/*
    Conversation: persuade check with difficulty class of 25
    (Pretty Damn Tricky). However, if PC is very low on hit points,
    the difficulty drops to 12 (Rather Simple).

    By WWWWolf 2003-10-29
*/

int StartingConditional()
{

    object pc = GetPCSpeaker();
    float hpratio = ( IntToFloat(GetCurrentHitPoints(pc)) /
                      IntToFloat(GetMaxHitPoints(pc)) );

    int dc = 25;                    // Normal difficulty class
    if(hpratio < 0.15f)
        dc = 12;                    // Low-HP difficulty class

    if(GetIsSkillSuccessful(pc, SKILL_PERSUADE, dc))
        return TRUE;
    return FALSE;
}