Mprog Compendium/Examples

Special Attacks

There are several ways to have a mobile instigate special attacks with mobprogs.

Secret Weapon

mob oload #### 0 W
mob hit $n
mob junk ####

Attacks performed by this technique will cause the mob to load a weapon directly into their wield slot (assuming it has hands), execute an additional 'normal' attack with it, and then destroy it.

• This is an aggressive act
• The builder can specify damage dice, with bell curves as normal dice rolling
  • Although, the mob's damroll (and modifications to it) will apply
  • Further, extra attacks have a chance to activate as normal (2x/3x-cut, haste, etc.)
• It will be unaffected by Choke, cannot be Reflected, and will use the target's armor to determine damage reduction
• Damage type is any kind that can be put on a weapon, and weapon flags will activate/proc
• The message to the player will be as a normal attack, with whatever damage noun is on the weapon.

Mob Damage

mob damage $n 100 200 fire lethal

This method deals damage directly to the target

• [Is this an aggressive act?]
• Damage is set as a range, with no bell curve/dice simulation. Damroll and other modifiers will not apply.
  • Damage can also be specified as a percentage of the target's HP, calculated before resistances and immunities
• It will be affected by Choke, IF the damage type is not bash, slash, pierce, or 'weapon'
  • but will not be affected by the target's armor [Can Mob Damage be Reflected??]
• Damage type can be any, including 'magic' and 'weapon'
• This does NOT show ANY message to the player -- the builder must specify their own damage messages (see the $a variable in the compendium)

Mob Skill

mob skill lunge

• Will aggro things if the skill normally would
• Damage is based on the mob's level, unless the skill specifies otherwise (i.e. backstab)
• Skills will not be affected by choke, spells will. Spells will be Reflected as normal.
• Damage type is as expected
• Message is predictably the same as when players use that skill
• Skills are treated as if the mob has 75% ability, unless the mob has the Inept or Adept flags set
  • Skills may fail due to skill%

Mob Cast

mob cast fireball

• Will start fights if the spell is considered offensive
• Damage is based on the mob's level, unless the spell specifies otherwise (i.e. Cadenza)
• Spells are affected by Choke, and will be Reflected as appropriate
• Damage type is as expected
• Spell echo is the same as if cast by a player
• Skills and spells are treated as if the mob has 75% ability, unless the mob has the Inept or Adept flags set
  • Spells will never fail to cast, however

Artifice

mob oload ####
hold foo
zap $n
junk foo

mob oload #### 0 W
use foo $n
junk foo

mob oload ####
recite foo $n

• Is aggressive if the spell is normally aggressive
• Damage is based on the item's level, allowing a mob to use stronger or weaker versions of spells
• [does Choke apply to zapped items??] Spells can be reflected.
• Damage type is as expected
• First, the mob will echo themselves using/reciting/drinking/etc the object, then the spell will echo as normal
  • If an artifice object only has one charge and isn't flagged noexplode, it will echo itself breaking as well
• Mobs are treated as having 75% artifice ability, so there is a failure chance (the Inept and Adept flags will affect this)
  • Setting the nochk flag on the item avoids this problem, without needing to flag the mob Adept
  • Only spells, and not skills, can be set on rods, wands, and staves
  • If you are having a mob load an event object like this you are probably being stupid

Off Flags

See Flags_Compendium#OFF_FLAGS for more information

• Only activate once already in combat -- aggro irrelevant
• Builder has much less control over how the mob uses them, but needn't waste a mobprog
• Skills are not affected by choke
• Damage type is as those skills normally deal
• Message to player is as normal for those skills
• Skills are treated as if at 75% ability, unless Inept or Adept are set

Dialogue Options

[ 1] Trigger [ACT     ] Program [ 100] Phrase [talks to you]
[ 2] Trigger [SPEECH  ] Program [ 101] Phrase [hatever the special is]
[ 3] Trigger [SPEECH  ] Program [ 102] Phrase [eperony and chease]

• Act progs should trigger on the phrase 'talks to you', which is what the 'talk' social shows to the target
• The missing first character is not a typo, but rather compensates for the player possibly not bothering to capitalize

100

say Hey what kind of pizza do you want?
mob echoat $n You think to yourself, 'Whatever the special is.'
mob echoat $n You think to yourself, 'Peperony and chease'

• The "thinking" lines are sent only to the player doing the talking.

101

if istarget $n
mob echoat $n {g$I{g says '{GLet someone else have a turn you loser!{g'{x
mob echoaround $n {g$I{g says '{GHey everyone, $Q is trying to get more pizzas!{g'{x
else
mob remember $n
say ORDER UP!
mob oload #### 0 R
mob force $n get pizza
endif

• The color codes on the echoat/echoaround lines simulate a normal 'say' command.
  • In this case, these are used to show different text to the speaking player than to other characters in the room

102

shriek
slap $n

Chibi-Devil

Mob Info

Short descr

a Chibi-Devil

Long descr:

A miniature devil flaps around here on tiny bat wings.

Description:

This little demon is almost cute. It is exactly like a devil but very small. It has small bat wings to flap around with, little nubby red horns, and even a miniature pitchfork. Chibi-devils love causing mischief for adventurers, and are not above swiping from their bags.

MOBPrograms for [ 9153]:
 Number Vnum Trigger Phrase
 ------ ---- ------- ------
[    0] 9154   GREET 30
[    1] 9161  RANDOM 5
[    2] 9155   SPAWN 100

Mobprogs

MPROG 9154 [GREET 30]

if align $n > 500
mob skill backstab $n
endif

This program executes 30 percent of the time whenever the chibi-devil sees someone enter the room. The $n variable is a shortcut for 'the person that triggered the program'. Basically, if the person's alignment is greater than 500, we backstab the poor sucker. This program is simple, but effective.

MPROG 9161 [RANDOM 5]

say Uee-hee-hee!

There is a 5% chance, every tick that the mob's not fighting, of this mob giggling out loud. (Random progs do not execute during fights)

MPROG 9155 [SPAWN 100]

mob oload 9165 1 W

This program executes every time the mob loads. It makes the mob load and wield a specific item (in this case, a pitchfork; a short piercing weapon so the mob can use backstab). This could also be accomplished with resets, but you can put random chances on a spawn prog.