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Henlo wizzard, go cast a spelll DUMMY

Battles will be turn based, with the player selecting a skill to use the active form of. so the skill jumping @ 13.5% becomes the verb jump which would do some cool jump confusing thing maybe?

Example battle prompt:

Slug boy attacks you!
slime guy joins the fight!
You are in *~BATTLE~*!

initiative: slug boy, YOU, slime guy
type a SKILL name, SKIP your turn or FLEE:
> kick

You kick slug boy square in the face, -5HP
slime guy throws dust in your face, something cool happens?
slug boy slaps you HARD, -10HP

initiative: slug boy, YOU, slime guy
type a SKILL name, SKIP your turn or FLEE:
> luck

The luck well has run dry
slime guy tries to flee
slug boy misses

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Battle system ideas:

• tactical, not spamming backstab command 100 times until you win
  • each turn should be interesting enough, picking between one of a few applicable skills
  • think pokemon or jrpg battles: do i heal, attack or do some status effect?
• run an initiative that's visible to the player
• Max turn timer, if the player enters nothing for 10secs, they skip the turn
  • (this is a good idea for PVP!)
• select targets? maybe you can't select targets but it's against whoever is next in initiative?