#W# Source and Scripts added. Added Scripts/Settings.cs to expose some basic tweak able settings.

Scripts/Items/Weapons/Abilities/MortalStrike.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections;
+
+namespace Server.Items
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// The assassin's friend.
+	/// A successful Mortal Strike will render its victim unable to heal any damage for several seconds. 
+	/// Use a gruesome follow-up to finish off your foe.
+	/// </summary>
+	public class MortalStrike : WeaponAbility
+	{
+		public MortalStrike()
+		{
+		}
+
+		public override int BaseMana{ get{ return 30; } }
+
+		public static readonly TimeSpan PlayerDuration = TimeSpan.FromSeconds( 6.0 );
+		public static readonly TimeSpan NPCDuration = TimeSpan.FromSeconds( 12.0 );
+
+		public override void OnHit(Mobile attacker, Mobile defender, int damage)
+		{
+			if( !Validate( attacker ) || !CheckMana( attacker, true ) )
+			{
+				return;
+			}
+
+			ClearCurrentAbility( attacker );
+
+			attacker.SendLocalizedMessage( 1060086 ); // You deliver a mortal wound!
+			defender.SendLocalizedMessage( 1060087 ); // You have been mortally wounded!
+
+			defender.PlaySound( 0x1E1 );
+			defender.FixedParticles( 0x37B9, 244, 25, 9944, 31, 0, EffectLayer.Waist );
+
+			// Do not reset timer if one is already in place.
+			if ( !IsWounded( defender ) )
+				BeginWound( defender, defender.Player ? PlayerDuration : NPCDuration );
+		}
+
+		private static Hashtable m_Table = new Hashtable();
+
+		public static bool IsWounded( Mobile m )
+		{
+			return m_Table.Contains( m );
+		}
+
+		public static void BeginWound( Mobile m, TimeSpan duration )
+		{
+			Timer t = (Timer)m_Table[m];
+
+			if ( t != null )
+				t.Stop();
+
+			t = new InternalTimer( m, duration );
+			m_Table[m] = t;
+
+			t.Start();
+
+			m.YellowHealthbar = true;
+		}
+
+		public static void EndWound( Mobile m )
+		{
+			if ( !IsWounded( m ) )
+				return;
+
+			Timer t = (Timer)m_Table[m];
+
+			if ( t != null )
+				t.Stop();
+
+			m_Table.Remove( m );
+
+			m.YellowHealthbar = false;
+			m.SendLocalizedMessage( 1060208 ); // You are no longer mortally wounded.
+		}
+
+		private class InternalTimer : Timer
+		{
+			private Mobile m_Mobile;
+
+			public InternalTimer( Mobile m, TimeSpan duration ) : base( duration )
+			{
+				m_Mobile = m;
+				Priority = TimerPriority.TwoFiftyMS;
+			}
+
+			protected override void OnTick()
+			{
+				EndWound( m_Mobile );
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}