c0fe0d94..7d197e25 100644
--- a/spells/water1.tex
+++ b/spells/water1.tex
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
{\mWater}% Spheres
{Wane}% Action
{}% Enhancements
- {Seafaring}% Skill
+ {ambient temperature}% Resist with
{up to a barrel of water turns into mist}% Description
{
Some body of liquid -- up to a barrel's worth -- instantly turns to mist, then quickly coalesces, soaking anything in the area.
Torches struggle to keep aflame as an entire room can become soaked.
- When cast on a mostly-liquid creature, such as oozes, this spell deals $1D6$ Damage.
+ When cast on a mostly-liquid creature, such as oozes, this spell deals \rollConv~Damage.
}
diff --git a/spells/water2.tex b/spells/water2.tex
index 20c79b71..32e6c1dd 100644
--- a/spells/water2.tex
+++ b/spells/water2.tex
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
{\mWater}% Spheres
{Warp}% Action
{\duplicated}% Enhancements
- {Academics}% Skill
+ {water's speed}% Resist with
{\spellArea\ \arabic{spellArea} barrels' worth of water become acidic (2 Damage per round contact)}% Description
{
Up to \spellArea\ barrels' worth of water become acidic.
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
{\mWater}% Spheres
{Witness}% Action
{\distant}% Enhancements
- {Wyldcrafting}% Skill
+ {}% Resist with
{caster detects liquid within \spellRange}% Description
{
The caster detects liquid within \spellRange, but nothing within a few steps of the caster.
diff --git a/stats.sty b/stats.sty
index d1c50e33..3de221b0 100644
--- a/stats.sty
+++ b/stats.sty
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
\newcommand{\equipment}{}
\newcommand{\mods}{}
+
% we calculate damage here because we can't display 1d6+6 damage - it has to turn into 2d6+2 damage.
\newcommand{\dmg}[1]{%
\ifnum\value{#1}<1 0\else%
diff --git a/test.tex b/test.tex
index 3ed5b29f..e0c03b10 100644
--- a/test.tex
+++ b/test.tex
@@ -168,13 +168,13 @@ This section is non-verbose, so only basic stats are shown.
\gnollshaman
-\shortSpells{fire1}
+\creatureSpells{fire1}
\gnollshaman
-\shortSpells{fate1}
+\creatureSpells{fate1}
-\shortSpells{fate2}
+\creatureSpells{fate2}
\end{multicols}
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