List of character statistics: Difference between revisions

'''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 ''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

'''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.  

==={{DQ6}} & {{DQ7}}===

==={{DQ8}} & {{DQ9}}===

The tenth game operates in real time, so players can act as quickly as they can input commands. Each action has a cool down period in which the character cannot select another action.

'''Wisdom''' measures a character's natural cognitive ability. In ''III'' & ''IV'' 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.

===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.

===Spell Power===

Starting with ''[[Dragon Quest 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.

 

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

==={{DQ3}} & {{DQ4}}===

In all versions of ''III'' and ''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 ''Probability(P) = (384 - LUCK) * MOD / 65536''.

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

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

Similarly, the critical hit rate is calculated as ''Deftness/200'', with limits the natural cap to 5%.

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

===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. Every four points of defence reduces enemy damage by one point. 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.

'''Dragon Quest VI''' & '''Dragon Quest VII'''

 

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:

'''Dragon Quest VIII'''

As can be inferred, the spell [[acceleratle]] is vitally important when battling strong foes, even slower ones.