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Chapter 4 - Spell Durations

Table of Spell Durations

Affecting relates various spells to various things. The verb to affect implies the affecting relation.

The currently reset object is an object that varies.

Reset is a spell based rulebook with default success.

To remove effects of (enchantment - a spell) from (item - an object):

now the currently reset object is the item;

follow the reset rules for the enchantment;

now the item is not affected by the enchantment.

To affect (subject - an object) with (enchantment - a spell) for (duration - a number) turns:

if the number of blank rows in the Table of Spell Durations is 0:

say "*** ERROR ***[br]No more space in the Table of Spell Durations!";

stop;

choose a blank row in the Table of Spell Durations;

now the subject entry is the subject;

now the enchantment entry is the enchantment;

now the duration entry is the duration plus one; [Add one since we're about to decrement it.]

now the subject is affected by the enchantment.

To remove records of (enchantment - a spell) from (subject - an object) without reset: [Cut a row out of the duration table without running any final effects.]

repeat through the Table of Spell Durations:

if the subject entry is the subject and the enchantment entry is the enchantment:

blank out the whole row;

stop.

To fizzle (enchantment - a spell) from (subject - an object):

remove records of the enchantment from the subject without reset;

remove effects of the enchantment from the subject.

To fizzle all spells from (subject - an object):

repeat with the enchantment running through spells which affect the subject:

fizzle the enchantment from the subject.

Every turn when the Table of Spell Durations is non-empty:

repeat through the Table of Spell Durations:

unless the duration entry is -1, decrement the duration entry;

if the duration entry is zero:

remove effects of the enchantment entry from the subject entry;

blank out the whole row.

Inverse effect of casting a spell at an object when the second noun is affected by the spell understood (this is the fizzle long-term spells rule):

say "Your inverse-spell slowly drains the energy from the [i][spell understood][/i] enchantment on [the second noun].";

fizzle the spell understood from the second noun.