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 die. 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.
Adroitness
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| 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
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| You are carefully avoiding the next targeted blow. |
| Provided by: Avoid (Acrobatics) |
Avoids the next attack targetted at you by another player, stripping the defense. Movement or aggressive action also strip the defense.
Aurasense
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| You are sensing fluctuations in your healing auras. |
| Provided by: Aurasense (Healing) |
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Balancing
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| You are balancing carefully. |
| Provided by: Balancing (Acrobatics) |
Provides a chance to resist falling. When it works, the defense has a chance of being lost.
Bardic Presence
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| You have a bardic presence. |
| Provided by: BardicPresence (Music) |
Weighted +2 to charisma.
Barkskin
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| You have skin covered in treebark. |
| Provided by: Barkskin (Nature) Damage Modifier: varies with skill level, up to maximum of 18 |
Protection against damage.
Blend
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| You are blended in the foliage. |
| Provided by: Blend (Nature) |
Shrouds your movement and actions while in forest.
Beauty
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| Your ego is regenerating by virtue of the Ray of Beauty. |
| Provided by: Beauty enchantment (created by Enchanters) |
Passive ego regeneration.
Blue Chakra
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| You have empowered your blue chakra. |
| Provided by: Blue (Lowmagic) |
Prevents your communications from being overheard by other players.
Blur
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| You are blurry. |
| Provided by: Blur (Illusions) |
Decreases your chance to be hit by melee attacks.
Breathing
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| Your body is prepared for a marathon workout. |
| Provided by: Breathing (Athletics) |
Speeds endurance recovery.
Camouflage
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| Provided by: Camouflage (Hunting) |
Shrouds your movement and actions while in natural environments.
Changeself
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| You are under an illusion to look <race>. |
| Provided by: Changeself (Illusions) |
Alters your HONOURS and LOOK descriptions to reflect another race, but does not fool all inspections.
Constitution
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| You are using your superior constitution to prevent nausea. |
| Provided by: Constitution (Athletics), Benediction (Sacraments) |
Prevents the effect of the Vomiting affliction.
Constitution Food
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| Your constitution is enhanced through superior food. |
| Provided by: Constitution-enhanced food, Herofete (created by Cooks) |
Weighted +2 to constitution.
Deathsense
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| Your mind is sensing the death of others. |
| Provided by: Deathsense (Discernment) |
Shows when people die, but unlike Deathsight doesn't show where.
Deathsight
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| You are seeing death. |
| Provided by: Deathsight (Cosmic) |
Shows when people die and where it happened.
Draconis
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| You are surrounded by numinous dragon scales. |
| Provided by: Deathsight (Rituals) Damage Modifier: varies with skill level, up to maximum of 18 |
Protection against magical damage.
Elasticity
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| You are concentrating on providing your muscles with incre |
| Provided by: Elasticity (Acrobatics) Damage Modifier: 20 |
Reduces deep wounds caused by damage.
Falling
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| 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
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| Your insides are warmed by a fire potion. |
| Provided by: Fire potion (created by Lorecrafters) Damage Modifier: 15 |
Protection against cold damage.
Fitness
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| You are utilising your bodily control to make yourself more fit. |
| Provided by: Benediction (Sacraments) |
Speeds endurance recovery.
Fortuna
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| You are reaping the gifts of Fortuna. |
| Provided by: Fortuna (Rituals) |
Weighted +2 to a randomly selected stat for one Lusternian day.
Frost potion
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| You are tempered against fire damage. |
| Provided by: Frost potion (created by Lorecrafters) Damage Modifier: 15 |
Protection against fire damage.
Galvanism
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| You are more ready to handle electric currents. |
| Provided by: Galvanism potion (created by Lorecrafters) Damage Modifier: 15 |
Protection against electrical damage.