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 change this before then.

In ''Dragon Quest III'', and the NES version of ''Dragon Quest 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.  

If a character's agility is below 400, evasion is calculated as ''{(Agility/80)+3}/192'' for a cap of 1/24 at 400. Once a character's agility surpasses 400, evasion is calculated as ''([{(Agility-400)*6}/25]+8)/192'' for a maximum dodge rate of 1/6 at 500. In other words, the evade chances are:

{| class="wikitable"

| 1 || 1.56%

| 50 || 1.89%

| 100 || 2.21%

| 200 || 2.86%

| 300 || 3.52%

| 400 || 4.17%

| 401 || 4.29%

| 425 || 7.29%

| 450 || 10.42%

| 475 || 13.54%

| 500 || 16.67%

|}

*Factors such as vocation bonuses and the effects of spells and skill also influence dodge rates.

===''DQVIII''===

| 1~249 || 1.56%

|-

| 250~499 || 3.12%

*Note: if a character has raised his or her Fisticuffs level to receive an increase in evasion, the default is raised to 50% before stacking with all other bonuses. The character's level must be higher than the attacking enemy's for the boost to take effect.

 

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.

==Resilience==

'''Resilience''' (''formerly localized as Vitality'') 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.

In all versions of ''Dragon Quest III'' and the NES & PSX versions of ''IV'' , 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.

Any character can consume a [[seed of resilience]] to increase this attribute.

==Wisdom==

===A.I. Efficiency===  

Beginning with ''[[Dragon Quest VI]]'' 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.

Starting with ''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]'', however, 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.

Any character can consume a [[seed of wisdom]] to increase this attribute.

In all versions of ''[[Dragon Quest III]]'' and ''[[Dragon Quest IV]]'', 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 ''A = ( ( MOD * [ ( 768 - 2 * LUCK ) / 2 ] ) / 256 )''.

If A <= 0...255 the status effect will fail. and if A > 0...255 then the status effect is successful.

| 128 || [[Sap]], [[Kasap]], [[Kamikazee]] (fixed)

In ''[[Dragon Quest 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. Style determines a character's placement in the contests such as the World Style Ranking in ''[[Dragon Quest VI]]'' and ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''.

Any character can increase their style by consuming a [[Pretty betsy|pretty betsy]].

'''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. It should be noted that the Luck statistic is not present in games that feature Deftness.

Steal rate is calculated as:

 

Critical Hit rate is calculated as: ''Deftness/100 + 3% (with weapon skill trait)''. Wearing the Critical Acclaim will add another 4%.

'''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 95% chance to be stunned for 1~2 turns, and a 5% chance to become [[paralyzed]].

'''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 magical skills such as [[Gigaslash]], and as part of the accuracy of status spells such as fizzle.

==Attack==

Attack is derived from a character's strength score added to their weapon's attack rating, which is then divided by two, plus bonuses from certain accessories or traits.

==Defense==

'''Defense''' is the sum of a character's Resilience and Armour equipped, if any, checked against the enemy's Attack in calculations for damage. One-fourth (25%) is checked against half the assailant's Attack stat. It has no effect on magical or breath damage, which are dependent on spells/skills and equipment traits.

In the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] titles, as well as all versions of [[Dragon Quest III]], Defense is the sum of half a character's Agility and the sum of their armor's durability.