31.05.2008, 23:43, written by Mario Donick
Force Spell and STRength
I implemented a new effect today, force. It is available as spell with the same name and as potion called "Dust". I can't say why, but I have fun using it.Basically, it just damages an enemy by 20 * player's level (resp. 10 * player's level for "Dust" potion). This would make it to some kind of uberspell as soon as the player has reached level 3 or 4. So there is a price to pay besides the PP consumed: Every use reduces the STRength value by the same value which is done as damage to the enemy. And because every weapon needs a certain STR to be equipped, continued use of Force or Dust will make the player too weak to hold his weapon and too weak to use Force or Dust again. So he needs to recover between several uses of Force or Dust.The reason for weakening the player is easy. As you might know, magic in LambdaRogue is done by chanting songs, and this is only possible with psychical powers. "Force" now concentrates psychical power at one imaginary point and then releases it in the form of physical power, thrown as attack to an enemy. This is exhausting to the player, so his strength suffers.Important here is that STRength in LambdaRogue is not the same as in most role playing games. Strength represents the player's current physical power and is measured in percent. STR 100 is the normal value. A player with 100 STR has the normal strength one would have with his current status values. Now certain effects or actions can change this value - reduce it or increase it beyond 100. Force, for example, reduces strength, the same happens when the player is hungry or starving. Strength can be increased by certain potions.Strength always "tries" to stay at 100. If it's less than 100, it is increased by 1 every turn (except the player is hungry); if it's greater than 100, it is decreased by 1 every turn.So if a player wants to use Force or Dust very often without a phase of recovery, he needs to find a way to increase strength, either before his uses of Force / Dust start, or between the single uses. One way to do so is to drink lots of Vitari (a potion). Unfortunately, Vitari as strength drug has its own negative side effects.Like I said ... I have fun using the Force spell.
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