Afflictions are in the process of being coded. I want you guys to read these two help files and let me know what you think.

http://www.rohonline.net/help/porphyria/
http://www.rohonline.net/help/vampirism/

There's no lycanthropy help file because I need to code moon cycles before I can work on them more.

I'm currently taking the time to flag all monsters' race and type, which will help with vampire players feeding off them. It's quite the undertaking. ^_^

Typo: chosing -> choosing

looks good =)

<beats dead horse>

I *HATE* the name Porphyria for that condition.

</beats dead horse>

Boo! You said if I made it a curse and not a disease you'd compromise on the name.

I say keep the name and make it a disease

Dominus wrote:

Boo! You said if I made it a curse and not a disease you'd compromise on the name.

I know! But I can still hate it

I don't know if I really like the idea of using an actual name of a disorder for this. Or maybe the name, porphyria, just sounds strange to me. But I don't really have any better suggestions, so I can't say much.

So it starts off as a curse and sets in if you don't cure it? Is that how it works?

How bad is it if you step into the sunlight?

Let me make sure I am getting this right. You want to code in something that will turn any class into a vampire basically? Wtih no recourse? So if i level my Ranger to 30, then get bitten by a vampire, there is a chance i could turn into a vampire forever? Anything that there is a reasonable cure for I see no problem with. Maybe I am not getting this right somehow, but it seems like after a while the whole game would just be vampires.

I certainly dont think any irrevocable conditions add to or enhance the game. They definately don't make me want to level, except for maybe a vampire. My gaming experience would be ruined by this addition if I am getting it right. Or is the first condition something that turns into the second condition if not healed in a timely manner? Please elaborate on this for me.

Vampires will have large penalties/drawbacks associated with them, it'll be a balance between the two.