Duris Group Combat

Overview

Duris group combat is role-based. The controlled character may be any class; bind live names to roles, then reason with self, tank, leader, enemy, and add.

REQUIRED BACKGROUND: Use duris-game-knowledge for Duris prompt, posture, memorization, flee, aggro, tracking, and spell mechanics.

Priority Order

1. Survival interrupts: self tanking, tank gone, self disabled, lethal HP, hostile add on self.
2. Command pacing: prevent duplicate casts, repeated offense, flee spam, and chat spam.
3. Role action: assist, targetless cast, rescue, order follower, heal, attack.
4. Communication: concise status the group can act on.

Survival interrupts are not spam. If T: becomes self during a cast, do not wait for spell resolution; send one survival command now and parse the result.

Required Output Shape

When designing from named logs, use this structure:

# Duris Group Combat Behavior

## Role Bindings
| Role | Binding |
|---|---|
| self | <controlled character> |
| tank | <designated or prompt tank> |
| leader | <caller/mover> |
| enemy | prompt E after assist |

## Priority
survival interrupts > command pacing > role action > communication

## States
...

After the binding table, use role names. Do not put character names in headings, state names, or reusable rules.

Hard Stops

Reject any design that does these:

Core State Model

Targeting

The tank owns target selection. The controlled character acquires target by assist or by a prompt enemy already tied to the tank. A wandering arrival is just an arrival until it attacks self, attacks the tank, or the tank/caller clearly picks it up.

After assist/current target exists, prefer targetless current-target commands. Store the enemy name as evidence for communication and logs, not as a spell argument.

Readiness Communication

Before planned combat, clarify:

During combat, communicate only actionable changes: not ready, out of spells, self tanking, tank down, separated, add on me, fled, need rescue.

Role Notes

Casters: do not cast while sitting, resting, sleeping, or on your ass. Use memorized slots only. If exact targetless syntax is unknown, say configured targetless spell command; do not invent a targeted spell command.

Pet handlers: use pets/followers to establish or restore tanking before personal offense.

Tanks/hitters: establish target clearly. If a weaker group member becomes tank, rescue or retank before maximizing damage.

Fleeability

fleeable includes movement points, posture, known exits, doors, route safety, whether flee goes deeper into danger, tank separation, enemy condition, and tracking evidence. Duris flee is random; directed movement belongs after flee succeeds and combat state allows movement.