Meta verbs

Verbs that combine, branch, randomise, delay or relocate other actions, including area_of_effect.

`neoorigins:nothing`

Explicit no-op. Useful as the default branch of if_else or for placeholder authoring. Takes no fields.

Example:

{ "type": "neoorigins:nothing" }

`neoorigins:and` (alias `neoorigins:all_of`)

Runs a sequence of actions in order against the same target. all_of is Apoli 2.9+’s rename of the and meta action: imported packs using origins:all_of / apoli:all_of dispatch here unchanged (there is no any_of action).

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
`actions`	array of action	no	`[]`	Actions to run in order. A single action object is also accepted; absent means the action does nothing

Example:

{ "type": "neoorigins:and", "actions": [
  { "type": "neoorigins:heal", "amount": 2.0 },
  { "type": "neoorigins:play_sound", "sound": "minecraft:entity.player.levelup" }
] }

`neoorigins:if_else`

Conditional dispatch. If condition is absent or not an object, it’s treated as always-false (CompatPolicy.FALSE_CONDITION), so the else_action runs.

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
`condition`	entity condition	no	FALSE	Guard
`if_action`	action	no	noop	Runs when condition passes
`else_action`	action	no	noop	Runs when condition fails

Example:

{ "type": "neoorigins:if_else",
  "condition": { "type": "neoorigins:submerged_in", "fluid": "minecraft:water" },
  "if_action": { "type": "neoorigins:gain_air", "amount": 40 },
  "else_action": { "type": "neoorigins:nothing" } }

`neoorigins:if_else_list`

First-match-wins chain of (condition, action) pairs. Stops after the first matching branch.

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
`actions`	array	no	`[]`	Each entry has `condition` + `action`. An entry whose `condition` is absent or not an object never matches. A lone entry object is accepted as a one-entry list

Example:

{ "type": "neoorigins:if_else_list", "actions": [
  { "condition": { "type": "neoorigins:in_rain" }, "action": { "type": "neoorigins:heal", "amount": 2 } },
  { "condition": { "type": "neoorigins:daytime" }, "action": { "type": "neoorigins:set_on_fire", "ticks": 40 } }
] }

`neoorigins:chance`

Probabilistic dispatch. Uses the target’s RNG source.

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
`chance`	float [0,1]	no	`0.5`	Probability of running the inner action
`action`	action	no	noop	Inner action

Example:

{ "type": "neoorigins:chance", "chance": 0.2, "action": { "type": "neoorigins:play_sound", "sound": "minecraft:entity.cat.ambient" } }

`neoorigins:choice`

Picks one action from a weighted list and runs it. Each actions entry is a wrapper, not an action: Apoli’s element key holds the action (action is accepted as a synonym; element wins if both are present) and weight sets its relative chance. A bare action written directly as an entry has neither key, so that branch does nothing and a warning is logged.

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
`actions`	array of `{element, weight}`	yes	—	Candidate entries; one is picked weighted-randomly. `weight` is an int, default `1`. Weights are not validated: keep them positive, since a total of 0 makes the action fail when it runs

Example:

{ "type": "neoorigins:choice", "actions": [
  { "weight": 3, "element": { "type": "neoorigins:heal", "amount": 2.0 } },
  { "weight": 1, "element": { "type": "neoorigins:set_on_fire", "ticks": 40 } }
] }

`neoorigins:delay`

Schedules the inner action to run N ticks in the future via CompatTickScheduler.

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
`ticks`	int	no	`1`	Tick delay
`action`	action	no	noop	Action to fire at `currentTick + ticks`

Example:

{ "type": "neoorigins:delay", "ticks": 40, "action": { "type": "neoorigins:extinguish" } }

Server-side only.

`neoorigins:offset`

Positional wrapper: runs its inner action with the current context block position shifted by x/y/z blocks — Apoli’s positional offset verb. When the dispatch context resolves a block position (block_use / bonemeal events, raycast block hits, block_action_at, the area_of_effect block fan-out), the shifted position is published as the context block for the inner action, so block verbs (grow, transform_block, execute_command with ~ ~ ~) act on the shifted block. When no block context resolves, or all three offsets are 0, the inner action runs unchanged (transparent pass-through).

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
`action`	action	no	noop	Inner action to run at the offset block position
`x`	int	no	`0`	X offset in blocks (applied to the context block position)
`y`	int	no	`0`	Y offset in blocks (applied to the context block position)
`z`	int	no	`0`	Z offset in blocks (applied to the context block position)

Example: bonemeal the block two above the one you hit

{ "type": "neoorigins:offset", "y": 2, "action": { "type": "neoorigins:grow" } }

`neoorigins:block_action_at`

Runs block_action at the entity’s current block position, publishing that block position to the dispatch context so nested verbs (e.g. execute_command with ~ ~ ~) resolve to the block centre.

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
`block_action`	action	no	noop	Action run at the entity’s block position

Example:

{ "type": "neoorigins:block_action_at", "block_action": { "type": "neoorigins:set_block", "block": "minecraft:torch" } }

`neoorigins:area_of_effect`

Iterates every living entity within the radius and runs entity_action against each. Mobs and players are hit when entity_action uses an entity-general verb: damage, heal, apply_effect, clear_effect, set_on_fire, add_velocity, spawn_particles, shear, dye, … (and an and of only those). A player-only verb (e.g. launch, set_block) still runs on player targets only and skips mobs. Mob targets are also subject to the friendly-fire protections in gameplay.toml (pets/minions/villagers/iron golems/animals).

entity_condition filters which entities are affected. When it uses an entity-general condition (entity_type incl. a #tag group, in_tag, target_group, health, relative_health, has_effect/status_effect, on_fire, living, nbt, in_block_anywhere, equipped_item, constant, and and/or/not of those), it filters both mobs and players, so an aura can restrict itself to players only (entity_type: minecraft:player), a tag group, a specific mob, etc. A player-only condition verb only gates player targets (mobs bypass it, as before).

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
`radius`	float	no	`16.0` for entities, `2.0` for the block sweep	Reach of the sweep. A value you write applies to both sweeps; the block sweep caps it at 16
`shape`	string or object	no	`"sphere"`	`"cube"` skips the distance cull (plain AABB); anything else culls by squared distance. May also be an object: `{ "type": "cone", "angle": 60 }` additionally restricts the sphere to a cone of that full width (degrees) around the caster’s look direction
`include_source`	bool	no	see below	Whether the source entity is included
`include_target`	bool	no	see below	Apoli spelling of `include_source`, read only when `include_source` is absent
`entity_action`	action	no	noop	Runs per affected entity (mobs + players for entity-general verbs)
`bientity_action`	bientity action	no	—	Apoli form: runs as (caster, affected entity). Takes precedence over `entity_action`
`entity_condition`	condition	no	always-true	Target filter; entity-general conditions filter mobs + players (see above)
`bientity_condition`	bientity condition	no	always-true	Apoli form: filter evaluated as (caster, affected entity)
`block_action`	action	no	—	Block fan-out (see below): runs at every block position in radius, each published as the context block
`block_condition`	block condition	no	matches all	Filter for the block fan-out: only positions matching it run `block_action`. Only used with `block_action`

Apoli bientity_action form. Apoli’s own area_of_effect names its per-target action bientity_action and its filter bientity_condition, both taking the (actor, target) pair, usually wrapped in target_action / target_condition. Both spellings are accepted. Two defaults differ between the forms: the caster is included by default with entity_action (long-standing behaviour) but excluded by default with bientity_action, matching Apoli; otherwise a cone attack damages the player who cast it. A bientity_condition that cannot be evaluated against a non-player entity skips the entity fan-out entirely and is reported in the compat summary, since silently dropping an exclusion filter would hit bystanders it was written to spare.

Block fan-out (Apoli block_action form). When block_action is set, the action additionally sweeps every block position within radius, centered on the context block position when one resolves (raycast hit, block_use/bonemeal event, block_action_at) and on the source’s feet otherwise. Each position is published as the context block, so nested block verbs (grow/bonemeal, transform_block, offset, execute_command) self-resolve. block_condition gates each position; shape: "sphere" culls by distance as for entities. With no radius written the block sweep covers 2 blocks (33 positions) rather than borrowing the entity sweep default of 16, which is 17,077 positions per activation. A radius you do write applies to both sweeps, and the block sweep caps it at 16. Apoli packs use small radii here (e.g. 2).

Example: burn nearby mobs but never other players

{ "type": "neoorigins:area_of_effect",
  "radius": 8.0,
  "shape": "sphere",
  "include_source": false,
  "entity_condition": {
    "type": "neoorigins:not",
    "condition": { "type": "neoorigins:entity_type", "entity_type": "minecraft:player" }
  },
  "entity_action": { "type": "neoorigins:set_on_fire", "ticks": 40 } }

Example: affect players only (e.g. a support aura)

{ "type": "neoorigins:area_of_effect",
  "radius": 8.0,
  "entity_condition": { "type": "neoorigins:entity_type", "entity_type": "minecraft:player" },
  "entity_action": { "type": "neoorigins:apply_effect", "effect": "minecraft:regeneration", "duration": 60 } }

Example (block fan-out): bonemeal every grass block in a 2-block sphere

{ "type": "neoorigins:area_of_effect",
  "radius": 2.0,
  "shape": "sphere",
  "block_condition": { "type": "neoorigins:block", "block": "minecraft:grass_block" },
  "block_action": { "type": "neoorigins:grow" } }

Example (a breath attack): a 60° cone in front of the caster, sparing players

{ "type": "neoorigins:area_of_effect",
  "radius": 5.0,
  "shape": { "type": "cone", "angle": 60 },
  "bientity_condition": {
    "type": "neoorigins:target_condition",
    "condition": { "type": "neoorigins:entity_type", "entity_type": "minecraft:player", "inverted": true }
  },
  "bientity_action": {
    "type": "neoorigins:target_action",
    "action": { "type": "neoorigins:damage", "amount": 4 }
  } }

Meta verbs

neoorigins:nothing

neoorigins:and (alias neoorigins:all_of)

neoorigins:if_else

neoorigins:if_else_list

neoorigins:chance

neoorigins:choice

neoorigins:delay

neoorigins:offset

neoorigins:block_action_at

neoorigins:area_of_effect

`neoorigins:nothing`

`neoorigins:and` (alias `neoorigins:all_of`)

`neoorigins:if_else`

`neoorigins:if_else_list`

`neoorigins:chance`

`neoorigins:choice`

`neoorigins:delay`

`neoorigins:offset`

`neoorigins:block_action_at`

`neoorigins:area_of_effect`