Temple+ Knowledge identify monster

[zedth]

Hi

I like the idea of inspecting monster's character details using the Knowledge skill.

In many cases, you can use this skill to identify monsters and their special powers or vulnerabilities. In general, the DC of such a check equals 10 + the monster’s HD. A successful check allows you to remember a bit of useful information about that monster.

For every 5 points by which your check result exceeds the DC, you recall another piece of useful information.

What I really would like to have:

1. Knowledge Inspect, Free Action:
   1. Right click on any monster's battle Icon would PRINT basic stats into Combat Window or Dialog Window.
      
   2. Or radial Knowledge Inspect with ability to choose creature.
   3. Or open Character Window over creature.
2. Knowledge skill
   1. Int based skill.
   2. Synergy (?)

But before continuing at any of this there are questions to Sitra Achara:

• Is there any python command that already exists to inspect a monster's instance details?
• Can a script print text to Combat window?
• Can a script print text to Dialog window?
• Can a script open Character Window over any creature instance?

Thank you!

 

[Sitra Achara]

No, yes, no, no.

What you want to do would probably take way longer than it's worth TBH.

 

[Elestan]

Exposing some of the basic capabilities requested to Python does seem like it could be generally useful though, such as the ability to query object properties, print text to windows, and trigger skill checks.