Glossary¶

Use this glossary when a Cowculator term has a specific meaning in battle or in the returned battle log.

battle: One complete matchup calculated by Cowculator, from preparation through the final outcome.
battle log: The chronological battle_event_logs portion of a battle result. It contains preparation records, a turn-by-turn breakdown, and the final outcome.
battle result: The complete response returned after Cowculator calculates a battle. It includes the summary, winner, and battle log.
action: One effect inside a skill, such as an attack, heal, status application, or status removal. Actions run in their configured order.
active skill: A skill selected from a fighter's skill rotation during a normal turn.
actor: The fighter associated with a turn. A skip_turn effect can consume the actor's global battle turn without giving that fighter a normal turn.
battle turn: The global counter for consumed turns. It advances for normal turns and for turns consumed by skip_turn.
calculated damage: The whole-number result of the damage formula before shields and remaining health limit how much damage reaches health.
damage over time (DOT): A debuff that damages its target near the start of each normal turn. DOT bypasses shields.
default skill: A required, zero-cost fallback used when the next active skill is not affordable.
effective stat: A fighter stat after active stat buffs and debuffs are applied.
fighter turn: The acting fighter's personal turn counter. Unlike the battle-turn counter, it does not advance when skip_turn consumes only a global turn.
knockout: The event that occurs when a fighter reaches 0 health. A knocked-out fighter cannot gain or lose resources or statuses. A knockout can stop further action or turn processing and can end the battle.
defeat: The loss of a battle. A fighter can be defeated by a knockout or by the result decided when the battle reaches its turn limit.
passive skill: A skill whose effects run automatically for a configured trigger instead of being selected from the skill rotation.
passive trigger: A timing rule inside a passive skill that runs ordered actions. It is owned by the fighter with that skill and is separate from ordinary statuses.
trigger actor: The turn owner that activates a turn_start passive trigger. self, enemy, and all are relative to the passive skill owner, independently of action targets.
skill rotation: The repeating cycle of active skills configured before battle. Cowculator selects them in array order and loops back to the first skill after reaching the end.
runtime status instance: One applied copy of a status, with its own ID and remaining duration. Each accepted stack creates a separate instance. Its ID combines the normalized status name and its application timestamp.
shield: Temporary protection that absorbs direct damage before health. DOT bypasses shields.
turn meter: A value that builds from effective speed and determines when a fighter is ready to act.

For the mechanics behind these terms, see Battle mechanics.

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