Code Examples For Nerds

Here's some clearcut examples from the old public SMAUG 1.8 release that show how things work on the back end.

Spoiler Alert: '''It's exactly like D&D'''
*Skills & Physical attacks do some dice roll to see if they hit. If they do hit, then you roll damage.
*Magical attacks 'just happen' but the defender get's a chance to save their ass by rolling a saving throw. Successful save reduces damage by some factor.

=Basic Skill=

For the 'hide' skill:

<pre>
void do_hide( CHAR_DATA *ch, char *argument )
{
if ( IS_NPC(ch) && IS_AFFECTED( ch, AFF_CHARM ) )
{
send_to_char( "You can't concentrate enough for that.\n\r", ch );
return;
}
if ( ch->mount )
{
send_to_char( "You can't do that while mounted.\n\r", ch );
return;
}
send_to_char( "You attempt to hide.\n\r", ch );
if ( IS_AFFECTED(ch, AFF_HIDE) )
xREMOVE_BIT(ch->affected_by, AFF_HIDE);
if ( can_use_skill(ch, number_percent(), gsn_hide ) )
{
xSET_BIT(ch->affected_by, AFF_HIDE);
learn_from_success( ch, gsn_hide );
}
else
learn_from_failure( ch, gsn_hide );
return;
}
<pre>

*'''Entry gates'''
**Charmed NPC — same guard as the other skills; a charmed mob can't concentrate enough to hide.
**Mounted — can't hide while on a mount.

*'''The attempt'''
**send_to_char("You attempt to hide.") — you always get this message just for trying, regardless of outcome.
**if ( IS_AFFECTED(ch, AFF_HIDE) ) xREMOVE_BIT(ch->affected_by, AFF_HIDE);
***Clear existing hide first. If you're already hidden, the AFF_HIDE bit is stripped before the roll. This means re-hiding is a fresh attempt — you drop your current hide and have to succeed again to get it back. A failed re-hide leaves you un-hidden. So spamming hide when already hidden can actually expose you.

*'''The roll'''
**can_use_skill(ch, number_percent(), gsn_hide)
***rolls 1–100 and checks it against your learned hide percentage - it's a straight skill-vs-roll check.

*'''The outcome'''
**On success: xSET_BIT(ch->affected_by, AFF_HIDE) sets the hide affect, and learn_from_success gives a chance to improve the skill.
**On failure: just learn_from_failure — no hide, but learn anyway.

=Passive Skill=

=Skill Attack=
Here's the super old code for thieve's 'circle' from the public release of SMAUG 1.8.

Actually, the first section is just a bunch of qualifiers I'm going to omit cuz its boring, you can imagine what they do from their messages:
*You can't circle while mounted.
*Circle around whom?
*They aren't here
*How can you sneak up on yourself?
*you need to wield a piercing or stabbing weapon.
*You can't circle when you aren't fighting.
*You can't circle around a person who is not fighting.
*You can't circle around them without a distraction.

Ok, then actual 'hit' code:
<pre>
percent = number_percent( ) - (get_curr_lck(ch) - 16)
+ (get_curr_lck(victim) - 13);

check_attacker( ch, victim );
WAIT_STATE( ch, skill_table[gsn_circle]->beats );
if ( can_use_skill( ch, percent, gsn_circle ) )
{
learn_from_success( ch, gsn_circle );
WAIT_STATE( ch, 2 * PULSE_VIOLENCE );
global_retcode = multi_hit( ch, victim, gsn_circle );
adjust_favor( ch, 10, 1 );
check_illegal_pk( ch, victim );
}
else
{
learn_from_failure( ch, gsn_circle );
WAIT_STATE( ch, 2 * PULSE_VIOLENCE );
global_retcode = damage( ch, victim, 0, gsn_circle );
</pre>

'''The skill roll'''
* percent = number_percent() - (get_curr_lck(ch) - 16) + (get_curr_lck(victim) - 13);
**number_percent() rolls 1–100. Then luck adjusts the roll:
***Your luck above 16 lowers the number (subtracted), which helps you — lower rolls are better against your skill threshold.
***Victim's luck above 13 raises the number, hurting you.
***So high-luck attacker + low-luck victim = easier success. The 16 and 13 are just the neutral baselines for each side.

*'''Committing to the attempt'''
**check_attacker — flags you as the aggressor (PK bookkeeping).
**WAIT_STATE( ch, skill_table[gsn_circle]->beats ) — applies the skill's base lag immediately, whether or not you succeed.

*'''Success vs. failure'''
**can_use_skill( ch, percent, gsn_circle ) compares your adjusted roll against your percentage adept in the skill.

*'''On success:'''
**learn_from_success — chance to improve the skill.
**Another WAIT_STATE of 2 * PULSE_VIOLENCE (extra lag).
**multi_hit( ch, victim, gsn_circle ) — delivers the actual attack, tagged as circle.
***Likely further modifiers baked into other game functions (apply Damage Roll, etc)
**adjust_favor( ch, 10, 1 ) — deity favor adjustment.
**check_illegal_pk — validates the kill was legal.

*'''On failure:'''
**learn_from_failure — you still might learn from botching it.
**Same 2 * PULSE_VIOLENCE lag.
**damage( ch, victim, 0, gsn_circle ) — deals 0 damage but still "connects" as an action, which triggers the miss message and puts you into combat with them.

=Spell Attack=

Here's a really old example from the public relase of SMAUG 1.8 for mage's 'burning hands' spell. This uses a pre-determined table of damage values, does some rolls on them, applies saving throws, to determine damage. Bear in mind that [[Resistances]] are then applied AFTER, and are a different chunk of code/logic.
<pre>
ch_ret spell_burning_hands( int sn, int level, CHAR_DATA *ch, void *vo )
{
CHAR_DATA *victim = (CHAR_DATA *) vo;
static const sh_int dam_each[] =
{
0,
0, 0, 0, 0, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29,
29, 29, 30, 30, 31, 31, 32, 32, 33, 33,
34, 34, 35, 35, 36, 36, 37, 37, 38, 38,
39, 39, 40, 40, 41, 41, 42, 42, 43, 43,
44, 44, 45, 45, 46, 46, 47, 47, 48, 48,
49, 49, 50, 50, 51, 51, 52, 52, 53, 53,
54, 54, 55, 55, 56, 56, 57, 57, 58, 58
};
int dam;

level = UMIN(level, sizeof(dam_each)/sizeof(dam_each[0]) - 1);
level = UMAX(0, level);
dam = number_range( dam_each[level] / 2, dam_each[level] * 2 );
if ( saves_spell_staff( level, victim ) )
dam /= 2;
return damage( ch, victim, dam, sn );
}
</pre>

Here's how Claude explains that:

*'''Setup'''
**victim is the target, cast from the generic void *vo pointer.
**dam_each[] is a lookup table mapping the caster's level to a base damage value.
***Low levels (0–4) do 0, then it jumps to 14 at level 5 and scales up to 58 at the top.

*'''Clamping the level'''
**level = UMIN(level, sizeof(dam_each)/sizeof(dam_each[0]) - 1) caps the damage level at the last valid table index
***(70 here, since the array has 71 entries indexed 0–70). This prevents reading past the end of the array.
**level = UMAX(0, level) ensures level isn't negative. After these two lines, damage level is guaranteed to be a safe index.

*'''Rolling damage'''
**dam = number_range( dam_each[level] / 2, dam_each[level] * 2 ) picks a random integer between half and double the base value for that level.
***So at level 5 (base 14), it rolls between 7 and 28. This gives a wide random spread averaging roughly the base value (slightly above it, since the midpoint of half-to-double is 1.25× base).

*'''Saving throw'''
**if ( saves_spell_staff( level, victim ) ) dam /= 2; — if the victim successfully makes a saving throw (save vs. spells/staves), damage is halved.

*'''Applying it'''
**return damage( ch, victim, dam, sn ) deals the final damage from caster ch to victim, tagged with the spell number sn (used for messages, damage type, resistances, etc.).

Here's how that maps out to actual damage values per level:
*The 'Base' column is the base damage pulled from the index table of values in the spell code before randomization
*The code then operates upon that by doing "number_range(base/2, base*2)" to set the random spread. So base is the center-ish of the roll — the min is half of it, the max is double it.

<pre>
Lvl Base NoSave(min-max) Saved(min-max)
--- ---- --------------- --------------
0 0 0-0 0-0
1 0 0-0 0-0
2 0 0-0 0-0
3 0 0-0 0-0
4 0 0-0 0-0
5 14 7-28 3-14
6 17 8-34 4-17
7 20 10-40 5-20
8 23 11-46 5-23
9 26 13-52 6-26
10 29 14-58 7-29
11 29 14-58 7-29
12 29 14-58 7-29
13 30 15-60 7-30
14 30 15-60 7-30
15 31 15-62 7-31
16 31 15-62 7-31
17 32 16-64 8-32
18 32 16-64 8-32
19 33 16-66 8-33
20 33 16-66 8-33
21 34 17-68 8-34
22 34 17-68 8-34
23 35 17-70 8-35
24 35 17-70 8-35
25 36 18-72 9-36
26 36 18-72 9-36
27 37 18-74 9-37
28 37 18-74 9-37
29 38 19-76 9-38
30 38 19-76 9-38
31 39 19-78 9-39
32 39 19-78 9-39
33 40 20-80 10-40
34 40 20-80 10-40
35 41 20-82 10-41
36 41 20-82 10-41
37 42 21-84 10-42
38 42 21-84 10-42
39 43 21-86 10-43
40 43 21-86 10-43
41 44 22-88 11-44
42 44 22-88 11-44
43 45 22-90 11-45
44 45 22-90 11-45
45 46 23-92 11-46
46 46 23-92 11-46
47 47 23-94 11-47
48 47 23-94 11-47
49 48 24-96 12-48
50 48 24-96 12-48
</pre>

Leveling Attacks/Spells

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[[Leveling Attacks/Spells]]
[[Alpha Attacks]]
[[Damage Descriptors]]
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==New Player Guides==
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Leveling Attacks/Spells

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As you level up you will frequently gain new attacks and spells and frequently questions come up about how to use those, which to use, etc.

=Learning/Adepting=

To view your full skills list type 'slist'

To view your current skills/spells, and the percentage at which you have adepted them, type 'prac' (practice)

You'll notice that when you first learn a new thing you are only like 15% adept at it.

As such, it will fail most of the time when you attempt it. Just keep doing it, and eventually that number will rise and it'll work more often. (Yes, even failed attempts do count towards raising your adeptness). Adepting skills/spells is rather a bitch and it can take a lot of time to get them all to maximum adeptness. Really you just need the ones you use fully adepted, and those will be your combat skills and basic functionality stuff like search/track/scan etc.

You'll notice that some spells or skills seem to fail a LOT even once you are more adept at them, that's likely because the mob you're trying it upon is resistant or fully immune to that skill. For example, not all mobs can be subject to the 'weaken' spell, you cannot 'steal' from all mobs, etc. Figuring out what works on which mobs is part of learning your way in the realms.

=Passive Skills=

Some spells don't require any manual usage, they 'just happen'. Things like '2nd attack' for example, just happen, and you'll notice those becoming more adept and yourself landing more melee attacks over time, it typically doesn't take very long at all.

=Combat & Experience=

Experience points (xp) is awarded based on several factors, but the prime one is how much damage you actually deal to the mob.

So, in most cases your highest level attack will deal the most damage, so just use that. But for some cases, mostly pertaining to magical spell attacks, certain spells just hit harder regardless of their level. It can also be based on the mobs resistances/susceptabilities - if you hit an ice mob with a fire attack it might smack the shit out of it for super good xp, but you have to test because you really don't know - and 99% of the time your highest level attack will still be best anyways, which is kinda of a bummer.

Overall there is very minimal 'strategy' built into the skill/spell attacks, they don't really 'do' anything different they just hit and you should just use whichever thing hits the hardest. You can determine the strength of the damage you are doing by the descriptor used, see [[Damage Descriptors]]

Several years ago the immortal Edmond changed how experience points work, he provided the info on this rodpedia page which I really don't understand whatsoever: [https://rodpedia.realmsofdespair.info/wiki/Experience_Ratings Experience Ratings]

For a better discussion on leveling quickly, I'll make another page, because its pretty dumb and you shouldn't put much thought into it.

=Physical Attacks=

You should just use your highest level attack you have. The flavor of the attack really doesn't matter, so its not strategic. There is no difference between strike, swat, uppercut, etc. They just do progressively more damage, there are no other differences in how they hit the mob.

In SOME cases an attack can do more than just damage.

*Gouge has a chance to also blind the mob for a few rounds
*Bash will cause 4 bar lag to the mob
*Wasp Talon has a chance to poison the mob

There are not a ton of these, and their help files make it pretty clear, but ask on chat channel if you have questions.

=Magical Attacks=

Usually you just use your highest level magic attack - but with magic there are someeee slight variances compared to physical attacks.
*For clerics, if you turn evil align, the spell 'necromantic touch' is fucking game breaking to level with, you must turn evil and use that or you are a fool who is wasting so much time.
*For mages, the spell 'caustic touch' gets the most xp so once you get that stick with it as you level up, the higher level spells won't garner as much xp.

Otherwise, each type of magic attack will output a different type of magical damage - for example energy, cold, holy, etc. Mobs may be resistant or susceptible to those. See [[Resistances]] for a full list and more info. Only SOMETIMES will this actually matter, in the vast majority of cases it doesn't matter and you should just hit with your highest level attack spell.

=Spelldowns=

For spelldowns, you'll quickly notice that they won't work on every mob. Many are immune entirely, many are resistant.

It can be tricky when you first learn a new spelldown to determine if the problem is you are just not adept enough at it yet, or if the mob you are trying it upon is immune/resistant. Best suggestion there is to try it on different mobs, find one where it works, and use that mob to become more adept at it. Once you've adepted it to a high percentage, then if you try it like twice on a mob and it doesn't land you can be pretty sure the mob is immune/resistant.

There are also spelldowns that make the mob more susceptible to other spelldowns.... For example, the Nephandi class is entirely based upon this and if you cast all the 'neph downs' on a mob you can then land a bunch of shit that wouldn't normally land. Basic example, Neph's get 'petrification' which makes mobs susceptible to paralysis, and then you can land things like a Mages 'immobilize' when you normally could not.

=Mechanics=

Each attack, physical or magic, is individually coded. So, they all work slightly differently.

Some use a strict hardcoded table for damage that scales with your level. So, if you cast 'fart' at level 10 it'll do 100 damage, and at level 20 it'll do 200 damage.

Some use a relative value, derived by some logic, that usually had to do with your level, the mobs level, maybe some stats, etc.

==Example For Nerds==

It's exactly like D&D.
*Physical attacks do some dice roll to see if they hit. If they do hit, then you roll damage.
*Magical attacks 'just happen' but the defender get's a chance to save their ass by rolling a saving throw. Successful save reduces damage by some factor.

===Basic Skill===

For the 'hide' skill:

<pre>
void do_hide( CHAR_DATA *ch, char *argument )
{
if ( IS_NPC(ch) && IS_AFFECTED( ch, AFF_CHARM ) )
{
send_to_char( "You can't concentrate enough for that.\n\r", ch );
return;
}
if ( ch->mount )
{
send_to_char( "You can't do that while mounted.\n\r", ch );
return;
}
send_to_char( "You attempt to hide.\n\r", ch );
if ( IS_AFFECTED(ch, AFF_HIDE) )
xREMOVE_BIT(ch->affected_by, AFF_HIDE);
if ( can_use_skill(ch, number_percent(), gsn_hide ) )
{
xSET_BIT(ch->affected_by, AFF_HIDE);
learn_from_success( ch, gsn_hide );
}
else
learn_from_failure( ch, gsn_hide );
return;
}
<pre>

*'''Entry gates'''
**Charmed NPC — same guard as the other skills; a charmed mob can't concentrate enough to hide.
**Mounted — can't hide while on a mount.

*'''The attempt'''
**send_to_char("You attempt to hide.") — you always get this message just for trying, regardless of outcome.
**if ( IS_AFFECTED(ch, AFF_HIDE) ) xREMOVE_BIT(ch->affected_by, AFF_HIDE);
***Clear existing hide first. If you're already hidden, the AFF_HIDE bit is stripped before the roll. This means re-hiding is a fresh attempt — you drop your current hide and have to succeed again to get it back. A failed re-hide leaves you un-hidden. So spamming hide when already hidden can actually expose you.

*'''The roll'''
**can_use_skill(ch, number_percent(), gsn_hide)
***rolls 1–100 and checks it against your learned hide percentage - it's a straight skill-vs-roll check.

*'''The outcome'''
**On success: xSET_BIT(ch->affected_by, AFF_HIDE) sets the hide affect, and learn_from_success gives a chance to improve the skill.
**On failure: just learn_from_failure — no hide, but learn anyway.

===Passive Skill===

===Skill Attack===
Here's the super old code for thieve's 'circle' from the public release of SMAUG 1.8.

Actually, the first section is just a bunch of qualifiers I'm going to omit cuz its boring, you can imagine what they do from their messages:
*You can't circle while mounted.
*Circle around whom?
*They aren't here
*How can you sneak up on yourself?
*you need to wield a piercing or stabbing weapon.
*You can't circle when you aren't fighting.
*You can't circle around a person who is not fighting.
*You can't circle around them without a distraction.

Ok, then actual 'hit' code:
<pre>
percent = number_percent( ) - (get_curr_lck(ch) - 16)
+ (get_curr_lck(victim) - 13);

check_attacker( ch, victim );
WAIT_STATE( ch, skill_table[gsn_circle]->beats );
if ( can_use_skill( ch, percent, gsn_circle ) )
{
learn_from_success( ch, gsn_circle );
WAIT_STATE( ch, 2 * PULSE_VIOLENCE );
global_retcode = multi_hit( ch, victim, gsn_circle );
adjust_favor( ch, 10, 1 );
check_illegal_pk( ch, victim );
}
else
{
learn_from_failure( ch, gsn_circle );
WAIT_STATE( ch, 2 * PULSE_VIOLENCE );
global_retcode = damage( ch, victim, 0, gsn_circle );
</pre>

'''The skill roll'''
* percent = number_percent() - (get_curr_lck(ch) - 16) + (get_curr_lck(victim) - 13);
**number_percent() rolls 1–100. Then luck adjusts the roll:
***Your luck above 16 lowers the number (subtracted), which helps you — lower rolls are better against your skill threshold.
***Victim's luck above 13 raises the number, hurting you.
***So high-luck attacker + low-luck victim = easier success. The 16 and 13 are just the neutral baselines for each side.

*'''Committing to the attempt'''
**check_attacker — flags you as the aggressor (PK bookkeeping).
**WAIT_STATE( ch, skill_table[gsn_circle]->beats ) — applies the skill's base lag immediately, whether or not you succeed.

*'''Success vs. failure'''
**can_use_skill( ch, percent, gsn_circle ) compares your adjusted roll against your percentage adept in the skill.

*'''On success:'''
**learn_from_success — chance to improve the skill.
**Another WAIT_STATE of 2 * PULSE_VIOLENCE (extra lag).
**multi_hit( ch, victim, gsn_circle ) — delivers the actual attack, tagged as circle.
***Likely further modifiers baked into other game functions (apply Damage Roll, etc)
**adjust_favor( ch, 10, 1 ) — deity favor adjustment.
**check_illegal_pk — validates the kill was legal.

*'''On failure:'''
**learn_from_failure — you still might learn from botching it.
**Same 2 * PULSE_VIOLENCE lag.
**damage( ch, victim, 0, gsn_circle ) — deals 0 damage but still "connects" as an action, which triggers the miss message and puts you into combat with them.

===Spell Attack===

Here's a really old example from the public relase of SMAUG 1.8 for mage's 'burning hands' spell. This uses a pre-determined table of damage values, does some rolls on them, applies saving throws, to determine damage. Bear in mind that [[Resistances]] are then applied AFTER, and are a different chunk of code/logic.
<pre>
ch_ret spell_burning_hands( int sn, int level, CHAR_DATA *ch, void *vo )
{
CHAR_DATA *victim = (CHAR_DATA *) vo;
static const sh_int dam_each[] =
{
0,
0, 0, 0, 0, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29,
29, 29, 30, 30, 31, 31, 32, 32, 33, 33,
34, 34, 35, 35, 36, 36, 37, 37, 38, 38,
39, 39, 40, 40, 41, 41, 42, 42, 43, 43,
44, 44, 45, 45, 46, 46, 47, 47, 48, 48,
49, 49, 50, 50, 51, 51, 52, 52, 53, 53,
54, 54, 55, 55, 56, 56, 57, 57, 58, 58
};
int dam;

level = UMIN(level, sizeof(dam_each)/sizeof(dam_each[0]) - 1);
level = UMAX(0, level);
dam = number_range( dam_each[level] / 2, dam_each[level] * 2 );
if ( saves_spell_staff( level, victim ) )
dam /= 2;
return damage( ch, victim, dam, sn );
}
</pre>

Here's how Claude explains that:

*'''Setup'''
**victim is the target, cast from the generic void *vo pointer.
**dam_each[] is a lookup table mapping the caster's level to a base damage value.
***Low levels (0–4) do 0, then it jumps to 14 at level 5 and scales up to 58 at the top.

*'''Clamping the level'''
**level = UMIN(level, sizeof(dam_each)/sizeof(dam_each[0]) - 1) caps the damage level at the last valid table index
***(70 here, since the array has 71 entries indexed 0–70). This prevents reading past the end of the array.
**level = UMAX(0, level) ensures level isn't negative. After these two lines, damage level is guaranteed to be a safe index.

*'''Rolling damage'''
**dam = number_range( dam_each[level] / 2, dam_each[level] * 2 ) picks a random integer between half and double the base value for that level.
***So at level 5 (base 14), it rolls between 7 and 28. This gives a wide random spread averaging roughly the base value (slightly above it, since the midpoint of half-to-double is 1.25× base).

*'''Saving throw'''
**if ( saves_spell_staff( level, victim ) ) dam /= 2; — if the victim successfully makes a saving throw (save vs. spells/staves), damage is halved.

*'''Applying it'''
**return damage( ch, victim, dam, sn ) deals the final damage from caster ch to victim, tagged with the spell number sn (used for messages, damage type, resistances, etc.).

Here's how that maps out to actual damage values per level:
*The 'Base' column is the base damage pulled from the index table of values in the spell code before randomization
*The code then operates upon that by doing "number_range(base/2, base*2)" to set the random spread. So base is the center-ish of the roll — the min is half of it, the max is double it.

<pre>
Lvl Base NoSave(min-max) Saved(min-max)
--- ---- --------------- --------------
0 0 0-0 0-0
1 0 0-0 0-0
2 0 0-0 0-0
3 0 0-0 0-0
4 0 0-0 0-0
5 14 7-28 3-14
6 17 8-34 4-17
7 20 10-40 5-20
8 23 11-46 5-23
9 26 13-52 6-26
10 29 14-58 7-29
11 29 14-58 7-29
12 29 14-58 7-29
13 30 15-60 7-30
14 30 15-60 7-30
15 31 15-62 7-31
16 31 15-62 7-31
17 32 16-64 8-32
18 32 16-64 8-32
19 33 16-66 8-33
20 33 16-66 8-33
21 34 17-68 8-34
22 34 17-68 8-34
23 35 17-70 8-35
24 35 17-70 8-35
25 36 18-72 9-36
26 36 18-72 9-36
27 37 18-74 9-37
28 37 18-74 9-37
29 38 19-76 9-38
30 38 19-76 9-38
31 39 19-78 9-39
32 39 19-78 9-39
33 40 20-80 10-40
34 40 20-80 10-40
35 41 20-82 10-41
36 41 20-82 10-41
37 42 21-84 10-42
38 42 21-84 10-42
39 43 21-86 10-43
40 43 21-86 10-43
41 44 22-88 11-44
42 44 22-88 11-44
43 45 22-90 11-45
44 45 22-90 11-45
45 46 23-92 11-46
46 46 23-92 11-46
47 47 23-94 11-47
48 47 23-94 11-47
49 48 24-96 12-48
50 48 24-96 12-48
</pre>

Leveling Attacks/Spells

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Admin:

As you level up you will frequently gain new attacks and spells and frequently questions come up about how to use those, which to use, etc.

=Learning/Adepting=

To view your full skills list type 'slist'

To view your current skills/spells, and the percentage at which you have adepted them, type 'prac' (practice)

You'll notice that when you first learn a new thing you are only like 15% adept at it.

As such, it will fail most of the time when you attempt it. Just keep doing it, and eventually that number will rise and it'll work more often. (Yes, even failed attempts do count towards raising your adeptness). Adepting skills/spells is rather a bitch and it can take a lot of time to get them all to maximum adeptness. Really you just need the ones you use fully adepted, and those will be your combat skills and basic functionality stuff like search/track/scan etc.

You'll notice that some spells or skills seem to fail a LOT even once you are more adept at them, that's likely because the mob you're trying it upon is resistant or fully immune to that skill. For example, not all mobs can be subject to the 'weaken' spell, you cannot 'steal' from all mobs, etc. Figuring out what works on which mobs is part of learning your way in the realms.

=Passive Skills=

Some spells don't require any manual usage, they 'just happen'. Things like '2nd attack' for example, just happen, and you'll notice those becoming more adept and yourself landing more melee attacks over time, it typically doesn't take very long at all.

=Combat & Experience=

Experience points (xp) is awarded based on several factors, but the prime one is how much damage you actually deal to the mob.

So, in most cases your highest level attack will deal the most damage, so just use that. But for some cases, mostly pertaining to magical spell attacks, certain spells just hit harder regardless of their level. It can also be based on the mobs resistances/susceptabilities - if you hit an ice mob with a fire attack it might smack the shit out of it for super good xp, but you have to test because you really don't know - and 99% of the time your highest level attack will still be best anyways, which is kinda of a bummer.

Overall there is very minimal 'strategy' built into the skill/spell attacks, they don't really 'do' anything different they just hit and you should just use whichever thing hits the hardest. You can determine the strength of the damage you are doing by the descriptor used, see [[Damage Descriptors]]

Several years ago the immortal Edmond changed how experience points work, he provided the info on this rodpedia page which I really don't understand whatsoever: [https://rodpedia.realmsofdespair.info/wiki/Experience_Ratings Experience Ratings]

For a better discussion on leveling quickly, I'll make another page, because its pretty dumb and you shouldn't put much thought into it.

=Physical Attacks=

You should just use your highest level attack you have. The flavor of the attack really doesn't matter, so its not strategic. There is no difference between strike, swat, uppercut, etc. They just do progressively more damage, there are no other differences in how they hit the mob.

In SOME cases an attack can do more than just damage.

*Gouge has a chance to also blind the mob for a few rounds
*Bash will cause 4 bar lag to the mob
*Wasp Talon has a chance to poison the mob

There are not a ton of these, and their help files make it pretty clear, but ask on chat channel if you have questions.

=Magical Attacks=

Usually you just use your highest level magic attack - but with magic there are someeee slight variances compared to physical attacks.
*For clerics, if you turn evil align, the spell 'necromantic touch' is fucking game breaking to level with, you must turn evil and use that or you are a fool who is wasting so much time.
*For mages, the spell 'caustic touch' gets the most xp so once you get that stick with it as you level up, the higher level spells won't garner as much xp.

Otherwise, each type of magic attack will output a different type of magical damage - for example energy, cold, holy, etc. Mobs may be resistant or susceptible to those. See [[Resistances]] for a full list and more info. Only SOMETIMES will this actually matter, in the vast majority of cases it doesn't matter and you should just hit with your highest level attack spell.

=Spelldowns=

For spelldowns, you'll quickly notice that they won't work on every mob. Many are immune entirely, many are resistant.

It can be tricky when you first learn a new spelldown to determine if the problem is you are just not adept enough at it yet, or if the mob you are trying it upon is immune/resistant. Best suggestion there is to try it on different mobs, find one where it works, and use that mob to become more adept at it. Once you've adepted it to a high percentage, then if you try it like twice on a mob and it doesn't land you can be pretty sure the mob is immune/resistant.

There are also spelldowns that make the mob more susceptible to other spelldowns.... For example, the Nephandi class is entirely based upon this and if you cast all the 'neph downs' on a mob you can then land a bunch of shit that wouldn't normally land. Basic example, Neph's get 'petrification' which makes mobs susceptible to paralysis, and then you can land things like a Mages 'immobilize' when you normally could not.

=Mechanics=

Each attack, physical or magic, is individually coded. So, they all work slightly differently.

Some use a strict hardcoded table for damage that scales with your level. So, if you cast 'fart' at level 10 it'll do 100 damage, and at level 20 it'll do 200 damage.

Some use a relative value, derived by some logic, that usually had to do with your level, the mobs level, maybe some stats, etc.

==Example For Nerds==

It's exactly like D&D.
*Physical attacks do some dice roll to see if they hit. If they do hit, then you roll damage.
*Magical attacks 'just happen' but the defender get's a chance to save their ass by rolling a saving throw. Successful save reduces damage by some factor.

===Basic Skill==

For the 'hide' skill:

<pre>
void do_hide( CHAR_DATA *ch, char *argument )
{
if ( IS_NPC(ch) && IS_AFFECTED( ch, AFF_CHARM ) )
{
send_to_char( "You can't concentrate enough for that.\n\r", ch );
return;
}
if ( ch->mount )
{
send_to_char( "You can't do that while mounted.\n\r", ch );
return;
}
send_to_char( "You attempt to hide.\n\r", ch );
if ( IS_AFFECTED(ch, AFF_HIDE) )
xREMOVE_BIT(ch->affected_by, AFF_HIDE);
if ( can_use_skill(ch, number_percent(), gsn_hide ) )
{
xSET_BIT(ch->affected_by, AFF_HIDE);
learn_from_success( ch, gsn_hide );
}
else
learn_from_failure( ch, gsn_hide );
return;
}
<pre>

*'''Entry gates'''
**Charmed NPC — same guard as the other skills; a charmed mob can't concentrate enough to hide.
**Mounted — can't hide while on a mount.

*'''The attempt'''
**send_to_char("You attempt to hide.") — you always get this message just for trying, regardless of outcome.
**if ( IS_AFFECTED(ch, AFF_HIDE) ) xREMOVE_BIT(ch->affected_by, AFF_HIDE);
***Clear existing hide first. If you're already hidden, the AFF_HIDE bit is stripped before the roll. This means re-hiding is a fresh attempt — you drop your current hide and have to succeed again to get it back. A failed re-hide leaves you un-hidden. So spamming hide when already hidden can actually expose you.

*'''The roll'''
**can_use_skill(ch, number_percent(), gsn_hide)
***rolls 1–100 and checks it against your learned hide percentage - it's a straight skill-vs-roll check.

*'''The outcome'''
**On success: xSET_BIT(ch->affected_by, AFF_HIDE) sets the hide affect, and learn_from_success gives a chance to improve the skill.
**On failure: just learn_from_failure — no hide, but learn anyway.

===Passive Skill===

===Skill Attack===
Here's the super old code for thieve's 'circle' from the public release of SMAUG 1.8.

Actually, the first section is just a bunch of qualifiers I'm going to omit cuz its boring, you can imagine what they do from their messages:
*You can't circle while mounted.
*Circle around whom?
*They aren't here
*How can you sneak up on yourself?
*you need to wield a piercing or stabbing weapon.
*You can't circle when you aren't fighting.
*You can't circle around a person who is not fighting.
*You can't circle around them without a distraction.

Ok, then actual 'hit' code:
<pre>
percent = number_percent( ) - (get_curr_lck(ch) - 16)
+ (get_curr_lck(victim) - 13);

check_attacker( ch, victim );
WAIT_STATE( ch, skill_table[gsn_circle]->beats );
if ( can_use_skill( ch, percent, gsn_circle ) )
{
learn_from_success( ch, gsn_circle );
WAIT_STATE( ch, 2 * PULSE_VIOLENCE );
global_retcode = multi_hit( ch, victim, gsn_circle );
adjust_favor( ch, 10, 1 );
check_illegal_pk( ch, victim );
}
else
{
learn_from_failure( ch, gsn_circle );
WAIT_STATE( ch, 2 * PULSE_VIOLENCE );
global_retcode = damage( ch, victim, 0, gsn_circle );
</pre>

'''The skill roll'''
* percent = number_percent() - (get_curr_lck(ch) - 16) + (get_curr_lck(victim) - 13);
**number_percent() rolls 1–100. Then luck adjusts the roll:
***Your luck above 16 lowers the number (subtracted), which helps you — lower rolls are better against your skill threshold.
***Victim's luck above 13 raises the number, hurting you.
***So high-luck attacker + low-luck victim = easier success. The 16 and 13 are just the neutral baselines for each side.

*'''Committing to the attempt'''
**check_attacker — flags you as the aggressor (PK bookkeeping).
**WAIT_STATE( ch, skill_table[gsn_circle]->beats ) — applies the skill's base lag immediately, whether or not you succeed.

*'''Success vs. failure'''
**can_use_skill( ch, percent, gsn_circle ) compares your adjusted roll against your percentage adept in the skill.

*'''On success:'''
**learn_from_success — chance to improve the skill.
**Another WAIT_STATE of 2 * PULSE_VIOLENCE (extra lag).
**multi_hit( ch, victim, gsn_circle ) — delivers the actual attack, tagged as circle.
***Likely further modifiers baked into other game functions (apply Damage Roll, etc)
**adjust_favor( ch, 10, 1 ) — deity favor adjustment.
**check_illegal_pk — validates the kill was legal.

*'''On failure:'''
**learn_from_failure — you still might learn from botching it.
**Same 2 * PULSE_VIOLENCE lag.
**damage( ch, victim, 0, gsn_circle ) — deals 0 damage but still "connects" as an action, which triggers the miss message and puts you into combat with them.

===Spell Attack===

Here's a really old example from the public relase of SMAUG 1.8 for mage's 'burning hands' spell. This uses a pre-determined table of damage values, does some rolls on them, applies saving throws, to determine damage. Bear in mind that [[Resistances]] are then applied AFTER, and are a different chunk of code/logic.
<pre>
ch_ret spell_burning_hands( int sn, int level, CHAR_DATA *ch, void *vo )
{
CHAR_DATA *victim = (CHAR_DATA *) vo;
static const sh_int dam_each[] =
{
0,
0, 0, 0, 0, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29,
29, 29, 30, 30, 31, 31, 32, 32, 33, 33,
34, 34, 35, 35, 36, 36, 37, 37, 38, 38,
39, 39, 40, 40, 41, 41, 42, 42, 43, 43,
44, 44, 45, 45, 46, 46, 47, 47, 48, 48,
49, 49, 50, 50, 51, 51, 52, 52, 53, 53,
54, 54, 55, 55, 56, 56, 57, 57, 58, 58
};
int dam;

level = UMIN(level, sizeof(dam_each)/sizeof(dam_each[0]) - 1);
level = UMAX(0, level);
dam = number_range( dam_each[level] / 2, dam_each[level] * 2 );
if ( saves_spell_staff( level, victim ) )
dam /= 2;
return damage( ch, victim, dam, sn );
}
</pre>

Here's how Claude explains that:

*'''Setup'''
**victim is the target, cast from the generic void *vo pointer.
**dam_each[] is a lookup table mapping the caster's level to a base damage value.
***Low levels (0–4) do 0, then it jumps to 14 at level 5 and scales up to 58 at the top.

*'''Clamping the level'''
**level = UMIN(level, sizeof(dam_each)/sizeof(dam_each[0]) - 1) caps the damage level at the last valid table index
***(70 here, since the array has 71 entries indexed 0–70). This prevents reading past the end of the array.
**level = UMAX(0, level) ensures level isn't negative. After these two lines, damage level is guaranteed to be a safe index.

*'''Rolling damage'''
**dam = number_range( dam_each[level] / 2, dam_each[level] * 2 ) picks a random integer between half and double the base value for that level.
***So at level 5 (base 14), it rolls between 7 and 28. This gives a wide random spread averaging roughly the base value (slightly above it, since the midpoint of half-to-double is 1.25× base).

*'''Saving throw'''
**if ( saves_spell_staff( level, victim ) ) dam /= 2; — if the victim successfully makes a saving throw (save vs. spells/staves), damage is halved.

*'''Applying it'''
**return damage( ch, victim, dam, sn ) deals the final damage from caster ch to victim, tagged with the spell number sn (used for messages, damage type, resistances, etc.).

Here's how that maps out to actual damage values per level:
*The 'Base' column is the base damage pulled from the index table of values in the spell code before randomization
*The code then operates upon that by doing "number_range(base/2, base*2)" to set the random spread. So base is the center-ish of the roll — the min is half of it, the max is double it.

<pre>
Lvl Base NoSave(min-max) Saved(min-max)
--- ---- --------------- --------------
0 0 0-0 0-0
1 0 0-0 0-0
2 0 0-0 0-0
3 0 0-0 0-0
4 0 0-0 0-0
5 14 7-28 3-14
6 17 8-34 4-17
7 20 10-40 5-20
8 23 11-46 5-23
9 26 13-52 6-26
10 29 14-58 7-29
11 29 14-58 7-29
12 29 14-58 7-29
13 30 15-60 7-30
14 30 15-60 7-30
15 31 15-62 7-31
16 31 15-62 7-31
17 32 16-64 8-32
18 32 16-64 8-32
19 33 16-66 8-33
20 33 16-66 8-33
21 34 17-68 8-34
22 34 17-68 8-34
23 35 17-70 8-35
24 35 17-70 8-35
25 36 18-72 9-36
26 36 18-72 9-36
27 37 18-74 9-37
28 37 18-74 9-37
29 38 19-76 9-38
30 38 19-76 9-38
31 39 19-78 9-39
32 39 19-78 9-39
33 40 20-80 10-40
34 40 20-80 10-40
35 41 20-82 10-41
36 41 20-82 10-41
37 42 21-84 10-42
38 42 21-84 10-42
39 43 21-86 10-43
40 43 21-86 10-43
41 44 22-88 11-44
42 44 22-88 11-44
43 45 22-90 11-45
44 45 22-90 11-45
45 46 23-92 11-46
46 46 23-92 11-46
47 47 23-94 11-47
48 47 23-94 11-47
49 48 24-96 12-48
50 48 24-96 12-48
</pre>

Leveling Attacks/Spells

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Dyrdex's Disgruntled Realms Notes

2026-08-04T18:25:07Z

Admin: /* Game Information */

[[File:RoD ascii.png|left|450px]]
[[File:Wizard.png|right|thumb|450px|]]

This website is about an old beat game that you shouldn't play.

'''What info do you want to see here? Let me know'''

__TOC__

=Common Eq Tables=

'''The best resource for finding gear is the [https://ascendere.site/wiki/index.php/Database_-_Public_Release Ascendere EQ Database]! Get it!

These pages below are really just intended for 'quick reference' when you're at a bar talking to your buddy and want to remember how much DR a Lifebane has or whatever.

[[Lowbie Eq]]
[[Common Av EQ]]

=Class & Equipment Info=

'''Gear Guides & Equipment Examples:'''

[[Basic AV Gear]]

(this section is a work in progress and incomplete)

{|style="width:70%"
|style="width:25%;"|
<div style="font-size:105%;">'''Fighter'''</div>
*[[Fighter|Fighter Genre Comparison]]
*[[Warrior]]
**[[Warrior EQ]]
*[[Ranger]]
**[[Ranger EQ]]
**[[Ranger#Buffs_&_DeBuffs | Ranger Buffs]]
*[[Barbarian]]
**[[Barb EQ|Barbarian EQ]]
*[[Paladin]]
**[[Paladin Spells]]
**[[Paladin EQ]]

| valign="top" style="width:25%;"|
<div style="font-size:105%;">'''Rogue'''</div>
*[[Rogue|Rogue Genre Comparison]]
*[[Thief]]
**[[Thief EQ]]
*[[Fathomer]]
**[[Fathomer EQ]]

| valign="top" style="width:25%;"|
<div style="font-size:105%;">'''Sorcerer'''</div>
*[[Mage]]
**[[Mage EQ]]
**[[Mage Spells]]
**[[Mage Path Info]]
*[[Augurer]]
**[[Augurer EQ]]
**[[Aug Spells]]
*[[Nephandi]]
**[[Nephandi EQ]]
**[[Neph Spells]]

| valign="top" style="width:25%;"|
<div style="font-size:105%;">'''Other'''</div>
* [[Druid]]
**[[Druid EQ]]
**[[Druid Spells]]
* [[Cleric]]
**[[Cleric EQ]]
**[[Cleric Spells]]
**[[Cleric Path Info]]
* [[Vampire]]
**[[Vampire EQ]]

|}

=Game Information=

[[Class Info]]
[[Race Info]]
[[Prestige Info]]
[[Prestige Info Tables]]
[[Stats]]
[[Weapon Types]]

[[Armor Class]]
[[Saving Throws]]
[[Resistances]]
[[Leveling Attacks/Spells]]
[[Alpha Attacks]]
[[Damage Descriptors]]

[[Standard Buffs & Tankset Info]]

[[Useful Items]]
[[Useful Knowledge]]

[[Death]]
[[Deities]]
[[:Category:Deities |Deity Pages]]
[[Deity Directions]]
[[Deity MegaTable]]
[[Priests]]

==Geography==

[[Directions]]
[[Speedwalks]]

==New Player Guides==
Here's 2 walkthroughs to get you into the game, geared up, and ready to roll.

The first is for those who just wanna dive right in and learn what's happening later, the second for those who like to know what they're doing.

[[Dyrdex's No Shit's Given Power Quick Start Guide 9000]]
[[Slow Start Guide]]

Here are some very general pages for entirely new players who want more info on what type of game this is:
[[General Game Facts for Newbs]]
[[Newb Frequent Asked Questions]]

Here are some ideas for people who already 'get it' that might point you to new things and ideas:

[[Not So Newb Guide]]
[[Newb Stuff To Do]]
[[Mud Client Ideas]]

==Other Crap==
[[Hedge Maze]]
[[Dragon Gloves/Helm]]
[[List of Areas]]

=Equipment Sales & Pricing=

I run Aen the sales bot and sell gear for myself and anyone who knows me.

AEN: The most trusted name in bot sales & service! Over $84 TRILLION in satisfied sales!

A few notes on Aen:
*Sellers set their own prices. Some price high, some price low, its up to them.
*I collect a 2% tax on every sale, with a cap of 10m. All proceeds go to my order to fund potion stocking.
**I make no personal gold from selling other people's gear. When I sell my own gear, I still pay the tax to the order on it.

I log as much data as possible in an effort to document actual prices for gear, which players can refer to:

[[2021 Shop Log]]
[[2022 Shop Log]]
[[2023 Shop Log]]
[[2024 Shop Log]]
[[2025 Shop Log]]

==Auction Logs==
*Aen also captures completed sales on the Auction channel:
**'''This year:''' [[https://dyrdex.com/auction.txt 2026 Auction Log]]
**'''All Time (2020-2025):''' [[https://dyrdex.com/auction_alltime.html All Time Running Log]]
**'''Historical Years:'''
***[[https://dyrdex.com/auction2022.html 2020-2022 Auction Log]]
***[[https://dyrdex.com/auction2023.html 2023 Auction Log]]
***[[https://dyrdex.com/auction2024.html 2024 Auction Log]]
***[[https://dyrdex.com/auction2025.html 2025 Auction Log]]

=Random Stuff=

[[Quest Info]]

[[Glory Rates]]

[[Tales of Despair]]

[[Unsolved Mysteries]]

[[Pre-Shattering Realms]]

=TinTin++ Stuff=

*I'm currently working on a basic shareable framework, it's not fully complete yet, but info here:
**[[TT5 documentation]]

*[http://dyrdex.com/screenshots Screenshots] of my current tintin++ GUI.
**Please Note: My GUI module is NOT included in the above tt5 framework. You'll need to develop your own.
**[[GUI Tutorial]]

*Code:
**[[MSDP Script]]
**[[Affects Sidebar]]

Leveling Attacks/Spells

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Admin:

Leveling Attacks/Spells

2026-08-04T18:22:43Z

Admin: Created page with "As you level up you will frequently gain new attacks and spells and frequently questions come up about how to use those, which to use, etc. =Learning/Adepting= To view your full skills list type 'slist' To view your current skills/spells, and the percentage at which you have adepted them, type 'prac' (practice) You'll notice that when you first learn a new thing you are only like 15% adept at it. As such, it will fail most of the time when you attempt it. Just ke..."

Dyrdex's Disgruntled Realms Notes

2026-08-04T17:28:10Z

Admin: /* Game Information */

[[File:RoD ascii.png|left|450px]]
[[File:Wizard.png|right|thumb|450px|]]

This website is about an old beat game that you shouldn't play.

'''What info do you want to see here? Let me know'''

__TOC__

=Common Eq Tables=

'''The best resource for finding gear is the [https://ascendere.site/wiki/index.php/Database_-_Public_Release Ascendere EQ Database]! Get it!

These pages below are really just intended for 'quick reference' when you're at a bar talking to your buddy and want to remember how much DR a Lifebane has or whatever.

[[Lowbie Eq]]
[[Common Av EQ]]

=Class & Equipment Info=

'''Gear Guides & Equipment Examples:'''

[[Basic AV Gear]]

(this section is a work in progress and incomplete)

{|style="width:70%"
|style="width:25%;"|
<div style="font-size:105%;">'''Fighter'''</div>
*[[Fighter|Fighter Genre Comparison]]
*[[Warrior]]
**[[Warrior EQ]]
*[[Ranger]]
**[[Ranger EQ]]
**[[Ranger#Buffs_&_DeBuffs | Ranger Buffs]]
*[[Barbarian]]
**[[Barb EQ|Barbarian EQ]]
*[[Paladin]]
**[[Paladin Spells]]
**[[Paladin EQ]]

| valign="top" style="width:25%;"|
<div style="font-size:105%;">'''Rogue'''</div>
*[[Rogue|Rogue Genre Comparison]]
*[[Thief]]
**[[Thief EQ]]
*[[Fathomer]]
**[[Fathomer EQ]]

| valign="top" style="width:25%;"|
<div style="font-size:105%;">'''Sorcerer'''</div>
*[[Mage]]
**[[Mage EQ]]
**[[Mage Spells]]
**[[Mage Path Info]]
*[[Augurer]]
**[[Augurer EQ]]
**[[Aug Spells]]
*[[Nephandi]]
**[[Nephandi EQ]]
**[[Neph Spells]]

| valign="top" style="width:25%;"|
<div style="font-size:105%;">'''Other'''</div>
* [[Druid]]
**[[Druid EQ]]
**[[Druid Spells]]
* [[Cleric]]
**[[Cleric EQ]]
**[[Cleric Spells]]
**[[Cleric Path Info]]
* [[Vampire]]
**[[Vampire EQ]]

|}

=Game Information=

[[Class Info]]
[[Race Info]]
[[Prestige Info]]
[[Prestige Info Tables]]
[[Stats]]
[[Weapon Types]]

[[Armor Class]]
[[Saving Throws]]
[[Resistances]]
[[Leveling Attacks/Spells]]
[[Alpha Attacks]]

[[Standard Buffs & Tankset Info]]

[[Useful Items]]
[[Useful Knowledge]]

[[Death]]
[[Deities]]
[[:Category:Deities |Deity Pages]]
[[Deity Directions]]
[[Deity MegaTable]]
[[Priests]]

==Geography==

[[Directions]]
[[Speedwalks]]

==New Player Guides==
Here's 2 walkthroughs to get you into the game, geared up, and ready to roll.

The first is for those who just wanna dive right in and learn what's happening later, the second for those who like to know what they're doing.

[[Dyrdex's No Shit's Given Power Quick Start Guide 9000]]
[[Slow Start Guide]]

Here are some very general pages for entirely new players who want more info on what type of game this is:
[[General Game Facts for Newbs]]
[[Newb Frequent Asked Questions]]

Here are some ideas for people who already 'get it' that might point you to new things and ideas:

[[Not So Newb Guide]]
[[Newb Stuff To Do]]
[[Mud Client Ideas]]

==Other Crap==
[[Hedge Maze]]
[[Dragon Gloves/Helm]]
[[List of Areas]]

=Equipment Sales & Pricing=

I run Aen the sales bot and sell gear for myself and anyone who knows me.

AEN: The most trusted name in bot sales & service! Over $84 TRILLION in satisfied sales!

A few notes on Aen:
*Sellers set their own prices. Some price high, some price low, its up to them.
*I collect a 2% tax on every sale, with a cap of 10m. All proceeds go to my order to fund potion stocking.
**I make no personal gold from selling other people's gear. When I sell my own gear, I still pay the tax to the order on it.

I log as much data as possible in an effort to document actual prices for gear, which players can refer to:

[[2021 Shop Log]]
[[2022 Shop Log]]
[[2023 Shop Log]]
[[2024 Shop Log]]
[[2025 Shop Log]]

==Auction Logs==
*Aen also captures completed sales on the Auction channel:
**'''This year:''' [[https://dyrdex.com/auction.txt 2026 Auction Log]]
**'''All Time (2020-2025):''' [[https://dyrdex.com/auction_alltime.html All Time Running Log]]
**'''Historical Years:'''
***[[https://dyrdex.com/auction2022.html 2020-2022 Auction Log]]
***[[https://dyrdex.com/auction2023.html 2023 Auction Log]]
***[[https://dyrdex.com/auction2024.html 2024 Auction Log]]
***[[https://dyrdex.com/auction2025.html 2025 Auction Log]]

=Random Stuff=

[[Quest Info]]

[[Glory Rates]]

[[Tales of Despair]]

[[Unsolved Mysteries]]

[[Pre-Shattering Realms]]

=TinTin++ Stuff=

*I'm currently working on a basic shareable framework, it's not fully complete yet, but info here:
**[[TT5 documentation]]

*[http://dyrdex.com/screenshots Screenshots] of my current tintin++ GUI.
**Please Note: My GUI module is NOT included in the above tt5 framework. You'll need to develop your own.
**[[GUI Tutorial]]

*Code:
**[[MSDP Script]]
**[[Affects Sidebar]]

Dyrdex's Disgruntled Realms Notes

2026-08-04T17:27:21Z

Admin: /* Common Eq Tables */

[[File:RoD ascii.png|left|450px]]
[[File:Wizard.png|right|thumb|450px|]]

This website is about an old beat game that you shouldn't play.

'''What info do you want to see here? Let me know'''

__TOC__

=Common Eq Tables=

'''The best resource for finding gear is the [https://ascendere.site/wiki/index.php/Database_-_Public_Release Ascendere EQ Database]! Get it!

These pages below are really just intended for 'quick reference' when you're at a bar talking to your buddy and want to remember how much DR a Lifebane has or whatever.

[[Lowbie Eq]]
[[Common Av EQ]]

=Class & Equipment Info=

'''Gear Guides & Equipment Examples:'''

[[Basic AV Gear]]

(this section is a work in progress and incomplete)

{|style="width:70%"
|style="width:25%;"|
<div style="font-size:105%;">'''Fighter'''</div>
*[[Fighter|Fighter Genre Comparison]]
*[[Warrior]]
**[[Warrior EQ]]
*[[Ranger]]
**[[Ranger EQ]]
**[[Ranger#Buffs_&_DeBuffs | Ranger Buffs]]
*[[Barbarian]]
**[[Barb EQ|Barbarian EQ]]
*[[Paladin]]
**[[Paladin Spells]]
**[[Paladin EQ]]

| valign="top" style="width:25%;"|
<div style="font-size:105%;">'''Rogue'''</div>
*[[Rogue|Rogue Genre Comparison]]
*[[Thief]]
**[[Thief EQ]]
*[[Fathomer]]
**[[Fathomer EQ]]

| valign="top" style="width:25%;"|
<div style="font-size:105%;">'''Sorcerer'''</div>
*[[Mage]]
**[[Mage EQ]]
**[[Mage Spells]]
**[[Mage Path Info]]
*[[Augurer]]
**[[Augurer EQ]]
**[[Aug Spells]]
*[[Nephandi]]
**[[Nephandi EQ]]
**[[Neph Spells]]

| valign="top" style="width:25%;"|
<div style="font-size:105%;">'''Other'''</div>
* [[Druid]]
**[[Druid EQ]]
**[[Druid Spells]]
* [[Cleric]]
**[[Cleric EQ]]
**[[Cleric Spells]]
**[[Cleric Path Info]]
* [[Vampire]]
**[[Vampire EQ]]

|}

=Game Information=

[[Class Info]]
[[Race Info]]
[[Prestige Info]]
[[Prestige Info Tables]]
[[Stats]]
[[Weapon Types]]

[[Armor Class]]
[[Saving Throws]]
[[Resistances]]
[[Alpha Attacks]]

[[Standard Buffs & Tankset Info]]

[[Useful Items]]
[[Useful Knowledge]]

[[Death]]
[[Deities]]
[[:Category:Deities |Deity Pages]]
[[Deity Directions]]
[[Deity MegaTable]]
[[Priests]]

==Geography==

[[Directions]]
[[Speedwalks]]

==New Player Guides==
Here's 2 walkthroughs to get you into the game, geared up, and ready to roll.

The first is for those who just wanna dive right in and learn what's happening later, the second for those who like to know what they're doing.

[[Dyrdex's No Shit's Given Power Quick Start Guide 9000]]
[[Slow Start Guide]]

Here are some very general pages for entirely new players who want more info on what type of game this is:
[[General Game Facts for Newbs]]
[[Newb Frequent Asked Questions]]

Here are some ideas for people who already 'get it' that might point you to new things and ideas:

[[Not So Newb Guide]]
[[Newb Stuff To Do]]
[[Mud Client Ideas]]

==Other Crap==
[[Hedge Maze]]
[[Dragon Gloves/Helm]]
[[List of Areas]]

=Equipment Sales & Pricing=

I run Aen the sales bot and sell gear for myself and anyone who knows me.

AEN: The most trusted name in bot sales & service! Over $84 TRILLION in satisfied sales!

A few notes on Aen:
*Sellers set their own prices. Some price high, some price low, its up to them.
*I collect a 2% tax on every sale, with a cap of 10m. All proceeds go to my order to fund potion stocking.
**I make no personal gold from selling other people's gear. When I sell my own gear, I still pay the tax to the order on it.

I log as much data as possible in an effort to document actual prices for gear, which players can refer to:

[[2021 Shop Log]]
[[2022 Shop Log]]
[[2023 Shop Log]]
[[2024 Shop Log]]
[[2025 Shop Log]]

==Auction Logs==
*Aen also captures completed sales on the Auction channel:
**'''This year:''' [[https://dyrdex.com/auction.txt 2026 Auction Log]]
**'''All Time (2020-2025):''' [[https://dyrdex.com/auction_alltime.html All Time Running Log]]
**'''Historical Years:'''
***[[https://dyrdex.com/auction2022.html 2020-2022 Auction Log]]
***[[https://dyrdex.com/auction2023.html 2023 Auction Log]]
***[[https://dyrdex.com/auction2024.html 2024 Auction Log]]
***[[https://dyrdex.com/auction2025.html 2025 Auction Log]]

=Random Stuff=

[[Quest Info]]

[[Glory Rates]]

[[Tales of Despair]]

[[Unsolved Mysteries]]

[[Pre-Shattering Realms]]

=TinTin++ Stuff=

*I'm currently working on a basic shareable framework, it's not fully complete yet, but info here:
**[[TT5 documentation]]

*[http://dyrdex.com/screenshots Screenshots] of my current tintin++ GUI.
**Please Note: My GUI module is NOT included in the above tt5 framework. You'll need to develop your own.
**[[GUI Tutorial]]

*Code:
**[[MSDP Script]]
**[[Affects Sidebar]]

2026-08-04T14:59:44Z

Admin: /* Key Pieces & Runs */

So you just AV'd your character, wtf do you do now?

You're going to need to upgrade your gear to as much level 50'ish gear as possible, this gear will have much higher DR/AC/HP than your leveling gear and set up you to go start fighting shit to fully equip yourself with good shit.

Upon reaching level 50, you should open the [https://ascendere.site/wiki/index.php/Database_-_Public_Release EQ Database] and set up your character in there.

If you are starting from scratch and don't have access to a guild donation chest, you will want to first spec out the best attainable leveling gear you can get so that you're at least wearing decent stuff (typically level 30-50 with high DR/HP/AC).

Once you have proper high-level-lowbie gear, you can then pursue upgrades of each slot until you are wearing most of the basic avatar gear.

'''Please note:''' A LOT of the basic AV gear can be found in guild donation chests, so it behooves you to join a guild. Upon reaching AV you can then just go scan donations and I bet you find a lot of the basic av gear in there so you won't have to run around and gather as much.

=Basic Gear=

This list is the entry-level basic bitch sorta avatar gear. A lot of it can be obtained solo, and the ones that cannot be solo'd are usually found in abundance in guild donation chests or very easy to obtain via merely asking for help - someone will probably just give you it for free, or run out there to kill it with you, in under 5 minutes.

Once you have ONE character dressed in basic AV gear, it will be a ton easier to run around and fetch this stuff for your other chars.

*'''Finger:''' the shade ring, scorched band of glass
*'''Neck:''' a golden torque, scales of alpha & omega
*'''Body:''' adamantium plate armor
*'''Head:''' the shade helm, obsidian helmet
*'''Legs:''' eltor hide leggings
*'''Feet:''' a pair of duck boots
*'''Hands:''' fingerless silk gloves, gauntlets of red dragonhide
*'''Arms:''' silver dragonhide armguards, batwings
*'''Shield:''' shield of the Valkyrie, huge shield of oak
*'''About:''' cloak of Death, cloak of Demons, cloak of Light
*'''Waist:''' the Ice Girth
*'''Wrist:''' spiked leather wristguard, a bracer of fire, crystal dragon bracer
*'''Held:''' Storm, the matrix of desolution
*'''Ears:''' crystalline teardrop, stapes of the lich
*'''Eyes:''' the shades, visor of light
*'''Back:''' a thick piece of lizard hide
*'''Face:''' an ancient mask, the facade of the Hannya
*'''Ankle:''' a blue glassy chain, a turquoise anklet, a demonskin ankle bracer

==Example Lowbie -> AV Gear Progression==

Here's an example for Paladin that shows moving from leveling gear into the basic Avatar gear.

This example is by far not scripture, it's just whatever I quickly spotted in the eq database as like 'yea, that'll do' as a starting point.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Wearloc
!Leveling Gear
!
!Basic AV Gear
|-
|<used as light> ||the sigil of *
|-
|<worn on finger>||ring of the king's navy || Torlynn ring || scorched band of glass
|-
|<worn around neck>||sharktooth necklace || a golden torque
|-
|<worn on body>||metallic plate || || adamantium plate armor
|-
|<worn on head>||soft leather hood || obsidian helmet
|-
|<worn on legs> ||eltor-hide leggings|| ||leggings of the Messenger
|-
|<worn on feet> || silver boots of Camelot || a pair of duck boots
|-
|<worn on hands> || dragon's gloves || || steel gauntlets
|-
|<worn on arms> || Castellan's sleeves || silver dragonhide armguards
|-
|<worn as shield>||Battlehammer clan shield || bronze shield || shield of the Valkyrie
|-
|<worn about body>|| *'s chimera cloak || The cloak of Death
|-
|<worn about waist> || old leather belt || blue metal chain || the Ice Girth
|-
|<worn about wrist> || lion-crested wristguard || a spiked leather wristband || bracer of light
|-
|<wielded> || Soulslayer || Maul of Stone || A sword with the king's crest
|-
|<worn on ears>||sailor's earring || sliver of glass || a crystalline teardrop ||
|-
|<worn on eyes>||bloody eyepatch ||
|-
|<held>||golden staff of the Hunter || Pharoah's Sceptre / any 'monkey' holds || the Storm
|-
|}

=Key Pieces & Runs=

*'''Key Pieces'''
**The Ice Girth - you really want one of these. It won't be hard to get someone to help you run it, but they are also super cheap to buy. In fact, I sell them buy-one-get-one-free on Aen for 2m coins ;)
**Adamantium Plate Armor - This item has high as shit AC, and the 'body' slot has a multiplier on AC, so the end result net AC gain is nutso. This can be challenging to get by yourself - you likely need to multi with a few chars or ask for help.

Most of that gear comes from these 'runs' (which once you are properly dressed are not much of a run at all actually). I've broken those into things you probably can definitely solo, those which you probably can solo but should have slightly better than leveling gear on, and those you should ask about.

*'''Definitely Solo:'''
**Sir Percival (leggings of the Messenger)
**A svirfneblin wizard (duck boots)
**The Kraken (crystalline teardrop)
**Dragon's Pass (all of them are pretty easy, silver/gold are the hardest and maybe you want help with)

*'''Probably Solo:'''
**Shade the Dark (shade helm, shade ring, shade shield)
**Cernnunos (a golden torque)
**Horus (bracer of light)

*'''Multi or get help:'''
**[https://rodpedia.realmsofdespair.info/wiki/Captain_Lodd Captain Lodd] (sword with the king's crest)
**[https://rodpedia.realmsofdespair.info/wiki/Captain_Mandor Captain Mandor] (Shieldbreaker)
**[https://rodpedia.realmsofdespair.info/wiki/Lieutenant_commander_nelson Commander Nelson] (obsidian eq)
**[https://rodpedia.realmsofdespair.info/wiki/Icingdeath IcingDeath] (Ice Girth)
**[https://rodpedia.realmsofdespair.info/wiki/Dracolithos Dracolithos] (scorched band of glass)

==Mana Slut Gear==
For mage/cleric spell bots who only buff and never fight, whore yourself out for cheap and easy mana:

*a necklace of raven feather
*a silver and turquoise bracelet
*Memories of Spring
*the Ice Earrings

==Weapons==
Ideally you wanna eventually get a weapon that matches your highest weapon type proficiency.

Some real basic starting points are:

*'''Aug/Fat/Ran/Cle:''' The Dragon Claw of Legend
*'''Vamp/Thief/Mage/Neph:''' Soulslayer, Lord Kahl's Thievesblade, Darkness
*'''Warrior/Paladin:''' a sword with the kings crest, Shieldbreaker, Maul of Stone

The only other consideration is that for magic casters, you might just wanna go with something that is high mana and who cares about weapon type because you won't really be doing much damage with physical attacks anyhow. Dragon Claw of Legend is the highest mana weapon that's easy to get. Also, a staff of chiseled obsidian is good for casters even if it doesn't match their best proficiency. For example, Mages and Nephandi's might wanna go with one of those just for the mana.

For more info on weapon types, see [[Weapon Types]]

[[Category:Guides]]