RNG mechanic

[Darkskull]

Hey all! I'm not certain if this can be done with or without the use of .js, so for now this question will be asked here. If it turns out that .js scripts are the only way to do what I'm looking for, I'll ask a moderator to move the topic.

So! I'm looking to have an RNG mechanic in my game. That is, when a certain event occurs, one of the (alive) party members has something happen to them randomly.

For instance, let us say "Fred" is in position 2 in the party.

"Fred has dysentery"

A message box would pop up, and Fred, having randomly been selected, gains a state and has his health lowered.

Do you know a way to do this with the base game that I'm just not seeing? Affecting party members based on selecting a random living member of the party?

 

[Poryg]

$gameParty.members()[slot - 1, because they begin from 0].addState (whatever).
Then you'd also do \P[1] or \P[2] in the message box to display his name.

 

[Darkskull]

@Poryg

Awesome!

What would be the code for changing HP/MP/A variable?

 

[Poryg]

$gameParty.members()[0]._hp = x;
mp is similar
$gameVariables.setValue(id, value)

 

[Darkskull]

Thank you! That's just about it I think. Awesome

Edit: Does anything weird happen if the chosen actor is already dead?