Added skeleton code for mob abilities.

code/modules/mob/abilities.dm

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*
+Creature-level abilities.
+*/
+
+/var/global/list/ability_verbs = list(
+	/client/proc/test_ability,
+	/client/proc/tajaran_ability,
+	/client/proc/unathi_ability
+	)
+
+/client/proc/test_ability()
+
+	set category = "Ability"
+	set name = "Test ability"
+	set desc = "An ability for testing."
+
+	// Check if the client has a mob and if the mob is valid and alive.
+	if(!mob || !istype(mob,/mob/living) || mob.stat)
+		src << "\red You must be corporeal and alive to do that."
+		return 0
+
+	//Handcuff check.
+	if(mob.restrained())
+		src << "\red You cannot do this while restrained."
+		return 0
+
+	if(istype(mob,/mob/living/carbon))
+		var/mob/living/carbon/M = mob
+		if(M.handcuffed)
+			src << "\red You cannot do this while cuffed."
+			return 0
+
+	src << "\blue You perform an ability."
+
+/client/proc/tajaran_ability()
+
+	set category = "Ability"
+	set name = "Tajaran ability"
+	set desc = "An ability for Tajara."
+
+	// Check if the client has a mob and if the mob is valid and alive.
+	if(!mob || !istype(mob,/mob/living) || mob.stat)
+		src << "\red You must be corporeal and alive to do that."
+		return 0
+
+	//Handcuff check.
+	if(mob.restrained())
+		src << "\red You cannot do this while restrained."
+		return 0
+
+	if(istype(mob,/mob/living/carbon))
+		var/mob/living/carbon/M = mob
+		if(M.handcuffed)
+			src << "\red You cannot do this while cuffed."
+			return 0
+
+	src << "\blue You perform an ability."
+
+/client/proc/unathi_ability()
+
+	set category = "Ability"
+	set name = "Unathi ability"
+	set desc = "An ability for Unathi."
+
+	// Check if the client has a mob and if the mob is valid and alive.
+	if(!mob || !istype(mob,/mob/living) || mob.stat)
+		src << "\red You must be corporeal and alive to do that."
+		return 0
+
+	//Handcuff check.
+	if(mob.restrained())
+		src << "\red You cannot do this while restrained."
+		return 0
+
+	if(istype(mob,/mob/living/carbon))
+		var/mob/living/carbon/M = mob
+		if(M.handcuffed)
+			src << "\red You cannot do this while cuffed."
+			return 0
+
+	src << "\blue You perform an ability."

code/modules/mob/living/carbon/species.dm

@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 
 	var/flags = 0       // Various specific features.
 
+	var/list/abilities = list()	// For species-derived or admin-given powers
+
 /datum/species/human
 	name = "Human"
 	language = "Sol Common"
@@ -44,6 +46,10 @@
 
 	flags = HAS_SKIN_TONE | HAS_LIPS | HAS_UNDERWEAR
 
+	abilities = list(
+		/client/proc/test_ability,
+		)
+
 /datum/species/unathi
 	name = "Unathi"
 	icobase = 'icons/mob/human_races/r_lizard.dmi'
@@ -65,6 +71,11 @@
 
 	flags = WHITELISTED | HAS_LIPS | HAS_UNDERWEAR | HAS_TAIL
 
+	abilities = list(
+		/client/proc/test_ability,
+		/client/proc/unathi_ability
+		)
+
 /datum/species/tajaran
 	name = "Tajaran"
 	icobase = 'icons/mob/human_races/r_tajaran.dmi'
@@ -87,6 +98,11 @@
 
 	flags = WHITELISTED | HAS_LIPS | HAS_UNDERWEAR | HAS_TAIL
 
+	abilities = list(
+		/client/proc/test_ability,
+		/client/proc/tajaran_ability
+		)
+
 /datum/species/skrell
 	name = "Skrell"
 	icobase = 'icons/mob/human_races/r_skrell.dmi'

code/modules/mob/login.dm

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 						log_access("Notice: [key_name(src)] has the same [matches] as [key_name(M)] (no longer logged in).")
 
 /mob/Login()
+
 	player_list |= src
 	update_Login_details()
 	world.update_status()
@@ -44,4 +45,13 @@
 		client.eye = src
 		client.perspective = MOB_PERSPECTIVE
 
+	//Clear ability list and update from mob.
+	client.verbs -= ability_verbs
 
+	if(abilities)
+		client.verbs |= abilities
+
+	if(istype(src,/mob/living/carbon/human))
+		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = src
+		if(H.species && H.species.abilities)
+			client.verbs |= H.species.abilities

code/modules/mob/mob_defines.dm

@@ -84,10 +84,11 @@
 	var/lastpuke = 0
 	var/unacidable = 0
 	var/small = 0
-	var/list/pinned = list()            //List of things pinning this creature to walls (see living_defense.dm)
-	var/list/embedded = list()          //Embedded items, since simple mobs don't have organs.
+	var/list/pinned = list()            // List of things pinning this creature to walls (see living_defense.dm)
+	var/list/embedded = list()          // Embedded items, since simple mobs don't have organs.
 	var/list/languages = list()         // For speaking/listening.
-	var/list/speak_emote = list("says") //Verbs used when speaking. Defaults to 'say' if speak_emote is null.
+	var/list/abilities = list()         // For species-derived or admin-given powers.
+	var/list/speak_emote = list("says") // Verbs used when speaking. Defaults to 'say' if speak_emote is null.
 
 	var/name_archive //For admin things like possession