diff --git a/src/engine/wpak/PowersParser.java b/src/engine/wpak/PowersParser.java
index 25586501..7538ff93 100644
--- a/src/engine/wpak/PowersParser.java
+++ b/src/engine/wpak/PowersParser.java
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ public class PowersParser {
     private static PowerEntry parsePowerEntry(String powerData) {
 
         PowerEntry powerEntry = new PowerEntry();
-
-
-        StringBuilder conditionString = new StringBuilder();
-        StringBuilder powerString = new StringBuilder();
+        StringBuilder conditionBuilder = new StringBuilder();
+        StringBuilder powerBuilder = new StringBuilder();
+        String conditionString;
+        String powerString;
 
         int endPos = 0;
 
@@ -69,23 +69,22 @@ public class PowersParser {
         Matcher matcher = CONDITION_REGEX.matcher(powerData);
 
         while (matcher.find()) {
-            conditionString.append(matcher.group().trim());
-            powerString.append(powerData, endPos, matcher.start());
+            conditionBuilder.append(matcher.group().trim());
+            powerBuilder.append(powerData, endPos, matcher.start());
             endPos = matcher.end();
         }
 
-        powerString.append(powerData.substring(endPos));
+        powerBuilder.append(powerData.substring(endPos));
 
         // Cleanup dangling tags and lines that contain a # and leading/trailing blank lines
 
-        powerString = new StringBuilder(powerString.toString().replaceAll("CONDITIONBEGINCONDITIONEND", ""));
-        powerString = new StringBuilder(powerString.toString().replaceAll("(?m)^(\\s*#.*|\\s*)\r?\n?", ""));
-
-        conditionString = new StringBuilder(conditionString.toString().replaceAll("(?m)^(\\s*#.*|\\s*)\r?\n?", ""));
+        powerString = powerBuilder.toString().replaceAll("CONDITIONBEGINCONDITIONEND", "")
+                .replaceAll("(?m)^(\\s*#.*|\\s*)\r?\n?", "");
+        conditionString = conditionBuilder.toString().replaceAll("(?m)^(\\s*#.*|\\s*)\r?\n?", "");
 
         // Parse header line in power data
 
-        List<String> lineData = Arrays.asList(powerString.toString().trim().split("\n"));
+        List<String> lineData = Arrays.asList(powerString.trim().split("\n"));
         List<String> powerHeader = new ArrayList<>();
 
         String headerString = lineData.get(0);
@@ -152,7 +151,6 @@ public class PowersParser {
             ActionEntry actionEntry;
             List<String> arguments;
             Matcher matcher1;
-            ArrayList<String> args;
 
             switch (key) {
                 case "ACTION":
@@ -200,14 +198,14 @@ public class PowersParser {
                 case "EQPREREQ":
                     EquipmentPreReq equipmentPreReq = new EquipmentPreReq();
                     matcher1 = STRSPLIT_REGEX.matcher(lineValues.get(1).trim());
-                    args = new ArrayList<>();
+                    arguments = new ArrayList<>();
 
                     while (matcher1.find())
-                        args.add(matcher1.group().trim());
+                        arguments.add(matcher1.group().trim());
 
-                    equipmentPreReq.slot = mbEnums.EquipSlotType.valueOf(args.get(0));
-                    equipmentPreReq.skill = args.get(1).replaceAll("\"", "");
-                    equipmentPreReq.level = Integer.parseInt(args.get(2));
+                    equipmentPreReq.slot = mbEnums.EquipSlotType.valueOf(arguments.get(0));
+                    equipmentPreReq.skill = arguments.get(1).replaceAll("\"", "");
+                    equipmentPreReq.level = Integer.parseInt(arguments.get(2));
                     powerEntry.equipmentPreReq = equipmentPreReq;
                     break;
                 case "CANCASTWHILEMOVING":
@@ -296,9 +294,9 @@ public class PowersParser {
 
         // Parse power conditions
 
-        if (!conditionString.toString().isEmpty()) {
+        if (conditionString.isEmpty() == false) {
 
-            String[] conditions = conditionString.toString().split("\n");
+            List<String> conditions = Arrays.asList(conditionString.split("\n"));
 
             for (String condition : conditions) {
                 List<String> parameters = Arrays.asList(condition.trim().split("\\s+"));