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Source/REALMSINRUIN/Public/Actors/RIREffectActor.h

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+// REALMS  IN  RUIN. Copyright (c) 2025 Trevor Edwards. All rights reserved.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "CoreMinimal.h"
+#include "GameFramework/Actor.h"
+#include "RIREffectActor.generated.h"
+
+class UGameplayEffect;
+
+UCLASS()
+class REALMSINRUIN_API ARIREffectActor : public AActor
+{
+	GENERATED_BODY()
+	
+public:	
+	// Sets default values for this actor's properties
+	ARIREffectActor();
+
+	
+protected:
+	// Called when the game starts or the actor is spawned into the world
+	virtual void BeginPlay() override;
+
+	UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable)
+	void ApplyEffectToTarget(AActor* TargetActor, TSubclassOf<UGameplayEffect> GamePlayEffectClass);
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadOnly, Category = "Applied Effects")
+	TSubclassOf<UGameplayEffect> InstantGameplayEffectClass;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadOnly, Category = "Applied Effects")
+	TSubclassOf<UGameplayEffect> DurationGameplayEffectClass;
+};