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	Little is known about how things 'actually work'. Please closely read the help files for every character stat, hitroll/damroll/ac, saving throws (help saves), resistances/suceptabilities (help resist) for official information on how those work. Here are some ''theorized'' inner workings based on myth, rumor, and extremely old public SMAUG 1.8 code. Long story short... its like D&D so make some assumptions and it's basically the same type of system of rolls.		Little is known about how things 'actually work'. Please closely read the help files for every character stat, hitroll/damroll/ac, saving throws (help saves), resistances/suceptabilities (help resist) for official information on how those work. Here are some ''theorized'' inner workings based on myth, rumor, and extremely old public SMAUG 1.8 code. Long story short... its like D&D so make some assumptions and it's basically the same type of system of rolls.

	'''Hitroll:''' HR seems to impact melee damage. In SMAUG 1.8 code your hitroll was computed against a mobs AC, in a way that is basically straight out of D&D ala its "thac0" (To-Hit AC 0) system if you're familiar with that. For each X of HR you have, ~~it negates Y mob AC. If your hitroll~~ is ~~sufficient to drop mob AC to 0 or less, then you will land~~ a ~~melee hit.~~		I have whole pages on these, but this is just a quick rundown:

	'''AC:''' Armor Class should theoretically work the same for players as it does for mobs, so this would roll against the mob's Hitroll. In the SMAUG 1.8 code, that happens on a 1/10 basis, so 1 AC negates 10 AC and vice versa. Whether this is still how current game code works is unknown, but, its likely that AC and HR are still in some sense rolled against one another. High AC will prevent you from taking so much melee damage. As your AC falls due to equipment damage, you will eat more melee damage.		'''[[Armor Class\|Hitroll]]:''' HR seems to impact melee damage. In SMAUG 1.8 code your hitroll was computed against a mobs AC, in a way that is basically straight out of D&D ala its "thac0" (To-Hit AC 0) system if you're familiar with that. For each X of HR you have, it negates Y mob AC. If your hitroll is sufficient to drop mob AC to 0 or less, then you will land a melee hit.

			'''[[Armor Class]]:''' Armor Class should theoretically work the same for players as it does for mobs, so this would roll against the mob's Hitroll. In the SMAUG 1.8 code, that happens on a 1/10 basis, so 1 AC negates 10 AC and vice versa. Whether this is still how current game code works is unknown, but, its likely that AC and HR are still in some sense rolled against one another. High AC will prevent you from taking so much melee damage. As your AC falls due to equipment damage, you will eat more melee damage.

	'''Damroll:''' DR is a theoretically a modifier of basic weapon/skill/spell damage. If your weapon hits for 10, your DR may get incorporated (somehow) onto that to determine how much damage you land on the mob. It is unknown if/how/when DR is used for offensive skill/spell damage modification, this likely is configured on a per-skill/spell basis. The quantity of damage landed on a mob impacts the XP you gain, so you do want to have high DR to maximize the XP you gain per hit where DR was a factor. Some skills are KNOWN to be DR based attacks, the Thief attack 'circle' most famously.		'''Damroll:''' DR is a theoretically a modifier of basic weapon/skill/spell damage. If your weapon hits for 10, your DR may get incorporated (somehow) onto that to determine how much damage you land on the mob. It is unknown if/how/when DR is used for offensive skill/spell damage modification, this likely is configured on a per-skill/spell basis. The quantity of damage landed on a mob impacts the XP you gain, so you do want to have high DR to maximize the XP you gain per hit where DR was a factor. Some skills are KNOWN to be DR based attacks, the Thief attack 'circle' most famously.

	'''Saving Throws:''' Some equipment gives you "Saves". These are not visible in 'score' or anywhere in the game, you need to manually identify your items and add up your saving throws. These work just like in D&D as far as I can tell. When faced with incoming damage of a type for which you have some saving throw points, your character rolls a dice which is modified by your saving throw value. If you win the save, the damage you receive is reduced, likely by a percentage such as 1/4 or 1/2. Mobs also have saving throws. There did appear to be a 'cap' in the old code where above a certain value additional saving throw points did not have any further impact on the roll. I believe this was around -23, but I forget and suck at reading code, and that code is long outdated anyhow so who knows if that still applies at all. Long story short, 'the Ice Girth' is an item your AV characters will want if you are finding yourself stunned/paralyzed or your containers scrapping a lot.		'''[[Saving Throws]]:''' Some equipment gives you "Saves". These are not visible in 'score' or anywhere in the game, you need to manually identify your items and add up your saving throws. These work just like in D&D as far as I can tell. When faced with incoming damage of a type for which you have some saving throw points, your character rolls a dice which is modified by your saving throw value. If you win the save, the damage you receive is reduced, likely by a percentage such as 1/4 or 1/2. Mobs also have saving throws. There did appear to be a 'cap' in the old code where above a certain value additional saving throw points did not have any further impact on the roll. I believe this was around -23, but I forget and suck at reading code, and that code is long outdated anyhow so who knows if that still applies at all. Long story short, 'the Ice Girth' is an item your AV characters will want if you are finding yourself stunned/paralyzed or your containers scrapping a lot.

	'''Resistances/~~Susceptabilities~~:''' See 'aff by' for your list of current resistances/susceptibilities. These will reduce the damage you take from those types of incoming attacks. Despite recent changes announced in "news 1168' these are still capped at 40%, and that's not actually reducing your incoming damage by 40%. These are scaled down after the first 10%, so what you see in the game is a lie after 10%, you're not reducing damage that much. At the max resistance cap of "40%" in-game, you're actually only reducing damage by 20%. So, the first 10% is true, but then you have to go the whole way to "40%" to even reach a true 20% actual resistance.		'''[[Resistances\|Resistances/Suceptibilities]]:''' See 'aff by' for your list of current resistances/susceptibilities. These will reduce the damage you take from those types of incoming attacks. Despite recent changes announced in "news 1168' these are still capped at 40%, and that's not actually reducing your incoming damage by 40%. These are scaled down after the first 10%, so what you see in the game is a lie after 10%, you're not reducing damage that much. At the max resistance cap of "40%" in-game, you're actually only reducing damage by 20%. So, the first 10% is true, but then you have to go the whole way to "40%" to even reach a true 20% actual resistance.

	'''Constitution:''' Con works a lot like resistances, only it applies to ALL incoming damage. The Con stat is not capped, so even though your 'stat' command will only ever show it at a Max value appropriate for your class (18/20/22/25) if it is higher than your max that still helps you. At a Con of 20, all incoming damage is reduced by 5%. At a con of 29, that's 10%. After that, diminishing returns make it not super worthwhile to try to add more.		'''Constitution:''' Con works a lot like resistances, only it applies to ALL incoming damage. The Con stat is not capped, so even though your 'stat' command will only ever show it at a Max value appropriate for your class (18/20/22/25) if it is higher than your max that still helps you. At a Con of 20, all incoming damage is reduced by 5%. At a con of 29, that's 10%. After that, diminishing returns make it not super worthwhile to try to add more.

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 **These exist in several forms, which are either relatively expensive to buy from shops, or require some slow farming over a period of days.
 ***Therefore, not great for everyday use, but fantastic for a mob that you're having trouble with and just need an edge.
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	~~=Death=~~

	*Upon death, you will awake in the Temple of Notre Dame. See 'help map'. It is #5 s; e; e; se back to Darkhaven Square.
	**The Academy, where you may have been initially exploring upon first entering the game, is #3 e, s; d from Darkhaven Square.


	*If you die while under level 10, you keep all your gear and can just get right back to doing whatever you were doing.
	*If you die after level 10, your corpse with all your gear remains where you died. You have 2 options:
	**Return to your corpse and get all your stuff out of it
	**Utilize your deity to 'supplicate corpse' and they will bring your corpse to you so you can get your stuff.

	~~So, it is HIGHLY advised that you devote to a deity as soon as possible (level 5 I think) so you can die a ton and its easy to recover your stuff.~~


	~~=Deities=~~

	~~The deity system here is robust, but I'm going to oversimplify it for you: Deities bring you your shit when you die.~~

	~~You devote to a deity by walking to their room and using the command 'devote <deity>'. Upon devoting:~~

	*You will have 'favor' with your deity. Displayed in 'score'. See 'help favor_levels' to view all of the favor levels.
	*You must have 'praised' favor or higher in order to 'supplicate corpse'.

	~~Gaining favor with a deity varies by deity, however there are 2 that are basically easy-mode. You should use these at first (and kinda always honestly)~~

	~~For Good align: [[https://rodpedia.realmsofdespair.info/wiki/A%27enari A'enari]] (Really all classes can be Good)~~
	~~For Evil align: [[https://rodpedia.realmsofdespair.info/wiki/Vl%27aresch Vl'aresch]] (Vamps, Nephs, Thieves typically are Evil as a newb.)~~

	For these two, all you need to do is visit them to gain favor. Each time you walk into their room you gain favor. You can simply walk in/out/in/out of their room a bunch to reach "Praised" favor level and then will be able to supplicate your corpse.

	~~So:~~
	*Go devote to one of those (just follow the linked directions above to their room, and do 'devote <name>'.
	*Walk in/out of their room a bunch until you're at 'praised' favor level.

	~~Then you can go and explore and die whenever, when you do, just use 'supplicate corpse' and get all your shit back. Then go re-favor again back to praised.~~

	~~When you're ready for more overwhelming information, see https://rodpedia.realmsofdespair.info/wiki/Deity~~

	=Skills/Spells=		=Skills/Spells=

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	A list of general information for new players.		A list of general information for new players.

	=~~Websites~~=		=Supplemental Resources=

	While the purest of the pure will only rely on in game text, the rest of us use a lot of supplemental ~~resources~~.		While the purest of the pure will only rely on in game text, the rest of us use a lot of supplemental websites/programs.

	*Rodpedia. The primary resource for all game info. You'll be here a lot.		*'''Rodpedia.''' The primary resource for all game info. You'll be here a lot.
	https://rodpedia.realmsofdespair.info/		https://rodpedia.realmsofdespair.info/

			*'''Equipment Database:''' The best resource for finding gear is the Ascendere database maintained by Namsar
			https://ascendere.site/wiki/index.php/Database_-_Public_Release

			'''Older Sites:'''

	*Tokai's site		*Tokai's site
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	I do really like his Misc Info section and his map is really good for wandering around without specific directions if you're into that: http://tokai.ws/misc/map.htm		I do really like his Misc Info section and his map is really good for wandering around without specific directions if you're into that: http://tokai.ws/misc/map.htm


	*Silverwolf EQ Database		*Silverwolf EQ Database
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	http://rangers.silverwolf-den.com/tips.php		http://rangers.silverwolf-den.com/tips.php

	~~There are other eq databases available, some maintained by private groups. Ask around you might be able to find one.~~

	=Death=		=Death=

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	At Avatar level (50), these will be your primary attacks. I've included what is believed to be the primary modifier where known.		At Avatar level (50), these will be your primary attacks. I've included what is believed to be the primary modifier where known.

	There are more in-depth notes on this subject on [[Class_Info#Primary_Attacks\|~~The~~ Class Info ~~Page~~]]		There are more in-depth notes on this subject on [[Class_Info#Primary_Attacks\|the Class Info page.]]

	*'''Augurer:''' Spiral Blast (HP Based)		*'''Augurer:''' Spiral Blast (HP Based)

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	At Avatar level (50), these will be your primary attacks. I've included what is believed to be the primary modifier where known.		At Avatar level (50), these will be your primary attacks. I've included what is believed to be the primary modifier where known.

	There are more in-depth notes on this subject on [[The Class Info Page~~\|Class_Info#Primary_Attacks~~]]		There are more in-depth notes on this subject on [[Class_Info#Primary_Attacks\|The Class Info Page]]

	*'''Augurer:''' Spiral Blast (HP Based)		*'''Augurer:''' Spiral Blast (HP Based)

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	At Avatar level (50), these will be your primary attacks. I've included what is believed to be the primary modifier where known.		At Avatar level (50), these will be your primary attacks. I've included what is believed to be the primary modifier where known.

	There are more in-depth notes on this subject on [[Class_Info#Primary_Attacks]]		There are more in-depth notes on this subject on [[The Class Info Page\|Class_Info#Primary_Attacks]]

	*'''Augurer:''' Spiral Blast (HP Based)		*'''Augurer:''' Spiral Blast (HP Based)

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-At Avatar level (50), these will be your primary attacks.
+At Avatar level (50), these will be your primary attacks. I've included what is believed to be the primary modifier where known.
-I've included what is believed to be the primary modifier where known.
+There are more in-depth notes on this subject on [[Class_Info#Primary_Attacks]]
 *'''Augurer:''' Spiral Blast  (HP Based)
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 *'''Vampire:''' Grasp  (INT & DR Based - See 'news 1149')
 *'''Druid:''' Nadur Dorn (MANA Based - See 'news 1171')
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 *'''Vampire:''' Grasp  (INT & DR Based - See 'news 1149')
 *'''Druid:''' Nadur Dorn (MANA Based - See 'news 1171')
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	*Quaffing potions fills your stomach. Your stomach can only hold X potions (based on your CON stat).		*Quaffing potions fills your stomach. Your stomach can only hold X potions (based on your CON stat).
	CON -- Stomach Capacity		CON -- Stomach Capacity
	< 11 -- 6		< 11 -- 6
	12-14 -- 7		12-14 -- 7