[Ask] How to define combatant's element

A combatant having an element would be a defence modifier, i.e. an attribute that's assigned to a combatant, using the attacker's attribute values for damage changes.

Attack modifiers on the other hand are added to attacks (abilities, items) and use the attacked combatant's attribute values for damage changes.

rmagn said: if this is right, then i most likely need to put the attack modifiers values to every combatant?

Correct - you can set up status bonus templates for easy use across multiple combatants in Templates > Status Bonuses.


Elements, size, etc. - that's all just names and 'coating' for the underlying things, i.e. an attribute assigned to an attack or combatant and using the attribute values to change the damage outcome.

Attack modifiers and defence modifiers are separate things and don't use each other's values. E.g. if you set up an attack modifier Element and also a defence modifier Element, the element of an attack isn't affected by the element of the attacked combatant.

In short, you'd basically 'fake' such a system, mainly using the attack modifier for giving attacks an element and using the target's elemental values for damage changes. The defence modifier element would just be used to give the combatant an element for display, but still use attack modifier values accordingly.

What you can do with elements (defence modifiers) bound to combatants is give an attacker e.g. a bonus when attacking enemies of a specific element - since defence modifiers use the values of the attacker.