/**
* This is the basic control file for scrolls. It contains all the common
* scroll handling stuff that goes into both the object and the shadow.
*/
#include <tasks.h>
inherit "/std/basic/scroll_book_react";
#define SKILL "magic.items.scroll"
#define CONTROL_SKILL "magic.spells.special"
private string _spell;
/** @ignore yes */
string long( string word, int dark ) {
int i;
int j;
int chance;
int level;
int width;
string spell_name;
level = 2 * (int)_spell->query_power_level();
width = sqrt( level );
chance = (int)this_player()->query_skill_bonus( SKILL ) - ( level - width );
chance = ( 100 * chance ) / ( 2 * width + 1 );
spell_name = "$"+ (string)_spell->query_name() +"$";
j = strlen( spell_name ) - 1;
for ( i = 1; i < j; i++ ) {
if ( random( 100 ) > chance ) {
switch ( spell_name[ i ] ) {
case 32 :
break;
case 65 .. 90 :
spell_name = spell_name[ 0 .. i - 1 ] +
sprintf( "%c", 65 + random( 26 ) ) +
spell_name[ i + 1 .. j ];
break;
case 97 .. 122 :
spell_name = spell_name[ 0 .. i - 1 ] +
sprintf( "%c", 97 + random( 26 ) ) +
spell_name[ i + 1 .. j ];
break;
default :
spell_name = spell_name[ 0 .. i - 1 ] +
spell_name[ i + 1 .. j ];
j--;
}
}
}
spell_name = spell_name[ 1 .. j - 1 ];
return spell_name;
} /* long() */
/**
* This method returns always returns 1 for a magic scroll.
* @return always returns 1
*/
int query_magic_scroll() { return 1; }
/**
* This method returns the current binding force of the scroll. This is
* the amount of force the paper exerts to try and keep the spell on the
* paper.
* @return the scrolls binding force
*/
int query_binding_force() { return 5; }
/**
* This method returns the spell associated with the scroll.
* @return the spell associated with the scroll
*/
string query_spell() { return _spell; }
/**
* This method returns the power level of the spell current associated
* with the object.
*/
int query_spell_power_level() {
if (_spell) {
return _spell->query_power_level();
}
} /* query_spell_power_level() */
/**
* This method sets the spell associated with the scroll.
* @param word the spells path
*/
void set_spell( string word ) { _spell = word; }
/**
* This method returns the name o fthe spell on the scroll.
* @return the name of the spell
*/
string query_spell_name() { return (string)_spell->query_name(); }
/**
* This method tests the skill needed to cast the spell on the scroll.
* @return the skill needed to cast
*/
int test_skill() {
int level;
level = 2 * (int)( _spell->query_power_level() ) + 1;
return (int)TASKER->perform_task(this_player(), SKILL, level, TM_FREE);
} /* test_spell() */
/**
* This method clears the spell off the scroll and turns it back into
* a normal piece of paper.
* @param award a tm was awarded on the way
*/
void clear_spell( int award ) {
if ( award ) {
write( "%^YELLOW%^"+ ({ "A piece of lore concerning scrolls becomes "
"clearer for you", "You manage to grasp one of the principles "
"of magic scrolls more firmly", "A sudden flash of insight "
"allows you to understand process of casting a spell from a "
"scroll a little better" })[ random( 3 ) ] +".%^RESET%^\n" );
}
} /* clear_spell() */
/**
* This method clears the spell off the scroll and turns it back into
* a normal piece of paper.
* @param award a tm was awarded on the way
*/
int cast_spell( string words ) {
int outcome;
if ( !words ) {
words = "";
}
outcome = test_skill();
if ( outcome == FAIL ) {
return notify_fail( "You can't figure out how to use the scroll.\n" );
}
if ( !( _spell->cast_spell( words, 1 ) ) ) {
return 0;
}
clear_spell( outcome == AWARD );
return 1;
} /* cast_spell() */
/** @ignore yes */
string query_death_reason() {
return " a spell going wild and getting out of control.";
} /* query_death_reason() */
