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Title

Lehel's Vicious Vertigo

Author

Bard Lehel

Submitted / Updated

12-21-2002 / 11-22-2006

Category

Spells

Expansions

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//Lehel's Vicious Vertigo
//Created By: Bard Lehel
//Created On: 12/18/02
//e-mail: lehelkovach@hotmail.com
//
//visual effects: gets PCs really dizzy when its cast on them
//(Basically the camera position is spun around the PC's char while
//the camera distance zooms in and out.  Funny stuff!)
//
//game effects: creature affected must make a Will save against mind altering
//spells or start spinning in a circle.  Target will receive a decrease in
//attack equal to 5 + 1 per 2 caster levels.  Target must roll a saving throw every round
//or become dazed for 3 seconds.  Spell effect lasts 2 rounds + 1 round per every 3 caster levels.
//
//I'd appreciate it if you would use the name i thought up. ;)

#include "NW_I0_SPELLS"

void Daze(object oCaster, object oTarget)
{
    if(!MySavingThrow(SAVING_THROW_WILL, oTarget, GetSpellSaveDC(), SAVING_THROW_TYPE_MIND_SPELLS))
        ApplyEffectToObject(DURATION_TYPE_TEMPORARY, EffectDazed(), oTarget, 3.0f);
}

void main()
{
    object oTarget = GetSpellTargetObject();
    object oCaster = GetLastSpellCaster();
    effect eMind = EffectVisualEffect(VFX_DUR_MIND_AFFECTING_NEGATIVE);
    float fTheta = 0.0;
    float fDelay = 0.0;
    int nLevel = GetCasterLevel(OBJECT_SELF);
    float nDuration = 12.0  + (2.0 * IntToFloat(nLevel));  //2 rounds + 1 rounder/3 caster levels
    int nPenalty = 5 + (nLevel / 2);

    if(GetLocalInt(oTarget, "l_vvert") == 1)
        return;

    if(MySavingThrow(SAVING_THROW_WILL, oTarget, GetSpellSaveDC(), SAVING_THROW_TYPE_MIND_SPELLS))
        return;

    SetLocalInt(oTarget, "l_vvert", 1);

    ApplyEffectToObject(DURATION_TYPE_TEMPORARY, eMind, oTarget, nDuration);
    ApplyEffectToObject(DURATION_TYPE_TEMPORARY, EffectAttackDecrease(nPenalty), oTarget, nDuration);

    while(fDelay < nDuration)
    {
        DelayCommand(fDelay, AssignCommand(oTarget, SetCameraFacing(fTheta, (10.0f * cos(fTheta * 3.5f)) + 16.0f, -1.0f)));
        DelayCommand(fDelay, AssignCommand(oTarget, SetFacing(-1.0f * fTheta)));

        if(FloatToInt(fDelay) % 5 == 0 &&
           fDelay - IntToFloat(FloatToInt(fDelay)) >= 0.0 &&     //floating point should be 0.1 but
           fDelay - IntToFloat(FloatToInt(fDelay)) < 0.1)        //fp math causes trace errors
                DelayCommand(fDelay, Daze(oCaster, oTarget));

        fTheta += 10.0;
        fDelay += 0.1;
    }

    DelayCommand(fDelay, SetLocalInt(oTarget, "l_vvert", 0));
}

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Type

Type - New Spells

Includes

BioWare Standard

Description

Visual effects: gets PCs really dizzy when its cast on them. (Basically the camera position is spun around the PC's char while the camera distance zooms in and out. Funny stuff!) Game Effects: creature affected must make a Will save against mind altering spells or start spinning in a circle. Target will receive a decrease in attack equal to 5 + 1 per 2 caster levels. Target must roll a saving throw every round or become dazed for 3 seconds. Spell effect lasts 2 rounds + 1 round per every 3 caster levels. I'd appreciate it if you would use the name i thought up. ;)