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--- battle_timers [2021/10/25 17:43] – Added hide/jump interactions wylem
+++ battle_timers [2022/01/03 23:41] – [The Action Timer] wylem
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 At the start of battle((Exception: Strike First, Surprise, and Back Attacks. See: [[ATB System#start_of_battle|ATB System]] for how they modify starting timers)), and after executing an action, a participant's Action Timer is set to their Modified Relative Agility. When this timer is handled after expiration:
    * If this is a character, they enter the Menu Queue.
-   * If this is a monster, the next step of their script is handled. This queues a command (though that command may be "Do Nothing")
+   * If this is a monster, the next step of their script is handled. This queues a command (though that command may be "Do Nothing"), and may have other effects as well, such as modifying stats or setting condition flags.
 After a command is entered, the Action Timer is set to a value that depends on the command.
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 The handlers for expired Poison, Stone, and Count timers do nothing if the character is currently Hiding or Jumping. The Poison damage/Petrification increase/Count death will not occur, and the timer will continue to be marked as expired.
-Wall and Sap timers are handled normally, though Sap damage ticks do not occur.
+Wall and Sap timers are handled normally, though the character will not take damage from Sap.

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