GEMP/Tech Doc

Technical Documentation[edit]

Here you can find information about the inner workings of Gemp's card engine, which is mostly useful for those creating cards.

Effect Types: Defines the different kinds of top-level effects which can be created
Time Resolvers: Controls how long an effect is supposed to last
Card Resolvers: Functions for resolving which card to select when many are valid.
Player Resolvers: Aliases for identifying specific players
Value Resolvers: Functions for altering numeric operations
Filters: Functions for restricting the target of card effects
Modifiers: Alterations to the state of the game for a period of time
Requirements: Prerequisites that must be met before effects can be fulfilled
Triggers: What sort of events an action can be initiated by
Effects: The grand list of all atomic cost/effect activities that can be performed by card actions