l5rx-chiaroscuro/wiki/users/techniques-syntax.md

Techniques skill and difficulty syntax

On the Technique sheets, you will find two fields Difficulty and Skill.

These fields have special constraints, with the following rules listed below:

Difficulty

Valid values for this field are:

• A integer number : 1 to 9.
• Or specific syntax "@S:prop1" or "@T:prop1|max" or "@T:prop1|max(prop2)" :
  • @ fixed, trigger the parser
  • T or S : Target or Self, define the actor to get the value.
  • prop1 / prop2 : Can be any property in actor or actor.system. Limitations: currently no size, distance (range) or computation (a+b).
  • | separator, optional if no min/max.
  • min or max : Between the selected targets, search for the min/max of prop2. If no prop2 provided, take prop1 as prop2 (irrelevant for @S).
  • (prop2) : define the property for the actor selection in multiple target, can be omitted if same as prop1.
  • Examples :
    • @S:vigilance : Difficulty will be my own vigilance.
    • @T:vigilance|min : Difficulty will be the vigilance from the target with the minimum vigilance (implicit) value. it's the same to wrote @T:vigilance|min(vigilance).
    • @T:vigilance|max(statusRank) : Difficulty will be the vigilance from the target with the maximum statusRank value.

Skill

Valid values for this field are:

• Any Skill id : melee, fitness...
• Any SkillCategory id : scholar, martial...
• Or both in list, coma separated.
• Examples :
  • theology
  • melee,ranged,unarmed
  • martial,fitness,performance