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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 NPCs.
* A PC factor in sneaking, hiding and stealing etc.- 100%for NPCs.

=== 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 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).

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 * A factor in deciding if a PC successfully uses a shield. 100% factor for NPCs.
 * A PC factor in sneaking, hiding and stealing etc.- 100%for NPCs.
 === [CON] Constitution ===

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 === Short Description ===
-This  document  describes  how the  various  abilities  affect
+This  document  describes  how the  various  abilities  affect skills and game play for both players and monsters.
-=== 1. [STR] Strength ===
+=== [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 ===
+=== [DEX] Dexterity ===
 Dexterity determines:
 * A reduction in the damage when attacked (subtracted from strength / skill of opponent).
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 * A PC factor in sneaking, hiding and stealing etc.- 100%for NPCs.
-=== 3. [CON] Constitution ===
+=== [CON] Constitution ===
 Constitution determines:
 * How fast hit points are gained.
 * How fast Endurance points are gained.
-=== 4. [CHA] Charisma ===
+=== [CHA] Charisma ===
 Charisma determines:
 * How fast Mana points are regained. Gain rate is relative to the MAG or DIV power of the character.
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 * 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 ===
+=== [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).
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 * A 50% factor for PC's in discovering hidden. 100% for NPC's.
-=== 6. [MAG] Magical Essence ===
+=== [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.
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 * A "level" limitation for which spells can be learned by PC's.
-=== 7. [DIV] Divine Contact ===
+=== [DIV] Divine Contact ===
 The  contact which is established between the priest  and his God.
 * A 50% factor in power for all cleric spells.
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 * A "level" limitation for which spells can be learned by PC's.
-=== 8. [HPP] Hit points points (yes points points) ===
+=== [HPP] Hit points points [sic] ===
 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).

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 Document Name:     ability.doc
-Version:           3.40
+Version:           3.40 (1997)
-Author:            Michael Seifert (seifert@diku.dk)
+Author:            Michael Seifert
 Document intended for:   World Creators