Post: #6

I don't quite know what your after. Are you after a weapon that sometimes guarantees 0 damage?

[EVENTS e_nodmg]

ON=@HIT
VAR.RAND=<EVAL {1 100}>
IF (<VAR.RAND><=20) //20% chance of happening
SYSMESSAGE Your attack just bounced off
RETURN 1
ELSE
RETURN 0
ENDIF

then add this to a weapon

ON=@EQUIP
SRC.EVENTS=+e_nodmg

ON=@UNEQUIP
SRC.EVENTS=-e_nodmg

If you want to control the damage dealt (e.g. make it do half damage against players and full damage on npcs) then try this:

[EVENTS e_pvpdrop]

ON=@HIT
IF (<SRC.BRAIN>=0) //It's a human
ARGN1=(<ARGN1>/2) //Reduces the damage dealt by half against players
ELSE
RETURN 0 //everything else receives full damage
ENDIF

then apply that to an @equip

ON=@EQUIP
SRC.EVENTS=+e_pvpdrop

ON=@UNEQUIP
SRC.EVENTS=-e_pvpdrop

Personally, I don't see a point on making this player-related. Armour and resistances does it for you already. It's a neat idea if you was making "bane" weapons that deal extra damage against certain mobs (e.g. orc bane doubles damage against orcs).