THE TESTING CODE:

  def start_barb_abilities(skills, settings)
    skills
      .reject { |name| DRSpells.active_spells[name] }
      .each do |name|
        activate_barb_buff(name)
        waitrt?
        time_now = Time.now
        echo "time_now: #{time_now}"
        echo "Pausing...meditation_pause_timer: #{settings.meditation_pause_timer}"
        pause settings.meditation_pause_timer.to_i if get_data('spells').barb_abilities[name]['type'].eql? 'meditation'
        echo "time_after_pause: #{Time.now}"
        echo "time_diff_from_pause: #{time_now-Time.now}"
      end
  end




6 SECONDS:

>;buff test
--- Lich: buff active.
>
[buff]>med tenacity
>
You begin to meditate upon the chakrel amulet, your inner fire swelling as you center your mind, body, and spirit.
Roundtime: 8 sec.
>
Peering into the flame you visualize swords, teeth and worse all rending your flesh.
>
You draw the flames close and bring forth a physical hardening to your body.
>
[buff: time_now: 2019-06-14 13:26:23 -0400]
[buff: Pausing...meditation_pause_timer: 6]
>
The flame infuses your flesh, reinforcing it against physical damage!
You feel a jolt as your vision snaps shut.
>
[buff: time_after_pause: 2019-06-14 13:26:29 -0400]
[buff: time_diff_from_pause: -6.103933]
--- Lich: buff has exited.




35 SECONDS:

;buff test
--- Lich: buff active.
[buff]>med tenacity
>
You begin to meditate upon the chakrel amulet, your inner fire swelling as you center your mind, body, and spirit.
Roundtime: 10 sec.
>
Peering into the flame you visualize swords, teeth and worse all rending your flesh.
>
The taipan tightens its coils about your arm, squeezing tightly enough to cause a few moments of discomfort.  While doing so, the snake's long tongue flicks out of its mouth and across your skin as if pondering you for its next meal.
>
You draw the flames close and bring forth a physical hardening to your body.
>
[sanowret-crystal]>exhale my sanowret crystal
>
You exhale softly on your sanowret crystal, and scintillating sparks of light dance across its surface.
You hear in your mind a quiet recollection of wisdom.  Though you think that you could get more knowledge if you were to GAZE into the crystal, you come away from the experience with a further understanding of Arcana as the scintillating lights fade again.
>
[buff: time_now: 2019-06-14 13:25:01 -0400]
[buff: Pausing...meditation_pause_timer: 35]
The flame infuses your flesh, reinforcing it against physical damage!
You feel a jolt as your vision snaps shut.
>
Ambassador Angel came through an arbor.
>
Ambassador Angel runs south.
>
[buff: time_after_pause: 2019-06-14 13:25:36 -0400]
[buff: time_diff_from_pause: -35.066491]
--- Lich: buff has exited.




THE METHOD YOU SHOULD HAVE IN COMMON-ARCANA:

  def start_barb_abilities(skills, settings)
    skills
      .reject { |name| DRSpells.active_spells[name] }
      .each do |name|
        activate_barb_buff(name)
        waitrt?
        pause settings.meditation_pause_timer.to_i if get_data('spells').barb_abilities[name]['type'].eql? 'meditation'
      end
  end