Return value#

Type Meaning
none (MD action) Types describe the declared interface, not proof of a successful game effect.

Types and methods

XML attributes#

How schema types work

libraries/common.xsd

Attribute Schema type Required Default / fixed
chance expression no not declared
weight expression no not declared
comment comment no not declared
actor genericactor yes not declared
target expression yes not declared
post controlpostexprlookup no not declared
role entityroleexprlookup no not declared
check boolean no not declared
success lvalueexpression no not declared
failed lvalueexpression no not declared

An MD action can write to a named variable or change the world. This is not a Lua return value. The output variable depends on the action and its attributes.

Example and context#

See language basics, types and methods and Lua / MD events. Examples there are independent learning examples. No project source files or private implementation fragments are distributed with this reference.