Stendhal/StatusEffects
This is a list of status ailments and enhancements commonly found in traditional RPGs.
Status Ailments
A status ailment is a negative effect on the character. Effects can reduce/impede the characters ability to do an action or cause a temporary reduction in stats.
List of common ailments
| Common Names | Common Function | Suggested for Stendhal |
|---|---|---|
| blind / dark / darkness | player's attack accuracy is reduced | same |
| burn / burning | ||
| confuse / confusion / confused | player loses control over certain function of character | walking is limited to using directional arrows inverted (as poison is currently) |
| death / instant death / KO | character is instantly KO'd | not recommended |
| dizzy | physical attack evasion is reduced | same |
| doom | character is KO'd after a predetermined period of time if ailment isn't removed | not recommended |
| fear / toad / frog / imp | attack and defense are weakened | none |
| freeze / freezing / frozen | ||
| oil | character is more susceptible to fire-based attacks | same |
| poison | character loses HP over time | same |
| silence / mute / muddle | character is unable to cast magic spells | same |
| sleep | character is unable to act for a predetermined amount of time or until awoken | same |
| slow | character's attack is delayed | same or slowed walking |
| zombie | healing items have the opposite effect | slowed walking |
Status Enhancements
Status enhancements give the character a certain "buffer" and can increase specific abilities.
List of common enhancements
| Effect Name | Common Function | Suggested for Stendhal |
|---|---|---|
| focus / concentrate | increases power or accuracy of next physical or magical attack | same |
| haste | decreases wait time between attacks | same or quickened walking |
| protect | increases defense | same |
| reflect | reflects magic back onto the caster | same |
| shell | increases magic defense | same |
Mixed Effects
Mixed status effect generally give the character some kind of enhancement but at the loss of another function.
List of effects
| Effect Name | Common Function | Suggested for Stendhal |
|---|---|---|
| berserk | physical attack strength is greatly increased but control over character is lost | not recommended |