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Hey!!

I found 2 plugins that do this but they're both defunct as far as I can tell
https://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?threads/equip-change-affect-variables-solved.82071/ <-- This one won't allow my game to launch if it's in my plugin list; it launches google chrome developer tools and my playtest screen stays black.

This one looked perfect but the script is defunct w/ MV updates: https://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?threads/equipment-common-events.57234/
It displays Type error: line.match is not a function

What I want -
I would like to be able to increase a variable when a weapon is equipped, and decrease that variable when un-equipped.

The why:
I created a whole new, massively simplified battle system, because I don't want my game to be so battle-focused. You don't enter a different screen to battle, you just battle with the sprite with IF-THEN conditions. My character's HP is a variable under this system, and their attack power or "battle power" is too. I want to be able to give the player swords that increase their attack power, but it has to be able to increase it as a variable since I'm not actually using the default MV battle system.
I could achieve this simply by increasing the attack-power on giving the weapon, but I want the buff removed when the weapon is unequipped so there's my problem.

I guess I could make the swords consumable items that call on common events, and then give them 99 every time they find "one", but that seems a little ridiculous x'D
Edit: thought of a second way... I can give them the weapon, then make it only apply the buff if they "practice with weapon" by interacting with a scarecrow or something, which I can make call upon a common event. That'll be my workaround until there's a plugin