Energy Drain Spell [by Chris Rehbein]

From: Chris Rehbein <lint@jhu.edu>
Subject: A new energy drain spell

 Hey, how's it going.. I've been browsing the mailing list for quite some
time, and I've decided it's time to make a definite contribution.  I decided
to implement a new energy drain spell, one which adheres to the AD&D spell.
In essence, if a player casts the spell, and the victim fails a saving
throw, the victim loses a level.  Also, since this is a powerful spell, a
way to balance it would be to give a 5% chance of the caster to lose a
constitution point (when his/her constitution reduces to zero, he/she dies).
Here goes.

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/* in magic.c in the spell affects section */

 case SPELL_ENERGY_DRAIN:
     if (mag_savingthrow(victim, savetype)) {
       act("&1$N's will resists your drain!&0", FALSE, ch, 0, victim, TO_CHAR);

       return;
     }

     GET_LEVEL(victim) -= 1;
     if (GET_LEVEL(victim) <= 0)
       GET_LEVEL(victim) = 1;
     GET_MAX_HIT(victim) -= dice(1, 8);
       if (GET_MAX_HIT(victim) <= 0)
         GET_MAX_HIT(victim) = 1;

     to_room = "&1$n has been drained of a level!&0";
     to_vict = "&1You have been drained of a level!&0";

     if (number(0, 100) <= 5) {
       GET_CON(ch) -= 1;
      send_to_char("&1The gods have failed you!  You have lost a
constitution              point!&0\r\n", ch);
       if (GET_CON(ch) <= 0) {
        send_to_char("&1You have died from lack of constitution!&0\r\n", ch);
        die(ch);
      }
     }
     break;

-----<cut here>-----

 There it is.  It hasn't fully been tested, since my saving throws are a
little wacked out, but it should do the trick.  If anyone knows of a better
way to implement the loss of a level, please share.  This is pretty much my
first real, original change, so no doubt it is messy and possibly even a tad
bit buggy.

- Enjoy!

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