Abilities

Abilities can take many forms which results in a more fluid yaml when it comes to effects.

Yaml is incredibly sensitive, be sure to format exactly.

Field Definition

Property	Description	Example
name	The "Title" or "Description" of the ability.	name: Might Resistance Roll
flavor	The flavor text of the ability.	flavor: Be strong
cost	The cost to use the ability	cost: 3 Piety
keywords	Keywords of the ability	keywords: Area, Magic
type	Type of the ability	type: Action
distance	Distance of the ability	distance: 2 burst
target	Target of the ability	target: All enemies
trigger	The Trigger for a Triggered Action	trigger: You are damaged
effects	List of effects, power-rolls, and features	See the Effects section
indent	Left-margin indentation for the block (for nested lists)	indent: 2

Example

name: Open the Earth++
cost: 5 Essence 
flavor: The surface of the world around you opens up at your command. 
keywords: Magic, Earth, Persistent, Ranged 
type: Maneuver 
distance: Ranged 5 
target: Special
effects:
- Effect: You open four holes with 1-square openings that are 6 squares deep, and which can be placed on any mundane surface within distance. You can place these holes next to each other to create fewer holes with wider openings. For each creature standing above a hole when it opens and small enough to fall in, make a power roll. 
- roll: Power Roll + Reason
  11 or lower: The target can shift up to 1 square from the edge of the hole to the nearest unoccupied space of their choice. 
  12-16: The target falls into the hole. 
  17+: The target falls into the hole and can’t reduce the height of the fall. 
- name: Persistent 
  cost: 1
  effect: At the start of your turn, you open another hole.
- Just some effect text
- Custom Named Effect: effect value

Effects

Abilities can have many effects and the order is important. An effect can take several forms, so these objects are pretty flexible

Power Roll Effect

Power Roll Effects have a roll and the tier results.

Property	Description	Example
roll	Power Roll	roll: Power Roll + Might or Presence
tier 1, t1, 11 or lower	The tier-1 (11 or lower) result of the Power Roll	t1: 2 damage
tier 2, t2, 12-16	The tier-2 (12-16) result of the Power Roll	t2: 3 damage
tier 3, t3, 17+	The tier-3 (17+) result of the Power Roll	t3: 4 damage
crit, nat 19-20	The critical result of the Power Roll	crit: 4 damage, Extra Action

Example:

effects:
- roll: Power Roll + Reason
  11 or lower: The target can shift up to 1 square from the edge of the hole to the nearest unoccupied space of their choice. 
  12-16: The target falls into the hole. 
  17+: The target falls into the hole and can’t reduce the height of the fall. 

Named Effect

Named Effects are a key-value pairing.

Property	Description	Example
name	Name of the effect	name: Effect or name: Alternative Effect
effect	Description of the effect	effect: Target can spend a recovery.

Example:

effects:
- name: Alternative Effect
  effect: Target can spend a recovery.

Named Effect With Cost

Named Effects with a cost are the same as Named Effects, but add an additional cost to the effect

Property	Description	Example
name	Name of the effect	name: Spend
cost	Cost of the effect	cost: 1 Essence
effect	Description of the effect	effect: Target can spend a recovery.

Example:

effects:
- name: Spend
  cost: 1 Essence
  effect: Target can spend a recovery.

Nameless Effect

Nameless Effects are a bit different in that they are a String instead of a yaml object.

effects:
- Each creature within 2 squares of the chorogaunt can’t be hidden from them.