Game Mechanics

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No matter if you're laying a well-deserved smackdown on a filthy hippy or simply trying to survive the Bonerdagon, it all comes down to game mechanics. Muscle, Mysticality, Moxie, HP, MP and more all come into play in determining gameplay outcomes.

Jick, in His infinite wisdom, has given us many tools that influence gameplay: equipment, skills, familiars, even phases of the moons! Some of these tools directly or indirectly influence combat results or gains from combat while others govern other aspects of gameplay.

We don't have the whole skinny on all game mechanics, but we do have comprehensive listings of tools that modify a particular aspect of gameplay. Here they are:

Exceptions

• There are some exceptions to the mechanics listed below; these exceptions are listed in Special Interactions.

Character Base Stats

• Muscle Modifiers
• Mysticality Modifiers
• Moxie Modifiers
• HP Increasers
• MP Increasers

Character Substat Gains

• Muscle Substat
• Mysticality Substat
• Moxie Substat

Core Combat Mechanics

• Combat Tree
• Hit Chance
• Weapon Damage
• Calculating Spell Damage
• Special Monsters

Combat Abilities

• Bonus Weapon Damage
• Bonus Ranged Damage
• Bonus Spell Damage
• Prismatic Damage
• Stunning
• Passive Damage
• Combat Initiative
• Critical Hit Chance
• Damage Absorption
• Damage Reduction
• Elemental Spell Damage
• Fumble Chance
• Running Away

The Spoils of Victory!

• Items from Monsters (see also Conditional Drops)
• Meat from Monsters
• Stat Gains from Fights

Various

• Adventure Queue
• Carrying Capacity (No longer applicable)
• Combat Frequency
• Cost Analysis of Restoring HP and MP
• Elemental Resistance
• Familiar Weight
• HP Restorers
• List of Enchantment Types
• Monster Level
• MP Restorers
• Skill MP Cost Modifiers
• Hobo Power, which can be converted to various other game mechanics
• Infernal Seals
• Turtle Taming
• Summonable Pastamancer Combat Entities

Unrelated to Combat

• Extra Rollover Adventures
• Extra PvP Fights

Item Lists

• Hats
• Shirts
• Pants
• Accessories
• Off-hand Items
• Combat Items
• Weapons (by power)
• Weapons (by requirement)
• Melee weapons
• Mysticality weapons
• Ranged weapons
• Staves
• One-handed weapons
• Two-handed weapons

Maximizing Your...

• Dressing For Success
  • Maximizing Your Muscle
  • Maximizing Your Mysticality
  • Maximizing Your Moxie
  • Maximizing Your HP
  • Maximizing Your MP
  • Maximizing Your Melee Damage
  • Maximizing Your Spell Damage
  • Maximizing Your Combat Initiative
  • Maximizing Your Damage Absorption
  • Maximizing Your Damage Reduction
  • Maximizing Your Item Drops
  • Maximizing Your Meat Drops
  • Maximizing Your Rollover Adventures
  • Maximizing Monster Level
  • Maximizing Your HP Regeneration
  • Maximizing Your MP Regeneration

Other Articles

• Area Summary
• Random Number Generator
• Safe Adventuring
• Size and Quality
• Sombrero vs Volleyball
• Statistics Notes
• Daily Activities
• Meat Sources

Other Lists

• Skills By MP Cost