[CF-Devel] spell: town portal

[Preston Crow]

I think it would be cool to have a portal spell that would create a pair of
portals, but would only work if the portals are on permanent maps.  That
way you could only use it to link your apartments.

This would be much like the teleporters that are pre-installed in the
apartments in Scorn, but not pre-configured.

I haven't looked at the new spell as it is, but one way that this could
work would be:

    invoke create portal crystals of "name"

        This creates a pair of linked portal crystals.  When a portal
        crystal is applied in a valid location, a portal named "name" is
        created.  Once both crystals have been applied, the portals will be
        connected, allowing instant transportation between the two
        locations.

    invoke destroy portal

        This destroys a player-created portal.

This would allow a player to create a portal in his apartment and then give
the matching crystal to a friend (or another one of his characters),
allowing them to connect their apartments.

I was thinking of having all the apartments connect to one common room, but
have access to it restricted by doors that have the keys in the regular
apartments.  Hence, you can't get to an apartment until you've bought it.
The spell would be a nicer solution.

--PC