Circle of Darkness Arena Newbie Rank: 1963 Turns: 532 January 16, 2002 3:15am How are you doing today, Newbie (#405)? Strength: Dexterity: Constitution: Intelligence: Wisdom: Rank: Clan: 35 35 35 35 35 1963 Hitpoints: Mana: Bounty: Experience: Kills: Deaths: Turns: Fame: 350 (350) 140 (140) 100 1 0 1 311 1 None Now let's interprete the above information. Your character name is chosen by you, so you should already know. The next to your name is your ID, more commonly referred to number. This is your unique identification in this current round, and is shared by no one. Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom are your stats. They determine most of what contributes to a character. A warrior generally has more strength, and uses Attacks, whereas a mage would have more intelligence and wisdom, and using more Magic. Generally speaking, Strength is the brute force that determines if you are able to hit someone in a physical attack. It also determines how hard you hit in these physical attacks. Dexterity is the most important factor in a physical combat. The higher this is, the easier it will be to avoid other people. Constitution determines how much damage you can take. It also yields a little magical resistance, preventing some spells from being casted against you. Intelligence determines how often you are able to hit someone in an offensive attack, as well as the damage, and thus is very important for any spellcaster. Wisdom determines your mana, with the benefit of adding damage to your offensive magical spells, as well as being a chief factor in most defensive spells. Your hitpoints (often appr. HP) is how much actual damage you can take before you die. This is solely based on your constitution. The number in parenthesis means the maximum number you can have given your constitution. The amount of mana you have is based on your wisdom, with the number parenthesis being your maximum mana. Sadly, sometimes you may be killed by your enemies or your friends. If your fame reaches a certain level, the word of your death will lower your fame. Because of the extreme energy it requires to resurrect, your stats will lower after a certain point of development. You can only earn Experience by attacking (either physically or magically) another player. When you gain enough experience, you can go to Train and increase your stats! More on that under Train. Kills and Deaths records how many times you killed someone, or got killed by someone. It's as simple as that. Turns we know, and Fame shows you how famous you are. You gain this as you gain experience. Basically, fame is one of the factor that determines the better character. To gain fame, you have to kill someone with a high bounty. Over time, fame will slowly decrease if you don't keep it up, and it will decrease when you die. There is a limit on the amount of fame you can gain in one attack, however, and that is 10% of your bounty or 10% of the target's bounty, whichever's lower. This means it's always preferable to attack someone with the same bounty for maximum efficiency. Of course, you can always attack and kill someone to lower their fame.