Manual:Game Mechanics/Abilities

Ability Description

Document Name: ability.doc Version: 3.40 (1997)

Author: Michael Seifert

Document intended for: World Creators

Short Description

This document describes how the various abilities affect skills and game play for both players and monsters.

1. [STR] Strength

Strength determines:

• How hard a character can hit with a weapon (or hand). The strength is basically added to the weapon attack skill and looked up on a table.
• How much weight a character can carry.

2. [DEX] Dexterity

Dexterity determines:

• A reduction in the damage when attacked (subtracted from strength / skill of opponent).
• A factor in deciding if a PC successfully uses a shield. 100% factor for NPCs.
• A PC factor in sneaking, hiding and stealing etc.- 100%for NPCs.

3. [CON] Constitution

Constitution determines:

• How fast hit points are gained.
• How fast Endurance points are gained.

4. [CHA] Charisma

Charisma determines:

• How fast Mana points are regained. Gain rate is relative to the MAG or DIV power of the character.
• Reduction/Increase on prices in standard shops.
• Who is hit by aggressive monsters, not yet decided if this will be people with high or low charisma. It ought to be high, but that would be disadvantageous.

5. [BRA] Brain

Brain is a combination of Intelligence, Wisdom, Awareness and Perception. Brain Determines:

• A defense factor when spells are cast against you (Exactly like dexterity for warriors).
• A 50% factor for PC's in discovering theft. 100% for NPC's.
• A 50% factor for PC's in discovering sneaking. 100% for NPC's.
• A 50% factor for PC's in discovering hidden. 100% for NPC's.

6. [MAG] Magical Essence

The Energy from which Magic Users draw their power. Magical Essence determines:

• A 50% factor in power for all magic user spells.
• A 50% factor in success/reduction for all saving versus all spells.
• A "level" limitation for which spells can be learned by PC's.

7. [DIV] Divine Contact

The contact which is established between the priest and his God.

• A 50% factor in power for all cleric spells.
• A 50% factor in success/reduction for all saving throws versus all spells.
• A "level" limitation for which spells can be learned by PC's.

8. [HPP] Hit points points (yes points points)

Hit-point-points are used to buy more hit points. For each HPP bought the characters hit points (HP) is increased by a certain number (which varies according to size of HPP).