// magic_scroll.c
// This scroll contains a spell, which a player can learn by casting
// the read spell on the scroll.
// Mobydick@TMI-2, 3-24-93.

#include <mudlib.h> 

inherit OBJECT ;

void create() {
    ::create();
    set ("id", ({ "scroll" }) ) ;
    set ("short", "a magical scroll") ;
    set ("long",
"This is a magic scroll on which spells can be written. At the moment
"+"it is blank.\n") ;
	set ("mass", 10) ;
	set ("bulk", 4) ;
}

void init() {
	add_action ("write_scroll", "write") ;
	add_action ("read_scroll", "read") ;
	add_action ("help", "help") ;
}

void set_spell (string str) {
	//if (member_array(str,SPELLS)==-1) {
//		write ("Error: tried to set an unknown spell.\n") ;
//		return ;
//	}
//	set ("spell", str) ;
//	set ("short", "A scroll of "+str) ;
	set ("long",
"This is a magic scroll with the "+str+" spell written on it.\n") ;
}

int write_scroll (string str) {

	string *known ;

//	known = this_player()->query("spells") ;
//	if (member_array(str,known)==-1) {
//		notify_fail ("You don't know any "+str+" spell to write.\n") ;
//		return 0 ;
//	}
	write ("You write the "+str+" spell onto the scroll.\n") ;
//	set_spell(str) ;
	return 1 ;
}

int read_scroll (string str) {
        if (!query("spell")) {
                write("You haven't written any spells on the scroll.\n");
                return 1;
        }
//	if (str!="scroll" && str!="scroll of "+query("spell")) return 0 ;
//	write ("You begin reading the scroll....\n") ;
//	write ("You begin casting the "+query("spell")+" spell!\n") ;
//	write ("On whom do you wish to cast it? (CR for yourself or current attacker) : ") ;
//	input_to ("cast_args") ;
	return 1 ;
}

int cast_args (string str) {

	string name ;

//	if (!str || str == "") str="NONE" ;
//	name = PATH+query("spell")+EXTENSION ;
//	name->cast(str, 1) ;
//	remove() ;
	return 1 ;
}

int help (string str) {
	if (str!="scroll") return 0 ;
	write ("If you know the read spell, you can cast it on the scroll and\n"+
	"you will learn the spell written on the scroll, if there is one.\n"+
	"If you don't know the read spell, you should find someone who can\n"+
	"teach it to you.\n"+
	"You can also simply \"read\" the scroll and cast the spell written\n"+
	"on it, but if you do that you will not learn the spell.\n") ;
	return 1 ;
}