Ideas for Stendhal/Magic: Difference between revisions

== Design ideas / Requirements ==

* Spells should be configurable via XML

* Spells should follow the natures defined via the former DamageType

* Spells have limitations

** limited casting frequency (cool down time)

** wearing special equipment

** spells should need knowledge to learn for casting them

* Spells are separated into 2 parts:

** The spell itself defining nature, mana use, cool down time and other possible prerequisites

** Spell's effect defining what the spell does i.e. a simple healing spell just uses a healing effect that could be reused for a mass healing spell affecting all players in range

* Spells use mana

* Mana should be regenerated

** via potions

** slowly when no attacks are aiming at the player