Character sheet - Revision history

Hugsinn: /* Stats */ short description of what a 'stat' is

2024-07-21T14:58:13Z

‎Stats: short description of what a 'stat' is

Kfoelsche: Added "rescaled" terminology for clarity.

2022-09-24T04:31:38Z

Added "rescaled" terminology for clarity.

ScienceBall: /* Power and Saves */ "Exceptions" doesn't sound right. Remove extra newline.

2022-05-16T21:32:10Z

‎Power and Saves: "Exceptions" doesn't sound right. Remove extra newline.

Pateryiyi: /* Power and Saves */ Update mindpower vs mindsave for mind damage

2022-05-16T18:28:33Z

‎Power and Saves: Update mindpower vs mindsave for mind damage

Vyn: Re-organized content into sections and subsections to better match order in which they appear in game. Also added basic links to info on other pages. Should make this page useful as an index, and help organize future content.

2021-09-30T08:31:24Z

Re-organized content into sections and subsections to better match order in which they appear in game. Also added basic links to info on other pages. Should make this page useful as an index, and help organize future content.

Vyn: /* Power and Saves */ Added some info on cross-tier effects

2021-09-21T06:13:44Z

‎Power and Saves: Added some info on cross-tier effects

Vyn: /* Power and Saves */ Based on parameters used for checkHit function in talent files, seems like max to-hit chance is normally 95%

2021-09-19T12:03:49Z

‎Power and Saves: Based on parameters used for checkHit function in talent files, seems like max to-hit chance is normally 95%

Vyn: /* Power and Saves */ Just found the saves and to-hit page and linked it. Content their contradicted info on discord about which side the 5% minimum chance applied to. Will have to check code for confirmation.

2021-09-17T17:54:29Z

‎Power and Saves: Just found the saves and to-hit page and linked it. Content their contradicted info on discord about which side the 5% minimum chance applied to. Will have to check code for confirmation.

Vyn: /* Power and Saves */ Effective saves calculated in same manner as effective power

2021-09-17T05:42:51Z

‎Power and Saves: Effective saves calculated in same manner as effective power

Vyn: /* Power and Saves */ Added TLDR summary of power vs saves

2021-09-17T05:35:40Z

‎Power and Saves: Added TLDR summary of power vs saves

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 === Stats ===
-See page on [[stat]]s.
+These are strength, dexterity, constitution, magic, willpower and cunning and are described under [[stat]]s.
 === Inscriptions ===

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 == Introduction ==
-The character sheet can be found by pressing 'c' in-game.
+The character sheet can be found by pressing 'c' in-game.  It has 4 tabs:
-It has 4 tabs:
+* General, Attack, Defense, Talents, and Equipment
-* General
+These provide an overview of your character and RESCALED values for your abilities. You can also hover your mouse over your own character, or use the 'L'ook command on yourself to see some of these stats.
-* Attack
-* Defence
-* Talents
-* Equipment
-−
-These provide an overview of your character and its abilities. You can also hover your mouse over your own character, or use the 'L'ook command on yourself to see some of these stats.
 == General ==

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 In other words, attackers can maximize their chance to land a debuff if their power exceeds the defender's save by 18 points. Defenders can immunize themselves to status effects if their save exceeds the attacker's power by 20 points.
+Aside from avoiding debuffs, there are several other effects:
-Aside from avoiding debuffs, there are several exceptions:
 * Saves can also reduce the duration of debuffs that have been inflicted. If the defender's save exceeds the attacker's power, then each point of advantage will reduce the debuff duration by 5%. This prevents an attacker's lucky roll on debuffs from having an inordinately large effect in battle.
 * Mindsave can reduce mind damage. There would be an mindpower vs mindsave check when mind damage type is dealt. If the save is successful, mind damage will be halved. This is only valid for mind damage type.

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 In other words, attackers can maximize their chance to land a debuff if their power exceeds the defender's save by 18 points. Defenders can immunize themselves to status effects if their save exceeds the attacker's power by 20 points.
-Aside from avoiding debuffs, saves can also reduce the duration of debuffs that have been inflicted. If the defender's save exceeds the attacker's power, then each point of advantage will reduce the debuff duration by 5%. This prevents an attacker's lucky roll on debuffs from having an inordinately large effect in battle.
 == Defense ==

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 The character sheet can be found by pressing 'c' in-game.
 It has 4 tabs:
-* general
+* General
-* attack
+* Attack
-* defence
+* Defence
-* talents
+* Talents
 These provide an overview of your character and its abilities. You can also hover your mouse over your own character, or use the 'L'ook command on yourself to see some of these stats.
-== Size ==
+== General ==
 {{:Size}}
-== Accuracy and Defense ==
+=== Resources ===
 {{:Accuracy}}
 <br/><br/>
 {{:Defense}}
-== Power and Saves ==
+=== Power and Saves ===
 Physical power, spellpower, and mindpower represent your character's physical, magical, and mental abilities. They determine how much damage your talents in each category will deal, and whether those talents can successfully inflict [[effect|status effects]] on the target. Physical, spell, and mind saves represent your character's ability to resist status effects from those categories.
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 Aside from avoiding debuffs, saves can also reduce the duration of debuffs that have been inflicted. If the defender's save exceeds the attacker's power, then each point of advantage will reduce the debuff duration by 5%. This prevents an attacker's lucky roll on debuffs from having an inordinately large effect in battle.
-== Armour and armour hardiness ==
+== Defense ==
 {{:Armour}}
-== Resistance, resistance penetration and immunity ==
+=== Resistance, Resistance Penetration, and Immunity ===
 {{:Resistances}}
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 *Silence
-== Encumbrance ==
+=== Affinity ===
+See page on [[affinity]].
-Encumbrance is the amount of weight your character can hold without becoming burdened. All items have a certain weight, usually standard by item type. For example, jewelry has encumbrance of 0.1; heavy armor has 14. Your character has a '''maximum encumbrance''' which is increased by increasing your [[Strength]] or by certain items. '''Current encumbrance''' is the amount being carried right now, and can be reduced by certain spells or abilities.
-−
-If your current encumbrance rises above your maximum encumbrance, you will be unable to move. You will need to drop items, or wait for the effect reducing your maximum encumbrance to wear off.
-−
-== Speeds ==
-−
-'''[[Speed]]''' determine how quickly you can perform actions relative to the other actors in the game. Speed is always relative to YOU. Other actors (NPCs, monsters) will either act less quickly or more quickly, depending on your speeds. In practice it means you may be able to move, cast or attack several times before they do; or they may move, cast, or attack several times before you do.
-−
-There are several measures of speed.
-−
-* Global Speed: Affects all actions. At 100% speed you have the energy to perform one 'action' per turn. At 200% speed you can perform two 'actions' per turn. Other actors will appear to be acting less quickly in comparison to you.
-−
-* Movement Speed: This is the ''increase'' or ''decrease'' from your normal movement speed. For example, 20.00% means you will move 20% farther in the same length of time as you would normally move. 100% would allow you to move twice as far. -100% would only let you move half as far.
-−
-* Spell Speed: This is the ''increase'' or ''decrease'' from your normal movement speed. For example, 20.00% means you will be able to cast 20% more spells (or a spell takes 20% less time to cast) as you would be able to cast. 100% would allow you to cast spells twice as fast; -100% means spells would be cast twice as slowly.
-−
-* Attack Speed: This is the ''increase'' or ''decrease'' from your attack movement speed. For example, 20.00% means you will be able to attack 20% faster as you would be able to normally. 100% would allow you to make twice as many attacks; -100% means you would make half the amount of attacks in the same amount of time - monsters would get more than one attack to your single.
-−
-* Mental Speed:  This is the ''increase'' or ''decrease'' from your mental ability speed (any ability with "Is: a mind power"). For example, 20.00% means you will be able to use this ability 20% faster than usual. 100% would allow you to use the ability twice as often; -100% means you would use abilities at half the effective rate - monsters would get more than one action to your single.
-−
-Global Speed and other speeds stack. If you have 200% speed and -100% movement speed, you have the energy to perform actions twice a round, but you  only move half the distance. You would end up moving the same distance each round.

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 The chance that a talent can successfully apply a status effect is determined by comparing the attacker's effective power vs. the defender's effective save. The type of talent involved will determine what type of power the attacker will use, and the type of [[effect|status effect]] will determine what type of save the defender will use.
-For example, consider an [[Archmage]] casting {{t|Flameshock}} on a target and trying to inflict the Burning Shock effect. {{t|Flameshock}} is a spell, and Burning Shock is a physical effect, so the chance of this debuff being inflicted will be determined by the spellpower of the Archmage and the physical save of the target.
+If the attacker's power is in a higher tier than the defender's save, then an additional [[Effect#Cross-tier Effects|cross-tier effect]] will be applied. The type of cross-tier effect applied depends on the type of status effect being inflicted.
 The power vs. save comparison follows the [[Saves and To-Hit|same logic]] as that for accuracy and defense:

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 The conversion from raw saves to effective saves follows the same relationship above.
-The chance that a talent can successfully apply a status effect is determined by comparing the attacker's effective power vs. the defender's effective saving throw. The type of talent involved will determine what type of power the attacker will use, and the type of [[effect|status effect]] will determine what type of saving throw the defender will use.
+The chance that a talent can successfully apply a status effect is determined by comparing the attacker's effective power vs. the defender's effective save. The type of talent involved will determine what type of power the attacker will use, and the type of [[effect|status effect]] will determine what type of save the defender will use.
-For example, consider an [[Archmage]] casting {{t|Flameshock}} on a target and trying to inflict the Burning Shock effect. {{t|Flameshock}} is a spell, and Burning Shock is a physical effect, so the chance of this debuff being inflicted will be determined by the spellpower of the Archmage and the physical saving throw of the target.
+For example, consider an [[Archmage]] casting {{t|Flameshock}} on a target and trying to inflict the Burning Shock effect. {{t|Flameshock}} is a spell, and Burning Shock is a physical effect, so the chance of this debuff being inflicted will be determined by the spellpower of the Archmage and the physical save of the target.
 The power vs. save comparison follows the [[Saves and To-Hit|same logic]] as that for accuracy and defense:
 * If power and saves are equal, the success chance is 50%
 * For each additional point that the attacker/defender has, the success chance will increase/decrease by 2.5%
-* There is a 5% minimum chance for a debuff to land
+* The chance to land a debuff is normally capped at 95% for most talents
-In other words, attackers can guarantee their debuffs will land if their power exceeds the defender's saving throw by 20 points. On the other hand, defenders can obtain the maximum 95% chance to avoid a debuff if their saving throw exceeds the attacker's power by 18 points.
+In other words, attackers can maximize their chance to land a debuff if their power exceeds the defender's save by 18 points. Defenders can immunize themselves to status effects if their save exceeds the attacker's power by 20 points.
-Aside from avoiding debuffs, saving throws can also reduce the duration of debuffs that have been inflicted. If the defender's saving throw exceeds the attacker's power, then each point of advantage will reduce the debuff duration by 5%. This prevents an attacker's lucky roll on debuffs from having an inordinately large effect in battle.
+Aside from avoiding debuffs, saves can also reduce the duration of debuffs that have been inflicted. If the defender's save exceeds the attacker's power, then each point of advantage will reduce the debuff duration by 5%. This prevents an attacker's lucky roll on debuffs from having an inordinately large effect in battle.
 == Armour and armour hardiness ==

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 == Power and Saves ==
-Physical power, spellpower, and mindpower represent your character's physical, magical, and mental abilities. They determine how much damage your talents in each category will deal, and whether those talents can successfully inflict [[effect|status effects]] on the target.
+Physical power, spellpower, and mindpower represent your character's physical, magical, and mental abilities. They determine how much damage your talents in each category will deal, and whether those talents can successfully inflict [[effect|status effects]] on the target. Physical, spell, and mind saves represent your character's ability to resist status effects from those categories.
-Raw power can be obtained from [[stats]], talents, or equipment. The total accumulated power is then [[rescaled combat stats|rescaled]] into an "effective power" that is shown on your character sheet. The tooltip for equipment that boost power will also show how much raw power and effective power they will contribute.
+Raw power can be obtained from [[stats]], talents, or equipment. The total accumulated power is then [[rescaled combat stats|rescaled]] into an "effective power", which is the number shown on your character sheet. The tooltip for equipment that boost power will also show how much raw power and effective power they will contribute.
 Effective power levels are divided into tiers every 20 points. Each point of effective power will cost incrementally more raw power to increase as the tier increases. The relationship between the two is as follows:
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 *Tier 6: from 100 to 120 effective power, each point costs 6 raw power
 ...and so on.
 The chance that a talent can successfully apply a status effect is determined by comparing the attacker's effective power vs. the defender's effective saving throw. The type of talent involved will determine what type of power the attacker will use, and the type of [[effect|status effect]] will determine what type of saving throw the defender will use.
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 For example, consider an [[Archmage]] casting {{t|Flameshock}} on a target and trying to inflict the Burning Shock effect. {{t|Flameshock}} is a spell, and Burning Shock is a physical effect, so the chance of this debuff being inflicted will be determined by the spellpower of the Archmage and the physical saving throw of the target.
-The chance to successfully inflict a debuff follows the logic below:
+The power vs. save comparison follows the logic below:
 * If power and saves are equal, the success chance is 50%
 * For each additional point that the attacker/defender has, the success chance will increase/decrease by 2.5%