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Greatly expanded the page, adding several sections which describe and list some of the more important mechanics. Noted at the top that this is a non-exhaustive list.
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''' | '''{{name}}''' are the systems in {{gamename}} which govern how various actions and interactions behave in the game. | ||
For a full list of mechanics, please see [[:Category:Mechanics]]. A ''non-exhaustive'' summary of the more central mechanics is included below. | |||
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{{ | ==Combat Mechanics== | ||
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| [[Hitpoints (HP)]] || The amount of health a creature has. If this drops to zero, the creature dies. | |||
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| [[Armor (AV)]] || How heavily-armored a creature is. Defends against penetration in an attack roll. | |||
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| [[Dodge Value (DV)]] || How evasive a creature is. Defends against accuracy in an attack roll. | |||
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| [[Mental Armor (MA)]] || How shielded or resilient a creature's mind is, somewhat analogous to AV. Used when resisting various psychic attacks. | |||
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| [[Penetration]] || The ability of an attack to penetrate the target's AV. | |||
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| [[Accuracy]] || The ability of an attack to hit the target (contested by the target's DV). | |||
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| [[Quickness]] || How quickly a creature performs actions. More quickness means the player can perform more actions each turn. | |||
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| [[Resistances]] || How resistant a creature is to various elemental effects. | |||
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==Item Mechanics== | |||
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| [[Item Mods]] || The various modifications that can be applied to a base item, both by players with the appropriate [[Tinkering]] skill and by the game when it generates the item. | |||
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| [[Commerce]] || The mechanic governing how much various items are worth when trading with a creature. | |||
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| [[Artifact examination]] || The process by which the player can identify [[unidentified artifacts]]. | |||
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==Food/Drink Mechanics== | |||
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| [[Hunger]] || How hungry the player character is. Hunger cannot kill the player, but becoming {{Qud text|&r Famished!}} will inflict a [[quickness]] penalty. | |||
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| [[Thirst]] || How thirsty the player character is. Excessive thirst can kill the player. | |||
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| [[Cooking]] || The process by which a player cooks ingredients into useful food. Cooking is done at a {{favilink|campfire}} or {{favilink|clay oven}}. | |||
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| [[Cooking Effects]] || The special effects which the player gets by eating cooked meals. Different ingredients give different effects. | |||
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==Creature/Player Mechanics== | |||
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| [[Attributes]] || A creature's stats. | |||
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| [[Reputation]] || How a creature is viewed by the various [[factions]] present in {{gamename}}. | |||
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| [[Glimmer]] || A stat increased by having a high number of high-level mental mutations. Represents how noticeable the player's mind is to psychic creatures (including those from other dimensions), with higher glimmer attracting more dangerous psychic assassins. | |||
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| [[Illnesses]] || Various non-fungal diseases which the player can contract in Qud. | |||
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| [[Fungal Infections]] || Various fungal diseases which the player can contract in Qud. | |||
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| [[Experience]] || The stat representing how seasoned and experienced a creature is. Experience is awarded for a variety of things, including killing [[creatures]], completing [[quests]], and giving [[book|books]] to {{favilink|Sheba Hagadias, Librarian of the Stilt}}. After gaining enough experience, a creature or player can level up. | |||
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| [[Effects]] || The various status effects that can be applied to an entity in {{gamename}}. | |||
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==World Mechanics== | |||
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| [[Fast Travel]] || The mechanic allowing the player to quickly travel across the world map, at risk of getting [[lost]]. | |||
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| [[Zone Tier]] || A general description of how "high-level" a region of the map is. Higher-tier zones tend to have more dangerous creatures and better loot. | |||
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==Misc/General Mechanics== | |||
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| [[Phase]] || A mechanic determining whether two entities can interact. Creatures/players/items/walls with the same phase can interact, those with different phases cannot. | |||
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| [[Quests]] || The objectives a player completes to guide them through the main storyline of {{gamename}}. | |||
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| [[Tier]] || A general description of how strong, good, valuable, or powerful something in {{gamename}} is. | |||
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| [[Water Ritual]] || A ritual in which two creatures share water and exchange secrets or ask for help. Performing the water ritual is the main way a player affects and uses their reputation in {{gamename}}. | |||
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