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                      Ability Description
                               
Document Name:     ability.doc
Version:           3.40

Author:            Michael Seifert (seifert@diku.dk)
Questions to:      seifert@diku.dk

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 NPC's.
     ·    A PC factor in sneaking, hiding and stealing etc.- 100%
      for NPC’s.

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 throws
      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).