Morph toggles on/off rather than wearing off
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General
Players cast morph per usual, but the spell will not wear off until a player casts it again. Also allow eating of food while morphed.
Psuedocode
Drain mana from caster- possibly based on monster level compared to caster base_max_hp
Keeping pvp and pve balanced
Pros of staying morphed
- Offense boost
- Defense boost
- HP boost
Cons of staying morphed
- Can not use armor
- Spellpower reduction due to lack of items
- Can not use ranged weapons
- Can not use scrolls/wands
- Mana drain
Links
http://openmeridian.org/forums/index.php/topic,307.0.html