Magic/Stamina usage in combat [Harlowe]

Larux

I'm trying to create a story with a pretty basic turn based combat but I came to a halt when I realized I have no idea how to create a mana/stamina system.
Let's say I'm in combat [e.g. (set: $stamina to 10)] and some of my skills take stamina to use. How can I create a system that reduces stamina when I use skills and doesn't let me use skills that I don't have stamina for?

Jimowens

Hi
This is incredibly simplistic, but should get you started

(set: $Stamina to 10)
<!-- define skill stamina requirements -->
(Set: $Skill_A_Stamina to 2)
(Set: $Skill_B_Stamina to 1)
<!-- Input skill required e.g. A or B -->
(set: $SkillRequired to (prompt: "Skill"))

(if: $SkillRequired is "A")[
	(if: $Stamina >= $Skill_A_Stamina)[
		(set: $Stamina -= $Skill_A_Stamina)
		(display: "SomePassage")](else:)[
			(Alert: "Insufficient stamina")
	]
]

If you have a lot of skills then you would probably use a datamap for skills and stamina requirements
e.g.
Something like

(set: $Skills to (datamap:"3", "Jump","5", "Fly","1", "Walk"))

The prompt macro pops up an input box and the alert: macro displays a pop up message.

Larux

Hey thanks! Seems to be working fine

Jimowens

No worries. I got the datamap the wrong way round though

it should be something like

(set: $Skills to (datamap: "Jump","3", "Fly","5", "Walk","1"))