MindRage
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The system is under construction again and its probobally be implemented in a project im working on, not one mentioned yet. So i thought i would make a bit more lore behind it and tell the system in a more interesting fashion
The Spellforge
The words
The Spellforge
The system goes around the way you combine words to actually form a spell. However the words doesnt only work saying it, The words can also be applied to weapons, armor. It can be cast by monster as well making creatures more dangerous and unpredictable.
There are 5 groups of words which preforms in different ways.
The way the power is determined is based on something called attributes.
each word alters the attributes in a order-free manner to preform balance for each spell.
The attributes are:
The ways you can cast spells are:
Chaining is another feature for the more experienced forgers.
They are words which allows to stack effects in the same spell.
You could make a poisonous fire, or series of explosions that slows the target.
The way these spells chain can differ using the words to chain.
You can make the effects stack on top of targets that get hit, or simple trigger again on the targets you chose.
Repetetive chaining, Aka recursive spells. is also possible.
Chaining gives alot of functionality in the same spell however the cost is tremendous.
Another feature is called states. A way to make sure the spell is cast at the right moment.
You can make sure to only heal when the health is low, or make it heal a burn if only set on fire.
There are 5 groups of words which preforms in different ways.
- Casts
- This group defines the first stage of a spell. It defines how a spell should be cast.
Often it can be is a spell is to be charged, repeated be preformed when hitting an object and other nice methods.
- This group defines the first stage of a spell. It defines how a spell should be cast.
- Targets
- These words define where a spell should hit. Often targets are refered to the center of an area of a spell. These targets can be multiple and preform diffrent ways to choose a target.
- Shapes
- This group chooses how a spell should be shaped. May it be a wave, an explosion, a box, a wall and other forms.
- Element
- Elements are the words which chooses how the spells should react when triggered. May it be fire or grass. The effects of an element strongly variates. and in some cases can be fused with other elements to create more powerful effects.
- Modifiers
- Modifiers are optional words which alternates some effects of the spell. It can make an element preform an condition instead of damage or even affect the terrain. It can also make a spell stronger or larger or even smaller and less costly to preform.
The way the power is determined is based on something called attributes.
each word alters the attributes in a order-free manner to preform balance for each spell.
The attributes are:
- Mana cost
- Potency
- Distance
- Size
- Duration
- Cooldown
The ways you can cast spells are:
- Using weapons
Weapons trigger a spell with a certain words that are bound to it, The attributes are different depending on what weapon you are using. Often are weak spells prefered with weapons to allow frequent casts. It drains mana stored within the weapon. - Using Armor
Armors is the way to automate spells. They trigger on different events you preform. Each armor piece has a separate cooldown. Each piece has a mana pool which it drains from.
The helmet triggers when looking on something.
The armor trigger a spell when getting hit by something.
The legs trigger a spell when ctrl + walking somewhere "Kicking a spell"
The boots trigger a spell when walking.
Shields triggering is not chosen yet.
- Using spellbooks.
Spellbooks when worn acts as a extra instant spell when cast. It drain your own mana.
You can only wear 2 books at a time, giving ability to quickly deal damage.
However the book cannot be removed while its on cooldown. This makes the user vurnable.
- Using runes.
Runes are the same as runes in tibia, however they have a mana pool which it drains from. It also has a global cooldown for runes.
Chaining is another feature for the more experienced forgers.
They are words which allows to stack effects in the same spell.
You could make a poisonous fire, or series of explosions that slows the target.
The way these spells chain can differ using the words to chain.
You can make the effects stack on top of targets that get hit, or simple trigger again on the targets you chose.
Repetetive chaining, Aka recursive spells. is also possible.
Chaining gives alot of functionality in the same spell however the cost is tremendous.
Another feature is called states. A way to make sure the spell is cast at the right moment.
You can make sure to only heal when the health is low, or make it heal a burn if only set on fire.
- Each word can be combined in any order.
Anything which isnt a word can be used as a parameter for a word.
Any faulty parameters are ignored. - Every element has a Melee, Distance or magic form depending on what weapon you are using.
The base attributes differ from what weapon you are using making some elements better catalysts for spells. - The effects an element give away is dependant on a potency level of a spell.
There is no real limit to potency but a soft target for highest tier is level 10.
There are 4 effect levels for potency 0-3,3-6,6-9,9+ - Every shape has a directional area, and a non directional area. with each type having 10 levels of size.
- If a spell fails due to the cost being to high. it will cause exhaustion as penality. However no mana will be spent.
- The elements are often refered to the name of the gods. But the sons and daughters of the gods are beings of higher power. Which makes fused elements give stronger effects than regular elements.
- The mastery of a words increases with the amount of uses you successfully cast a spell with that word.
- A fused element can only be cast if the user has mastered more than half of the elements required to cast it.
- Statement words often use a parameters to determine if the spell should be cast. This is prefered to be used in armors to make them not exhaust thier pool.
- Armors reduse the damage overall, however thier mana pool can be close to nothing, which makes mage's clothing still strong in term of defence, however its finite and will wear off due to exhaustion.
- Spells have the possiblity to collide and cancel each other out if right element. Some Effects can amplify existing spells if collided.
- Each element has a duration however the duration is differently used. The fire element for example uses the duration as a way to determine how fast it should travel from the center. The ground element has a duration depending on how long a earthquake should be preformed.
- The existance of the spellforge is not a lie, what power it might yield, only the gods can tell.
- The gods exist in solitude, some might give gifts of great power. A level beyond mastery.
- There are multiple ways a spell can hit. It may shoot from the sky, fly trought the air, come from the ground. Or even hit the soul it self, igonoring all walls.
The words
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