Defenses

Defenses 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 defenses are visible at any time by using the DEF command, while certain abilities such as Tristitia allow you to view the defenses of others.

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.

Aegis

Defences line:
You have bound your lifeforce to shield <person>. Your lifeforce is shielded by the aegis of <person>.
Provided by: Aegis (Ascendance)

Deflects damage from one person to another.

AmberMalt

Defences line:
Your pain is deadened by alcohol.
Provided by: Amber malt (created by Brewmeisters)

Deadens pain.

Aromatic Oil

Defences line:
You are lightly coated with a layer of jasmine/vanilla/dragonsblood/sandalwood/musk.
Provided by: Aromatic oils (created by Lorecrafters)

Increases influence strength.

Ascendant Presence

Defences line:
Your confidence is bolstered by an Ascendant presence.
Provided by: Presence (Ascendance)

Weighed +1 to charisma, and ego regeneration.

Attunement

Defences line:
You are attuned to being in the <environment> environment.
Provided by: Attunement (Environment) Damage Modifier: 10

Reduces damage in the specified environment.

Avoid

Defences line:
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

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

Allows sensing when a shifted aura will dissipate.

Balancing

Defences line:
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

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

Weighted +2 to charisma.

Barkskin

Defences line:
You have skin covered in treebark.
Provided by: Barkskin (Nature) Damage Modifier: varies with skill level, up to maximum of 18

Protection against damage.

BlackTea

Defences line:
Your vivaciousness is ceremonially/herbally heightened.
Provided by: Black tea (created by Brewmeisters), or a tea ceremony

Blocks epilepsy, vapors, and clumsiness.

Blend

Defences line:
You are blended in the foliage.
Provided by: Blend (Nature)

Shrouds your movement and actions while in forest.

Beauty

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

Passive ego regeneration.

Biofeedback

Defences line:
You are psionically resisting magic/fire/cold/electric damage.
Provided by: Biofeedback (Psionics) Damage Modifier: variable depending on skill level, max of 20

Reduces damage from the specified kind of attack.

Block

Defences line:
You are effectively blocking all weapon attacks.
Provided by: Block (Tahtetso)

Blocks all weapon attacks.

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 by melee attacks.

Bracing

Defences line:
You are braced to absorb damage.
Provided by: Bracing (Stealth) Damage Modifier: 15

Reduces damage.

Breathing

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

Speeds endurance recovery.

Byahkari

Defences line:
You are waving <weapon> in a defensive pattern.
Provided by: Byahkari (Ninjakari)

Blocks attacks and counterattacks with unconsciousness.

Camouflage

Defences line:
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Provided by: Camouflage (Hunting)

Shrouds your movement and actions while in natural environments.

Changeself

Defences line:
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

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)

Weighted +2 to constitution.

Covey

Defences line:
You are in a covey with <ship>.
Provided by: FirstMate (Aethercraft)

Links to the ship aether even when unlocked or off-ship.

DarkMalt

Defences line:
Your aggression is stoked by alcohol.
Provided by: Dark malt (created by Brewmeisters)

Increases damage inflicted.

Deathsense

Defences line:
Your mind is sensing the death of others.
Provided by: Deathsense (Discernment)

Shows when people die, but unlike Deathsight doesn't show where.

Deathsight

Defences line:
You are seeing death.
Provided by: Deathsight (Cosmic)

Shows when people die and where it happened.

Deepbond

Defences line:
You have a deepbond with <ship>.
Provided by: FirstMate (Aethercraft)

Will conglutinate on the ship on death off the Prime Material Plane.

Draconis

Defences line:
You are surrounded by numinous dragon scales.
Provided by: Draconis (Rituals) Damage Modifier: varies with skill level, up to maximum of 18

Protection against magical damage.

Domoth Lesser Beauty

Defences line:
You are under a Lesser Blessing of the Domotheos of Beauty.
Provided by: Domotheos of Beauty

Increased influence damage.

Domoth Major Beauty

Defences line:
You are under a Major Blessing of the Domotheos of Beauty.
Provided by: Domotheos of Beauty

Triples power and culture gained from bringing in bards.

Domoth Minor Beauty

Defences line:
You are under a Minor Blessing of the Domotheos of Beauty.
Provided by: Domotheos of Beauty

Weighted +2 to charisma.

Domoth Lesser Chaos

Defences line:
Your <value> is under a Lesser Blessing of the Domotheos of Chaos.
Provided by: Domotheos of Chaos

Regeneration of health, mana, or ego, randomly selected each Lusternian day.

Domoth Major Chaos

Defences line:
You are under a Major Blessing of the Domotheos of Chaos.
Provided by: Domotheos of Chaos

Increased resistance to astral insanity.

Domoth Minor Chaos

Defences line:
Your <stat> is under a Minor Blessing of the Domotheos of Chaos.
Provided by: Domotheos of Chaos

Weighted +3 to the indicated stat, randomly selected each Lusternian day.

Domoth Lesser Death

Defences line:
You are under a Lesser Blessing of the Domotheos of Death.
Provided by: Domotheos of Death

Vengeance aura that attacks killers.

Domoth Major Death

Defences line:
You are under a Major Blessing of the Domotheos of Death.
Provided by: Domotheos of Death

A permanent Catacombs of the Dead at the nexus.

Domoth Minor Death

Defences line:
You are under a Minor Blessing of the Domotheos of Death.
Provided by: Domotheos of Death

Increased endurance and endurance regeneration.

Domoth Lesser Harmony

Defences line:
You are under a Lesser Blessing of the Domotheos of Harmony.
Provided by: Domotheos of Harmony

Increased experience gain.

Domoth Major Harmony

Defences line:
You are under a Major Blessing of the Domotheos of Harmony.
Provided by: Domotheos of Harmony

Doubles the amount of dross power you can draw.

Domoth Minor Harmony

Defences line:
You are under a Minor Blessing of the Domotheos of Harmony.
Provided by: Domotheos of Harmony

Decreased experience loss on death.

Domoth Lesser Justice

Defences line:
You are under a Lesser Blessing of the Domotheos of Justice.
Provided by: Domotheos of Justice

An aura that deals damage to attackers.

Domoth Major Justice

Defences line:
You are under a Major Blessing of the Domotheos of Justice.
Provided by: Domotheos of Justice

Increases the damage of discretionary powers that cause damage.

Domoth Minor Justice

Defences line:
You are under a Minor Blessing of the Domotheos of Justice.
Provided by: Domotheos of Justice

Increased willpower and willpower regeneration.

Domoth Lesser Knowledge

Defences line:
You are under a Lesser Blessing of the Domotheos of Knowledge.
Provided by: Domotheos of Knowledge Damage Modifier: 10

Resistance to magic damage.

Domoth Major Knowledge

Defences line:
You are under a Major Blessing of the Domotheos of Knowledge.
Provided by: Domotheos of Knowledge

Triples power and culture gained from bringing in scholars.

Domoth Minor Knowledge

Defences line:
You are under a Minor Blessing of the Domotheos of Knowledge.
Provided by: Domotheos of Knowledge

Weighted +2 to intelligence.

Domoth Lesser Life

Defences line:
You are under a Lesser Blessing of the Domotheos of Life.
Provided by: Domotheos of Life

Decreased damage from all attacks.

Domoth Major Life

Defences line:
You are under a Major Blessing of the Domotheos of Life.
Provided by: Domotheos of Life

Health regeneration in non-enemy territory on the Prime plane.

Domoth Minor Life

Defences line:
You are under a Minor Blessing of the Domotheos of Life.
Provided by: Domotheos of Life

Weighted +2 to constitution.

Domoth Lesser War

Defences line:
You are under a Lesser Blessing of the Domotheos of War.
Provided by: Domotheos of War

Increased damage on all attacks.

Domoth Major War

Defences line:
You are under a Major Blessing of the Domotheos of War.
Provided by: Domotheos of War

20% increase in the level of guards.

Domoth Minor War

Defences line:
You are under a Minor Blessing of the Domotheos of War.
Provided by: Domotheos of War

Weighted +2 to strength.

Elasticity

Defences line:
You are concentrating on providing your muscles with incre
Provided by: Elasticity (Acrobatics) Damage Modifier: 20

Reduces deep wounds caused by damage.

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.

Fear Aura

Defences line:
You are shrouded in veils of nightmare.
Provided by: FearAura (Ascendance)

Periodically causes fear to enemies.

Fire Potion

Defences line:
Your insides are warmed by a fire potion.
Provided by: Fire potion (created by Lorecrafters) Damage Modifier: 15

Protection against cold damage.

Fitness

Defences line:
You are utilising your bodily control to make yourself more fit.
Provided by: Benediction (Sacraments)

Speeds endurance recovery.

Fortuna

Defences line:
You are reaping the gifts of Fortuna.
Provided by: Fortuna (Rituals)

Weighted +2 to a randomly selected stat for one Lusternian day.

Frost Potion

Defences line:
You are tempered against fire damage.
Provided by: Frost potion (created by Lorecrafters) Damage Modifier: 15

Protection against fire damage.

Galvanism

Defences line:
You are more ready to handle electric currents.
Provided by: Galvanism potion (created by Lorecrafters) Damage Modifier: 15

Protection against electrical damage.

Grappling

Defences line:
You are grappling <person> with your left/right arm.
Provided by: Hold (Kata) and other kata grapples

Traps the victim and prepares for certain attacks.

GreenTea

Defences line:
Your movements are ceremonially/herbally heightened.
Provided by: Green tea (created by Brewmeisters), or a tea ceremony

Blocks paralysis, weakness, and rigormortis.

HexControl

Defences line:
You are controlling your hexes.
Provided by: Control (Hexes)

Hexes will not fire automatically on entry of an enemy.

HolyWater

Defences line:
A strange surge is growing inside of you. You are prepared to make use of holy water coursing through your body.
Provided by: Holy water (created by Alchemists)

Resistance to damage.

Illithoid

Defences line:
You are empowered by the Avatar of Illith.
Provided by: Illithoid quest in the Undervault

Unweighted +1 to dexterity, intelligence, and charisma.

Inner Serpent

Defences line:
Your inner serpent is bloated with <number> ego.
Provided by: Illithoid racial ability

Increases ego.

Kata Deflect

Defences line:
You are deflecting blows with your left/right hand.
Provided by: Deflect (Kata)

Reduces damage on that side.

Kephera

Defences line:
You are empowered by the Kephera Queen of Queens.
Provided by: Kephera quest in the Undervault

Unweighted +1 to dexterity, intelligence, and charisma.

Moonwater

Defences line:
A strange surge is growing inside of you. You are prepared to make use of moonwater coursing through your body.
Provided by: Moonwater (created by Alchemists)

Health, mana, and ego potions will strip afflictions.

Nightsweats

Defences line:
A strange surge is growing inside of you. You are prepared to make use of nightsweats coursing through your body.
Provided by: Nightsweats (created by Alchemists)

Adds bleeding to damage done.

Ninini

Defences line:
You have <weapon> wrapped around your hands/body.
Provided by: Ninini (Ninjakari)

Improves unarmed offense or body defense.

Omniscience

Defences line:
You are omnisciently listening to the aetheric winds.
Provided by: Omniscience (Ascendance)

Allows hearing and speaking on aethers from anywhere, even aetherbubbles.

OolongTea

Defences line:
Your passion is ceremonially/herbally heightened.
Provided by: Oolong tea (created by Brewmeisters), or a tea ceremony

Blocks lethargy, peace, and pacifism.

Planarbond

Defences line:
You have an empathic planarbond to distant aetherwaves.
Provided by: FirstMate (Aethercraft)

Attunes the ship's crew to distant aethers while the ship is sailing.

PsiArmour

Defences line:
You are protected by psionic armour.
Provided by: PsiArmour (Psionics) Damage Modifier: variable depending on skill level, max of 12

Reduces damage.

RunicAmulet

Defences line:
You are protected from the <type> rune by a runic amulet.
Provided by: RunicAmulet (Runes)

Chance to block the affliction associated with that rune.

Sacrifice

Defences line:
You have self-sacrificed for <person>. You are the recipient of the self-sacrifice of <person>.
Provided by: Sacrifice (Stag)

Transfers health to another person.

ScorpionTail

Defences line:
You are poised for a scorpion tail's strike.
Provided by: ScorpionTail (Nekotai)

Your next dodge will be followed by a sweep kick.

ScorpionSpit

Defences line:
You are ready to spit <poison>.
Provided by: ScorpionSpit (Nekotai)

Preparation to spit a poison.

Sneak

Defences line:
You are sneaking around in the shadows.
Provided by: Sneak (Stealth)

Conceals movement and some actions.

Sprongcree

Defences line:
You have a dart with <poison> under your left/right foot.
Provided by: Sprongcree (Nekotai)

Adds poison to a kick.

Stance

Defences line:
Your fighting stance is defending your <stance>.
Provided by: Combat

Protects certain parts of the body against melee attacks.

UnholyWater

Defences line:
A strange surge is growing inside of you. You are prepared to make use of unholy water coursing through your body.
Provided by: Unholy water (created by Alchemists)

Does damage to those who damage you.

WhiteTea

Defences line:
Your insight is ceremonially/herbally heightened.
Provided by: White tea (created by Brewmeisters), or a tea ceremony

Blocks stupidity, deadening, and dementia.