Spell/Skill Channeling

[Yvonne_Eva]

I searched over and couldn't find this anywhere, and figured it must be a script thing...

But mainly I'm trying to find a way to create spells and skills that channel--in otherwords, the caster uses a skill and for x number of turns, they are automatically skipped over while that spell/skill is in effect, as they are 'chanting' or 'channeling' it. After the required turns pass they stop channeling the spell and they can input commands again.

For example, I want my healer to chant a spell that lasts for 4 turns, and every turn the party gains 2%HP/MP and 1% TP. The healer cannot be given another command for those 4 turns. At the 5th turn, they can be given a new command and the regen stops. Damaging chants/channeling would work similiarly. I've messed with the Database for skills and states and common events, but the chanter/channeling actor is available next turn and I have to re-select the skill all over again.

I'm very new to scripting and I tried to find one already made that's near or like this, or easily editted so I can adjust to do the heal or damage, but I haven't found one. Any help would be appreciated!

 

[Zasian]

Does altering the invocation speed for the skill not do this? I thought that was the whole point of the option.

 

[deilin]

speed itself is just initiative

you'd have to script it. if actor specific for each spell, can be easier.

Or you can make a channeling state that disables actions by the caster for x turns and use one of the following formulas

attack/(cast on) others formula

a.add_state(?); attack formula

cast on self

b.add_state(?); attack formula

 

[Yvonne_Eva]

speed itself is just initiative

you'd have to script it. if actor specific for each spell, can be easier.

Or you can make a channeling state that disables actions by the caster for x turns and use one of the following formulas

attack/(cast on) others formula

a.add_state(?); attack formula

cast on self

b.add_state(?); attack formula

I'm sorry to sound so nooby, but can you go a little more in depth? How would I use these formulas, or where?

 

[Zasian]

The chanelling state concept is something I had'nt actually considered yet, and would do the job quite well. Thanks for that. xD

 

[deilin]

something like this

This help any?

 

[Yvonne_Eva]

Oh I see! Yes, that helps me a ton--thank you so much! =)

 

[Mithran]

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