UC MUD Energy Points
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Definitions
Energy Points (EP) will be the thing creatures consume to do things in game. Each creature has a certain number of each type of EP. The maximum is that creature's "pool", which can be spent on actions.
- HP are health points, and a measure of life.
- SP are stamina points, and represent a creature's capacity for physical exertion.
- MP are mental points (or magic points) and represent a creature's capacity for mental exertion.
Other EP types?
Scale of pools
Total number of energy points should be based on level with some variation. Split should be based on stats.
Actions that use EP
Examples of things that drain the various EP types are below. Please note that some things will drain more than one category. For example, a raise-dead spell may drain the hp, sp, and mp of the caster in order to bring another creature back to life.
Change to HP
| Description | Direction of change |
|---|---|
| Getting hit with a damaging spell or weapon | negative |
| Resting | positive |
| Some healing spells | positive |
| Eating and drinking | positive |
| Casting certain spells | negative |
| Bleeding | negative |
| Casting HP-draining spells, if they hit | positive |
Change to SP
| Description | Direction of change |
|---|---|
| Movement: walking, running, flying, riding | negative |
| Resting | positive |
| Combat | negative |
| Eating and drinking | positive |
| Some healing spells | positive |
| Using most weapon attacks | negative |
| Casting certain spells | negative |
| Casting SP-draining spells, if they hit | positive |
Change to MP
| Description | Direction of change |
|---|---|
| Solving puzzles | negative |
| Searching a room | negative |
| Resting | positive |
| Casting most spells | negative |
| Casting MP-draining spells | positive |
| Some weapon attacks | negative |
| Drinking MP potions | positive |
Effects of low/empty EP Pools
A creature does things best at when their pools are full.
HP
- At zero HP, death
- At low HP, increased SP/MP costs
SP
- At zero SP, unable to move or fight
- At low SP, decreased accuracy of skills that use SP
MP
- At zero MP, unable to cast or use most actions
- At low MP, decreased accuracy of skills that use MP
