Defenses

Defences are temporary bonuses provided to your character through the use of skills, items or quests, and most will persist until you leave the game or endure death. Your own defences are visible at any time by using the DEF command, while certain abilities such as Tristitia allow you to view the defences of others.

List of Defences

Name	Defence line	Source
Adroitness	You are moving at an increased rate of speed.	Adroitness (Acrobatics)
Avoid	You are carefully avoiding the next targeted blow.	Avoid (Acrobatics)
Aurasense	You are sensing fluctuations in your healing auras.	Aurasense (Healing)
Balancing	You are balancing carefully.	Balancing (Acrobatics)
Bardic Presence	You have a bardic presence.	BardicPresence (Music)
Barkskin	??	Barkskin (Nature)
Beauty	Your ego is regenerating by virtue of the Ray of Beauty.	Beauty enchantment (Enchantment)
Blend	??	Blend (Nature)
Blue Chakra	You have empowered your blue chakra.	Blue (Lowmagic)
Blur	You are blurry.	Blur (Illusions)
Breathing	Your body is prepared for a marathon workout.	Breathing (Athletics)
Camouflage	??	Camouflage (Hunting)
Changeself	You are under an illusion to look <race>.	Changeself (Illusions)
Constitution	You are using your superior constitution to prevent nausea.	Constitution (Athletics), Benediction (Sacraments)
Constitution Food	Your constitution is enhanced through superior food.	Constitution-enhanced food, Herofete (Cooking)

Adroitness

Defences line:
You are moving at an increased rate of speed.
Provided by: Adroitness (Acrobatics)

Allows you to move a few extra steps before receiving the 'Now, now, don't be so hasty!' message.

Avoid

Defences line:
You are carefully avoiding the next targeted blow.
Provided by: Avoid (Acrobatics)

Allows you to negate the next attack targeted at you from another player, which destroys the defence. Any aggressive action or movement will also end the defence.

Aurasense

Defences line:
You are sensing fluctuations in your healing auras.
Provided by: Aurasense (Healing)

Indicates when one of the healing auras you have radiated comes to an end, on yourself or others.

Balancing

Defences line:
You are balancing carefully.
Provided by: Balancing (Acrobatics)

Provides you with a chance to resist being knocked to the ground, although there is also a chance for the defence to disappear if it successfully blocks a knock-down effect.

Bardic Presence

Defences line:
You have a bardic presence.
Provided by: BardicPresence (Music)

Increases your charisma by two points.

Barkskin

Defences line:
??
Provided by: Barkskin (Nature)

Increases your armour against physical damage. (DMP: varies with skill level, maximum of 18)

Blend

Defences line:
??
Provided by: Blend (Nature)

Shrouds your movement and actions while you are in a forest environment.

Beauty

Defences line:
Your ego is regenerating by virtue of the Ray of Beauty.
Provided by: Beauty enchantment (Enchantment)

Provides passive regeneration of ego over time.

Blue Chakra

Defences line:
You have empowered your blue chakra.
Provided by: Blue (Lowmagic)

Prevents your communications from being overheard by other players.

Blur

Defences line:
You are blurry.
Provided by: Blur (Illusions)

Decreases your chance to be hit

Breathing

Defences line:
Your body is prepared for a marathon workout.
Provided by: Breathing (Athletics)

Increases the rate at which your endurance replenishes.

Camouflage

Defences line:
??
Provided by: Camouflage (Hunting)

Shrouds your movement and actions while you are in natural environments.

Changeself

Defences line:
You are under an illusion to look <race>.
Provided by: Changeself (Illusions)

Alters your HONOURS and LOOK ME descriptions to reflect another race, but does not fool all inspections.

Changeself

Defences line:
You are under an illusion to look <race>.
Provided by: Changeself (Illusions)

Alters your HONOURS and LOOK ME descriptions to reflect another race, but does not fool all inspections.

Constitution

Defences line:
You are using your superior constitution to prevent nausea.
Provided by: Constitution (Athletics), Benediction (Sacraments)

Unknown effect.

Constitution Food

Defences line:
Your constitution is enhanced through superior food.
Provided by: Constitution-enhanced food, Herofete (Cooking)

Increases your constitution by two points.