//  rts_it_pmag1
//  Talisman of Changing
void main()
{
   object oPC=GetItemActivator();
   object oItem=GetItemActivatedTarget();
   object oNew;
   object oHeld;
   effect eBeam=EffectBeam(VFX_BEAM_BLACK,oPC,BODY_NODE_HAND);
   if (GetObjectType(oItem)==OBJECT_TYPE_ITEM)
   { // valid target
     oHeld=GetItemPossessor(oItem);
     if (oHeld==oPC)
     { // PC did it to an item in their inventory
       oNew=CopyObject(oItem,GetLocation(oPC),oPC,"rts_it_imag");
       SetPlotFlag(oNew,TRUE);
       DestroyObject(oItem);
       SendMessageToPC(oPC,"The item has been changed.");
     } // PC did it to an item in their inventory
     else
     { // PC did it to an item on the ground
       ApplyEffectAtLocation(DURATION_TYPE_TEMPORARY,eBeam,GetLocation(oItem),3.0);
       oNew=CopyObject(oItem,GetLocation(oItem),OBJECT_INVALID,"rts_it_imag");
       SetPlotFlag(oNew,TRUE);
       DestroyObject(oItem);
       SendMessageToPC(oPC,"The item has been changed.");
     } // pc did it to an item on the ground
   } // valid target
   else
   {
     SendMessageToPC(oPC,"Some of the power of the talisman is wasted.  That was not a valid target.");
   }
}