Frequently Asked Questions:

1. How does armor affect my stats?
2. How do the different ways to reduce damage interact?
3. What are tattoos?
4. How do tattoos gain levels?
5. Does my tattoo take XP from my minions?

1. Q: How does armor affect my stats?

   A: Item Meta-stats has a summary as you mouseover/click the item name.

   There are also some general rules:

   • Using a two-handed weapon with a shield will result in a substantial DX penalty; there are smaller penalties for using a bow or crossbow with a shield (but no penalty for using a sling)
   • With several exceptions (noted in the Meta-stats mouseover) all non-cloak armor carries a penalty to UC (Unarmed Combat)

   
   

2. Q: How do the different ways to reduce damage interact?

   A: First damage reduction from AC is applied as described in Help. Next, damage may be further reduced by Endurance; Endurance does not translate into AC per se. Endurance applies to both magical and physical damage.

   
   

3. Q: What are tattoos?

   A: Tattoos are armor that gain levels the more you fight with them equipped. See Item meta-stats for details on what powers the different tattoos have.

   Tattoos take up both a body armor and a cloak slot, and cannot be equipped on the same minion as a Power Shield. Only one tattoo may be equipped per character.

   
   

4. Q: How do tattoos gain levels?

   A: Tattoos gain experience when your minions do, in battle. This experience is automatically "trained" at regular intervals; if you're impatient, going to the Train page yourself or unequipping the tattoo will force converting any untrained xp immediately, but there's no reason to do this past the first few levels.

   
   

5. Q: Does my tattoo take XP from my minions?

   A: No. Neither does the number of minions you have affect how much your tattoo gains.