Initial scaffolding.

scripts/base_effect.gd

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+class_name BaseEffect
+extends Resource
+
+@export var duration: float = 0.5
+
+# Called when the effect is applied
+func start(target: Node) -> void:
+    pass
+
+# Called every frame (if needed)
+func process(delta: float) -> void:
+    pass
+
+# Clean up any changes to the target
+func stop(target: Node) -> void:
+    pass

scripts/base_effect.gd.uid

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+uid://cs7xpxd1vpl56

scripts/effects_component.gd

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+class_name EffectComponent
+extends Node2D
+
+@export var target_node: Node
+
+var active_effects: Array[BaseEffect] = []
+
+func _process(delta: float) -> void:
+    # Process all active effects backwards so we can safely remove finished ones
+    for i in range(active_effects.size() - 1, -1, -1):
+        var effect = active_effects[i]
+        effect.process(delta, target_node)
+        
+        # Example: simple time-based expiration
+        effect.duration -= delta
+        if effect.duration <= 0.0:
+            remove_effect(effect)
+
+func apply_effect(effect: BaseEffect) -> void:
+    effect.start(target_node)
+    active_effects.append(effect)
+
+func remove_effect(effect: BaseEffect) -> void:
+    effect.stop(target_node)
+    active_effects.erase(effect)

scripts/effects_component.gd.uid

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+uid://65d3hbrpm21x