a few questions

[bigfoot]

How do the physical/mental/spell resists work? And how exactly is armor and defense different? Thanks.

[Tome 4.00 @ http://www.te4.org Character Dump]

Sex : Male STR: 49
Race : Dwarf DEX: 10
Class : Fighter MAG: 8
Level : 18 WIL: 19
Exp : 2% CUN: 11
Gold : 81.34 CON: 42

Attack(Main Hand): 48 Life : -3/660 Encumbrance : 70.5/128
Damage(Main Hand): 39 Stamina : 19/119 Difficulty : Normal
APR (Main Hand): 3
Crit (Main Hand): 3%
Speed (Main Hand): 1.00

Fatigue : 46% Spellpower : 8
Armor : 40.3 Spell Crit : 1.3%
Defense : 37.5 Spell Speed : 1
Ranged Defense : 37.5

Acid damage : 5%

Physical Resist : 113.75
Spell Resist : 55.75
Mental Resist : 14.5

Fire Resist: -20%
Cold Resist: 20%
Nature Resist: 20%

Number of NPC killed: 924
Most killed NPC: wolf (62)

[Talents Chart]

- Technique / Weapons and shields (mastery 1.30)
Shield Pummel (class) 5/5
Riposte (class) 1/5
Overpower (class) 1/5
Assault (class) 1/5
- Technique / Weapons and shields (mastery 1.30)
Repulsion (class) 1/5
Shield Wall (class) 5/5
Shield Expertise (class) 5/5
Last Stand (class) 0/5
- Technique / Warcries (mastery 1.30)
Shattering Shout (class) 0/5
Second Wind (class) 0/5
Battle Shout (class) 0/5
Battle Cry (class) 0/5
- Technique / Combat techniques (mastery 1.30)
Precise Strikes (class) 1/5
Rush (class) 1/5
Perfect Strike (class) 1/5
Blinding Speed (class) 0/5
- Technique / Combat techniques (mastery 1.30)
Quick Recovery (class) 1/5
Fast Metabolism (class) 1/5
Spell Shield (class) 0/5
Unending Frenzy (class) 0/5
- Technique / Combat training (mastery 1.30)
Heavy Armour Training (class) 1/5
Massive Armour Training (class) 1/5
Health (class) 3/5
Weapon Combat (class) 6/10
Sword Mastery (class) 6/10
Axe Mastery (class) 0/10
Mace Mastery (class) 0/10
Knife Mastery (class) 0/10
- Cunning / Survival (mastery 1.00)
Trap Detection (class) 0/5
Heightened Senses (class) 0/5
Trap Disarm (class) 0/5
Evasion (class) 0/5

[Current Effects]

- Shield Wall

[Active Quests]

-- An apprentice task
You met a novice mage who was tasked to collect many staves or jewelry.
He asked for your help should you collect some that you do not use.
* 9/15
-- Into the darkness
It is time to explore some new places dark, forgotten and dangerous ones.
The Old Forest is just south-west of the town of Bree.
The Maze is west of Bree.
The Sandworm is to the far west of Bree, near the sea.
Carn D?»m is to the north of Amon S?»l.
* You have explored the Old Forest and vanquished the Old Man Willow.
* You have explored the Maze and vanquished the Minotaur.
* You must explore the Sandworm Lair and find out what lurks there and what treasures are to be gained!
* You must explore Carn D?»m and find out what lurks there and what treasures are to be gained!
-- Of trolls and damp caves
Explore the caves below the tower of Amon S?»l and the trollshaws in search of treasure and glory!

* You must explore Amon S?»l and find out what lurks there and what treasures are to be gained!
* You must explore the Trollshaws and find out what lurks there and what treasures are to be gained!

[Character Equipment]

In main hand
a) steel longsword (13-18.2 power, 3 apr)
Type: weapon / longsword
13 Power [Range 1.40] (+100% Strength), 0 Attack, 3 Armor Penetration, Crit 3%
Damage type: physical

In off hand
b) Old Man's Willow Barkwood (9 def, 5 armor)
Type: armor / shield
Armor 5, Defense 9
Fatigue 14%
Increases resistances: -20% fire,20% cold,20% nature.
On fingers
c) steel ring of see invisible
Type: jewelry / ring
See invisible: 6
d) copper ring of corrosion (+5%)
Type: jewelry / ring
Increases damage type: 5% acid.
Around neck
e) charged(sense) copper amulet
Type: jewelry / amulet
It can be used to activate talent: Sense (level 1), costing 1 power out of 2/2.
Light source
f) Phial of Galadriel
Type: lite / lite
Light radius 4
It can be used to call light, costing 10 power out of 15/15.
Main armor
g) charged(regeneration) steel plate armour (4 def, 9 armor)
Type: armor / massive
Armor 9, Defense 4
Fatigue 22%
It can be used to activate talent: Regeneration (level 2), costing 1 power out of 3/3.
On head
h) Steel Helm of Hammerhand (0 def, 4 armor)
Type: armor / head
Armor 4, Defense 0
Fatigue 8%
Increases stats: 3 Strength,3 Constitution,4 Willpower.
Increases physical resistance: 7.
Increases spell resistance: 7.
Increases mental resistance: 7.
On hands
On feet
i) pair of iron boots (0 def, 3 armor)
Type: armor / feet
Armor 3, Defense 0
Fatigue 2%
Tool
Quiver

[Player Achievments]

Level 10 Was Achieved for Got a character to level 10. At 2010-08-10 16:33:21

[Character Inventory]

a) acid-proof potion of lesser healing
Type: potion / potion
It can be used to heal some life.
b) 2 potion of cure disease
Type: potion / potion
It can be used to cure poison.
c) 4 potion of cure poison
Type: potion / potion
It can be used to cure poison.
d) 2 potion of healing
Type: potion / potion
It can be used to heal a good part of your life.
e) 4 potion of lesser healing
Type: potion / potion
It can be used to heal some life.
f) 7 potion of see invisible
Type: potion / potion
It can be used to sense invisible for a while.
g) long scroll of light
Type: scroll / scroll
It can be used to light up the surrounding area.
h) 14 scroll of light
Type: scroll / scroll
It can be used to light up the surrounding area.
i) 3 scroll of phase door
Type: scroll / scroll
It can be used to teleport you randomly over a short distance.
j) 2 scroll of shielding
Type: scroll / scroll
It can be used to create a temporary shield that absorbs damage.
k) scroll of teleportation
Type: scroll / scroll
It can be used to teleport you anywhere on the level, randomly.
l) steel amulet of cunning (+3)
Type: jewelry / amulet
m) steel longsword
Type: weapon / longsword
n) steel longsword
Type: weapon / longsword
o) ash staff
Type: weapon / staff
p) yew staff
Type: weapon / staff
q) cashmere wizard hat
Type: armor / head
r) charged(sense) iron helm of dexterity (+3) (0 def, 3 armor)
Type: armor / head
Armor 3, Defense 0
Fatigue 5%
Increases stats: 3 Dexterity.
It can be used to activate talent: Sense (level 1), costing 1 power out of 0/3.
s) dwarven-steel shield (8 def, 2 armor)
Type: armor / shield
Armor 2, Defense 8
Fatigue 12%
t) bright brass lantern of clear sight
Type: lite / lite
Increases blindness immunity: 50%.
Light radius 3

[Last Messages]

Ice wyrm casts Freeze.
Ice wyrm hits Faramir for 48.00 cold damage .
Faramir resists!
Faramir reads a long scroll of phase door!
You have no more long scroll of phase door .
Talent Shield Pummel is ready to use.
Faramir aims less carefully.
Talent Assault is ready to use.
Faramir quaffs a potion of lesser healing!
You have 7 potion of lesser healing .
Faramir quaffs a potion of lesser healing!
You have 6 potion of lesser healing .
Faramir uses Shield Pummel.
Faramir hits ice wyrm for 44.95 physical damage .
Ice wyrm hits Faramir for 13.60 cold damage .
Faramir hits ice wyrm for 61.42 physical damage .
Ice wyrm hits Faramir for 13.60 cold damage .
Ice wyrm resists the shield bash!
Ice wyrm casts Freeze.
Ice wyrm hits Faramir for 48.00 cold damage .
Faramir resists!
Faramir uses Assault.
Faramir hits ice wyrm for 35.45 physical damage .
Ice wyrm hits Faramir for 13.60 cold damage .
Faramir performs a critical stike!
Faramir hits ice wyrm for 22.59 physical damage .
Ice wyrm hits Faramir for 13.60 cold damage .
Faramir performs a critical stike!
Faramir hits ice wyrm for 24.47 physical damage .
Ice wyrm hits Faramir for 13.60 cold damage .
Ice wyrm hits Faramir for 65.00 physical damage .
Faramir quaffs a potion of lesser healing!
You have 5 potion of lesser healing .
Ice wyrm breathes ice!
Ice wyrm hits Faramir for 144.00 cold damage .
Faramir quaffs a potion of lesser healing!
You have 4 potion of lesser healing .
Ice wyrm uses Ice Claw.
Ice wyrm hits Faramir for 100.44 cold damage .
Ice wyrm killed Faramir!

[yufra]

I'll start with armor and defense. Before an attack hits the attacker's "Attack" is compared against the defender's "Defense". A higher defense will increase your odds of having melee (and ranged in the case of "Ranged Defense") attacks miss you completely. I'll skip the exact algorithm unless you want to know it. Armor is how much damage from an attack that hits you is ignored.

There is another thread looking into renaming the resists to make them more clear, but basically they are used to determine if a talent affects you. For example, near the end of your log you see:

Faramir uses Shield Pummel.
Faramir hits ice wyrm for 44.95 physical damage .
Ice wyrm hits Faramir for 13.60 cold damage .
Faramir hits ice wyrm for 61.42 physical damage .
Ice wyrm hits Faramir for 13.60 cold damage .
Ice wyrm resists the shield bash!

The ice wyrm resisted the stunning effect of your shield bash, probably due to a high physical resistance. Then right after that you see:

Ice wyrm casts Freeze.
Ice wyrm hits Faramir for 48.00 cold damage .
Faramir resists!

Noble Faramir resisted the freezing effect, and the probability of doing so increases with higher spell resistance. Is that clear?

[bigfoot]

It is clear, thank you.

[darkgod]

Indeed, and those saves are really not to be underestimated they can do much to make your life easier