List of character statistics: Difference between revisions

The following is a list of measurable statistics for playable characters which may be found throughout the ''[[Dragon Quest series|Dragon Quest]]'' series. Other than normal level progression, there are [[Seeds of skill|seeds]] that can enhance a character's capabilities.

In ''[[Dragon Quest III]]'' and ''[[Dragon Quest IV|IV]]'', Resilience directly determines your character's maximum Hit Points. The more a character's Resilience score increases upon leveling, the more Hit Points a character will receive upon the next level increase.  

In all other titles the maximum HP a character has is generally determined by their level and, if applicable, vocation. [[Martial artist]]s, [[warrior]]s, and [[paladin]]s have the highest HP on average.  

'''Magic Points (MP)''' determine how much mana a character can expend to cast spells. Each spell deducts from this pool at a set rate, and cannot be cast if MP is too low. Some very special spells like [[Magic Burst]] will consume '''all''' remaining MP when cast. Starting with ''[[Dragon Quest VI]]'', skills were introduced that also consumed MP.

In all versions of ''III'', and ''IV'', Wisdom directly determines your character's maximum Magic Points, paralleling the Resilience stat. In all other titles the maximum MP a character has is determined by their level and, if applicable, vocation. Prior to ''Dragon Quest VI'', non-magical characters had no MP pools as they had no use for them, but with the addition of skills, most characters began accumulating an MP pool even if they never learned actual spells.  

'''Strength''' measures how physically strong a character is, and is added to a character's weapon bonus in determining damage inflicted upon an enemy. In later installments, some skills depend on Strength for determining damage output, ignoring if a weapon is equipped.

'''Resilience''' (''formerly localized as '''Vitality''' or '''Guard''''') measures how durable a character is. Resilience is added to a character's equipment defense in determining how much physical damage they endure when struck. Any character can consume a [[seed of resilience]] to increase this attribute

In all versions of ''III'', Resilience determines a character's potential Hit Points. The maximum Hit Points at any time is between 195~205% of the character's Resilience score.

In the NES version of the game, Resilience acts as it does in ''III''. As of the PSX port, the stat has been modified to influence defence directly.

'''Agility''' determines a character's priority in turns, utilizing a Gaussian Curve with simple calculations. In the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] versions of the first four games, as well as all versions of ''[[Dragon Quest III]]'', agility also contributes to the character's innate defence. If a character has no armour or other defensive gear equipped in these titles, then their defence will be half (50%) of their agility. Any character can consume a [[seed of agility]] to increase this attribute.

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Turn order is strictly dependent on the enemy in the NES version, with a 100%, 50%, 37.5%, and 25% chance for them to strike first.  

''(Agility/2) + N'', with N being 0~255. NES version only.

The original and remake use the same algorithm as found in ''VI''.

Turn order is calculated the same way as in ''VIII''.

'''Wisdom''' (''formerly localized as '''Intelligence''') measures a character's natural cognitive ability. Any character can consume a [[seed of wisdom]] to increase this attribute.

In ''III'', Wisdom determines a character's potential Magic Points, with the maximum at any time being 195~205% of the Wisdom stat. Additionally, the stat determined how quickly a character could learn a new spell: learning a spell could be delayed or expedited by up to five levels. This aspect was reduced in subsequent versions of the two games, with the influence being three levels at most.

Wisdom decides how intelligently an A.I. controlled character will act in battle and how they react to player actions. This lucidity stacks on top of the behavioral patters set by the various battle commands such as ''Watch My Back'' and ''Show No Mercy'', and as such even melee characters benefit from being bright.

| 101~200 || Characters begin to take player action into account, altering their strategy 1/8th of the time. This acknowledgement overrides normal A.I. decision making, even if the player's action is the least intelligent choice for that turn (I.E. if the player casts [[oomph]] on the weakling magus, the magus will attack instead of casting a powerful spell).

Starting with ''VIII'', Wisdom has also begun to effect the potency and power of spells, such as raising [[Frizz]]'s power from 10~13 to 21~24 at higher values. Each spell has it's own growth rate, with some taking up to five points of wisdom to increase in damage, and others as few as two.

'''Luck''' dictates the frequency that a character can avoid debuffs and status ailments cast by monsters. Any character can consume a [[seed of luck]] to increase this attribute.

In all versions of ''III'', Luck affects your character's chances of being affected by status ailments such as Snooze, Fizzle, and Dazzle. Each enemy spell has a different base accuracy that is lowered as the stat rises, being calculated as ''Probability(P) = (384 - LUCK) * MOD / 65536''.

Luck functions as it had in ''III''.

In ''V'', Luck determines the accuracy of an enemy '''curse''' rather than status ailment spells, with fixed accuracy rates assigned to enemy spells.  

'''Style''' is the predecessor of the Charm attribute to be found in later games, and as such it describes a character's innate charisma and attractiveness. Any character can increase their style by consuming a [[Pretty betsy|pretty betsy]].

Style determines a character's placement in the contests such as the World Style Ranking in [[Chateau de Sass]].  

A common misconception is that style influences the [[Luminary]] vocation's ability to stun monsters. This is false, as the stun chance is based on the character's ranking in the vocation rather than any stat.

Style operates as it had in ''VI'', and is required to one a section of the the [[Excellence Grading Organisation]] competition.

'''Deftness''' measures the ability of a character to steal an item from an enemy, as well as controlling how frequently a character may perform a critical hit, performing preemptive strikes on enemies, and the ability to escape from battle.  

Critical Hit rate is calculated as ''Deftness/100 + 3% (with weapon skill trait boost)''. Wearing the Critical Acclaim will add another 4%, and thus the maximum rate is 16.99% at 999 deftness.

'''Charm''' is a measurement of a character's attractiveness. Introduced in ''[[Dragon Quest IX]]'', it is added to a character's equipment style rating in determining how often they may enthrall a monster. Enraptured foes have a 90% chance to be stunned for 1~2 turns, a 5% chance to become [[paralyzed]] for 1~4 turns, and a 5% chance to become [[confused]] for 6~9 turns.

The chance to stun a monster is calculated as ''(Current charm - innate charm + equipment bonus - 100) * 0.02'', which is then multiplied against a monster's charm resistance. Current charm is the programming check to see if [[Extreme Makeover]] has been applied or not, and the equipment bonus is the sum of the style of a character's gear plus their innate charm and this total is added again to the innate charm during the calculation check.

Charm has completely replaced the Style attribute from earlier games. A character's total is simply calculated by their innate charm plus any charm granted by their equipment. It cannot be reduced by wearing any piece of equipment, but there are many pieces that grant extra charm. It also affects certain skills used by both [[Sylvando]] and [[Jade]], such as the amount recovered by [[Hustle Dance]] or the damage inflicted by [[That's Amore]] and [[Sexy Beam]]. Monsters can still become stunned for a single turn particularly if a character's Charm is high enough, but it is a much rarer occurrence in this game and some monsters are completely immune to the effects in any case.

'''Magical Mending''' determines how powerful a character's healing spells will be. Introduced in ''[[Dragon Quest IX]]'', it is calculated in all healing spells, as well as certain offensive skills and spells such as [[Solar Flair]] and the [[Whack]] line.

'''Magical Might''' determines how powerful a character's attack spells will be. Introduced in ''[[Dragon Quest IX]]'', it is calculated in all offensive magical spells, as well as select skills such as [[Gigaslash]], and as part of the accuracy of status spells such as [[Fizzle]].

'''Weight''' is a measurement of a character or monster's heaviness. In some spinoff games, it is mostly used to place restrictions on the player's party if the sum of all members' weight exceeds a certain amount. However, in ''[[Dragon Quest X]]'', weight affects how much a character can push an enemy in order to hinder their progress or to prevent a character from being moved by an enemy's attacks.  

In the earliest stages of the game, a character's weight was also determined by their race, with [[Ogre (race)|Ogre]]s weighing the most and [[Poppet]]s weighing the least. However, starting with Version 3.2 of the game, this difference between races was removed. There is no negative side effect to a character's weight.

In the {{NES}} titles, as well as all versions of {{Dragon Quest III}}, Defence is the sum of half a character's Agility and the sum of their armor's durability.

In ''VI'', ''VII'', and ''VIII'' a character's agility will also determine their probability to dodge physical strikes. The game's programming checks the agility stat of the target before an attack is made, and if the stat surpasses a certain value then the programming checks to see if the blow lands:

Dodge rates are calculated the same way as they were in ''VI''.

*Wisdom's relation to A.I. was not revealed through an official square-enix channel, but the November 10th, 2000 issue of ''Dengeki! Playstation magazine'' (電撃PlayStation). The issue featured an article that was a response to reader mail asking what the purpose of the stat was, and described an experiment with [[Ruff]] and healing wounded allies--the wild child would only use [[Kerplunk Dance]] when his wisdom was at 63, even if other characters were only at half health. The article went on to state that once his wisdom broke the 100 threshold and the test began again, Ruff would use [[Hustle Dance]] instead, recognizing that the greater healing power in the former skill was too costly for a non-emergency situation.

Image:Ragnar_Strength.png|Ragnar (Strength)

File:Kiryl DEF.png|Kiryl (Resilience)

Image:Torneko_Luck.png|Torneko (Luck)

Image:Maya_MP.png|Maya (Magic Points)

Image:DQVI_Ashlynn_Stats.png|Ashlynn

Image:DQVI_Carver_Stats.png|Carver

Image:DQVI_Hero_Stats.png|''DQVI'' Hero