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. | [[Acrobatics#
Balancing|Balancing]] (Acrobatics) |
| Bardic Presence | You have a bardic presence. | BardicPresence (Music) |
| Barkskin | You have skin covered in treebark. | Barkskin (Nature) |
| Beauty | Your ego is regenerating by virtue of the Ray of Beauty. | Beauty enchantment (Enchantment) |
| Blend | You are blended in the foliage. | 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) |
| Deathsense | Your mind is sensing the death of others. | Deathsense (Discernment) |
| Deathsight | You are seeing death. | Deathsight (Cosmic) |
| Draconis | You are surrounded by numinous dragon scales. | Deathsight (Rituals) |
| Elasticity | You are concentrating on providing your muscles with increased elasticity. | Elasticity (Acrobatics) |
| Falling | You are protected against falling suddenly. | Falling (Acrobatics) |
| Fire potion | Your insides are warmed by a fire potion. | Fire potion (created by Lorecrafters) |
| Fitness | You are utilising your bodily control to make yourself more fit. | Benediction (Sacraments) |
| Fortuna | You are reaping the gifts of Fortuna. | Fortuna (Rituals) |
| Frost potion | You are tempered against fire damage. | Frost potion (created by Lorecrafters) |
| Galvanism | You are more ready to handle electric currents. | Galvanism potion (created by Lorecrafters) |
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: |
|---|
| You have skin covered in treebark. |
| Provided by: Barkskin (Nature) |
Increases your armour against physical damage. (Damage modifier points vary with skill level, up to a maximum of 18)
Blend
| Defences line: |
|---|
| You are blended in the foliage. |
| 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 (created by Enchanters) |
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) |
Prevents the effect of the Vomiting affliction.
Constitution Food
| Defences line: |
|---|
| Your constitution is enhanced through superior food. |
| Provided by: Constitution-enhanced food, Herofete (created by Cooks) |
Increases your constitution by two points.
Deathsense
| Defences line: |
|---|
| Your mind is sensing the death of others. |
| Provided by: Deathsense (Discernment) |
Informs you whenever any player dies, and to whom or what. Unlike Deathsight, Deathsense does not reveal where the death occurs.
Deathsight
| Defences line: |
|---|
| You are seeing death. |
| Provided by: Deathsight (Cosmic) |
Informs you whenever any player dies, to whom or what, and in what room location the death occurred.
Draconis
| Defences line: |
|---|
| You are surrounded by numinous dragon scales. |
| Provided by: Deathsight (Rituals) |
Increases your protection against physical damage. (Damage modifier points vary with skill level, up to a maximum of 18)
Elasticity
| Defences line: |
|---|
| You are concentrating on providing your muscles with increased elasticity. |
| Provided by: Elasticity (Acrobatics) |
Increases your protection against physical damage. (Damage modifier points 20)
Falling
| Defences line: |
|---|
| You are protected against falling suddenly. |
| Provided by: Falling (Acrobatics) |
Provides a chance to fall without taking damage, with increased chance of success as you increase your Acrobatic skill.
Fire potion
| Defences line: |
|---|
| Your insides are warmed by a fire potion. |
| Provided by: Fire potion (created by Lorecrafters) |
Increases your protection against cold damage. (Damage modifier points 15)
Fitness
| Defences line: |
|---|
| You are utilising your bodily control to make yourself more fit. |
| Provided by: Benediction (Sacraments) |
Increases the rate at which you regenerate endurance.
Fortuna
| Defences line: |
|---|
| You are reaping the gifts of Fortuna. |
| Provided by: Fortuna (Rituals) |
Increases a random statistic slightly, which lasts for one Lusternian day.
Frost potion
| Defences line: |
|---|
| You are tempered against fire damage. |
| Provided by: Frost potion (created by Lorecrafters) |
Increases your protection against fire damage. (Damage modifier points 15)
Galvanism
| Defences line: |
|---|
| You are more ready to handle electric currents. |
| Provided by: Galvanism potion (created by Lorecrafters) |
Increases your protection against electrical damage. (Damage modifier points 15)