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initiative/packages/domain/src/recall-knowledge.ts
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Add Recall Knowledge DC and skill to PF2e stat blocks
Display Recall Knowledge line below trait tags showing DC (from level
via standard DC-by-level table, adjusted for rarity) and associated
skill derived from creature type trait. Omitted for D&D creatures and
creatures with no recognized type trait.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-04-10 18:43:49 +02:00

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/**
* PF2e Recall Knowledge DC calculation and type-to-skill mapping.
*
* DC is derived from creature level using the standard DC-by-level table
* (Player Core / GM Core), adjusted for rarity.
*/
/** Standard DC-by-level table from PF2e GM Core. Index = level + 1 (level -1 → index 0). */
const DC_BY_LEVEL: readonly number[] = [
13, // level -1
14, // level 0
15, // level 1
16, // level 2
18, // level 3
19, // level 4
20, // level 5
22, // level 6
23, // level 7
24, // level 8
26, // level 9
27, // level 10
28, // level 11
30, // level 12
31, // level 13
32, // level 14
34, // level 15
35, // level 16
36, // level 17
38, // level 18
39, // level 19
40, // level 20
42, // level 21
44, // level 22
46, // level 23
48, // level 24
50, // level 25
];
const RARITY_ADJUSTMENT: Readonly<Record<string, number>> = {
uncommon: 2,
rare: 5,
unique: 10,
};
/**
* Mapping from PF2e creature type traits to the skill(s) used for
* Recall Knowledge. Types that map to multiple skills list all of them.
*/
const TYPE_TO_SKILLS: Readonly<Record<string, readonly string[]>> = {
aberration: ["Occultism"],
animal: ["Nature"],
astral: ["Occultism"],
beast: ["Arcana", "Nature"],
celestial: ["Religion"],
construct: ["Arcana", "Crafting"],
dragon: ["Arcana"],
dream: ["Occultism"],
elemental: ["Arcana", "Nature"],
ethereal: ["Occultism"],
fey: ["Nature"],
fiend: ["Religion"],
fungus: ["Nature"],
giant: ["Society"],
humanoid: ["Society"],
monitor: ["Religion"],
ooze: ["Occultism"],
plant: ["Nature"],
undead: ["Religion"],
};
export interface RecallKnowledge {
readonly dc: number;
readonly type: string;
readonly skills: readonly string[];
}
/**
* Calculate Recall Knowledge DC, type, and skill(s) for a PF2e creature.
*
* Returns `null` when no recognized type trait is found in the creature's
* traits array, indicating the Recall Knowledge line should be omitted.
*/
export function recallKnowledge(
level: number,
traits: readonly string[],
): RecallKnowledge | null {
// Find the first type trait that maps to a skill
let matchedType: string | undefined;
let skills: readonly string[] | undefined;
for (const trait of traits) {
const lower = trait.toLowerCase();
const mapped = TYPE_TO_SKILLS[lower];
if (mapped) {
matchedType = trait;
skills = mapped;
break;
}
}
if (!matchedType || !skills) return null;
// Calculate DC from level
const clampedIndex = Math.max(0, Math.min(level + 1, DC_BY_LEVEL.length - 1));
let dc = DC_BY_LEVEL[clampedIndex];
// Apply rarity adjustment (rarity traits are included in the traits array
// for non-common creatures by the normalization pipeline)
for (const trait of traits) {
const adjustment = RARITY_ADJUSTMENT[trait.toLowerCase()];
if (adjustment) {
dc += adjustment;
break;
}
}
return { dc, type: matchedType, skills };
}