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494 18. Modifiers

Types of Actions

Every action works mathematically, so you have a selection of operations
that you can select for your action. These are standard mathematical
calculations. You can do all of these:

• Add to Modifier this adds to the value you are modifying, and the
amount of addition is determined by the variable you set.
• Subtract from Modifier: this subtracts from the value you are
modifying, configured by the variable you choose.

• Multiply Modifier this multiplies the value you are modifying,
again, based on how you set your variable. This can only be
chosen after you have created an action using Add or Subtract, in
other words, a secondary action. The first action must be Add or
Subtract and cannot be a Multiply action.

• Divide Modifier: just like the above, this will divide your modified
value based on the variable you choose. This can only be chosen
after you have created an action using Add or Subtract, in other
words, a secondary action.

A new modifier with no actions defaults to a value of zero. The actions you
apply change that starting value of zero into something else, in the order
you specify. Looking back at our example from earlier, let’s say you apply
three actions: add 5, subtract 2, and multiply by 4. Let’s see how that affects
your resulting modifier.

Action Amount Result of Action Total
Modifier
Default for New Modifier 0 0
Add 5 0 + 5 5
Subtract 2 5 – 2 3
Multiply 4 3 x 4 12

Total Modifier: 12