Magic

MagicSpells configuration for server

ORGANISATIONAL TASKS:

• Standardise spell descriptions. e.g.
  • (Colour code)Spellname: Lv(memory) (school) spell
  • Descriptive text
  • [Requires (prerequisites)]
  • [Modifiers]
• Predefined Items
  • Set itmes in Alphabetical Order
  • Type
  • Name
  • Enchahts
  • Lore
• Standardise spell layouts:
  • Enabled
  • Permission
  • spell-class
  • name
  • cast-item
  • spell-icon
  • automatically-granted
  • casting costs (cost, cast time, cooldown, shared cooldowns)
  • learning requirements (prerequisites, precludes, replaces, and memory)
  • spell-specific configuration (range, damage, etc) in alphabetical order. The following vital flags take priority
    • Spells
  • modifiers
  • strings (Alphabetical)
  • description
  • effects (particles, sound effects, etc)
• Most vital strings to write:
  • Descriptions
  • str-cost
  • str-modifier-failed (if spell has require/denied modifiers)
• Vital formatting
  • Use quotation marks around ALL strings
  • Do NOT use tabs. GitHub treats four spaces as tabs, so it's hard to tell. Just don't hit tab.
  • No flags automatically given.

DESIGN TASKS:

• Technology tree
  • Item creation spells should require bind, unbind, and scroll spells (which I suppose can be implicit in prerequisite descriptions), as well as 1-2 beginner spells
  • Intermediate spells should require an item creation spell (pads out memory cost)
  • Every school needs a grimoire and appropriate item creation spells tied to it (a few exceptions are allowed, such as the magic sickle, which is too vital to forest/solar magic to be heavily restricted)
• Spell effects
  • Visual and sound effects are a great way to make spells characterful and "feel" magical. If a spell doesn't have any built-in and obvious effects (like a fireball or particle projectile spell) it should have some effects.
  • Spell effects should give some hint as to the school they come from
  • Even simple spells like eating or item creation benefit from spell effects
  • You can accompany spell effects with str-cast-self, str-cast-target, or str-cast-others, but often these will not be necessary