/*** Poison Vial ***/
/*** Extreme hit Poison type. ***/
/*** by Wonderflug **/
inherit "/std/item";
#define MYPOISON "/std/poisons/shadows/extreme_hit_sh.c"
#define XLEVEL 15
#define MAXUSES 3
void setup()
{
set_name("vial of poison");
add_alias("vial");
add_alias("black");
set_short("Vial of Black Liquid");
set_long("\nVial of Black Liquid\n\n"
" This is a small vial of poison, made of some extremely hard "
"crystalline substance; lucky it is too, for you shudder to think "
"how quickly you'd be dead if it broke and you spilled any of the "
"deadly poison inside upon you. The cap has a dropper attached to "
"it so all you have to do is 'annoint' a weapon with the poison. "
"Even so, only professionals should attempt this and even they "
"should be careful to have both hands free when doing it. Also, "
"agitation makes even the most careful hand careless.\n");
set_read_mess("\nSarin\n\n"
"A poison paintakingly ground out of crystals recovered from the "
"inside of live volcanoes. The crystals only form inside deep lava "
"flows, and thus are incredibly hard to get. The grinding process "
"is incredibly complex, requiring 80 days of hard labour. The end "
"result is this smooth paste that magnifies even the smallest graze "
"into deathly agony.\n"
"Strength: Extreme\n\n");
set_main_plural("Vials of Liquid");
set_weight(10);
set_value(25000);
add_property("num_annoints",MAXUSES);
}
void init()
{
::init();
add_action("do_annoint", "annoint");
}
int check_guild()
{
switch( this_player()->query_guild_name() )
{
case "assassin":
break;
default:
return 0;
}
if ( this_player()->query_level() < XLEVEL )
return 0;
return 1;
}
int do_annoint( string str )
{
object* held_obs;
object* obs;
object weap;
object poison;
int i;
/* Check to make sure they're an assassin (or valid guild anyway) */
if ( !check_guild() )
{
tell_object(this_player(), "You really have no idea what you're "
"doing with the poison. Maybe you should \nleave that kind of "
"thing to more experienced professionals.\n\n");
/* They're not, so if they fail a dex check they nick themselves. */
if ( (int)this_player()->query_dex() < random(20) )
{
tell_object(this_player(), "Oops! You spilled some on you.\n");
tell_room(environment(this_player()), this_player()->query_cap_name()+
" spills some poison on "+this_player()->query_objective()+
"self.\n", this_player());
MYPOISON->do_poison_effect(this_player(), this_player());
}
return 1;
}
if ( !str )
{
tell_object(this_player(),"Syntax: annoint <weapon>\n");
return 1;
}
obs = find_match( str, this_player() );
if ( !sizeof(obs) )
{
tell_object(this_player(), "You can't annoint something you don't "
"have!\n");
return 1;
}
weap = obs[0];
/* Test if we can add a poison to the weapon. In a poison shadow, this'll
* return 0 and probably do the effect of the poison to the annointee.
* Otherwise it won't even be there and evaluate to zero anyway. Only on
* the poison blades will it return 1.
*/
if ( !(weap->test_add_poison()) )
{
tell_object(this_player(), "You cannot annoint "+weap->query_name()+
".\n");
return 1;
}
/* See if the player's holding anything. If so we won't let him put the
* poison on, and they have to make a harsh dex check to avoid poisoning
* themselves. Just an annoyance for them cause I'm evil.
*/
held_obs = this_player()->query_held_ob();
if (held_obs[0] != 0 || held_obs[1] != 0)
{
tell_object(this_player(), "You don't have 4 hands! Maybe try "
"putting something down before \ntrying to poison your weapons.\n");
if ( (int)this_player()->query_dex() < random(30) )
{
tell_object(this_player(), "Oops! Now you've gone and spilled "
"some on you!.\n");
tell_room(environment(this_player()), this_player()->query_cap_name()+
" spills some poison on "+this_player()->query_objective()+
"self.\n", this_player());
MYPOISON->do_poison_effect(this_player(), this_player());
}
return 1;
}
/* Make sure they're not already in combat. If they are, they automatically
* hit themselves.
*/
if ( sizeof(this_player()->query_attacker_list()) )
{
tell_object(this_player(), "Being so agitated as you are, "
"you spill the poison all \nover yourself.\n");
tell_room(this_player(), this_player()->query_cap_name()+
" fumbles a Vial of Black Liquid and spills some on "+
this_player()->query_objective()+"self.\n", this_player());
MYPOISON->do_poison_effect(this_player(),this_player());
return 1;
}
/* Now everything looks okay and we can put the shadow on the weapon.
*/
poison = clone_object(MYPOISON);
poison->setup_shadow(weap);
tell_room(environment(this_player()), this_player()->query_cap_name()+
" annoints a "+weap->query_short()+" with a Vial of Black Liquid.\n",
this_player());
tell_object(this_player(), "You annoint your "+weap->query_short()+
" with poison from your vial.\n");
/* Now decrement the number of uses left and if it's none, dest the object
* and return.
*/
if ( (i = (int)this_object()->query_property("num_annoints")) <= 0 )
{
tell_object(this_player(),"You've used up all the poison in the "
"vial.\n");
this_object()->dest_me();
}
else this_object()->add_property("num_annoints", i-1);
return 1;
}