owch, that does sound like a ton of work
The reason I wanted to know the relationship between a power and its dependant resources (including MOVs) is that I have a pretty ambitous project where I am extending Icon to turn into a virtual RPG tabletop, (see
https://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;area=showposts;u=24847)
Features include
- persistent collections of characters and crowd
- associate character with abilities(ie sequence of MOVS, FX, sound) that can be played at the push of a button
- attack sequences and knockback
- move external characters and crowds
- full integration with Pen and Paper Champions ruleset with character creator and turn based combat
Right now I can fully associate characters with abilities, but the process of creating good abilities is tedious, as I am combing through 1000s of Movs, FX, and sound files and connecting them together from scratch. If i knew the relationships between a power and its dependent resources it would be a lot quicker for me to assemble a good repository of abilities that I could associate from scratch. Still that sounds easier than what you are describing
Guess I can always hope city of data comes up.
Either way Arcana really appreciate all the help you have given so far. The app I am building should be pretty cool for COH and Champions fans alike and ill be sure to share it here once I have my first MVP coded up.