How to restore lowered stat?

rythin · August 21, 2010, 14:59

Hi.
I've just noticed my STR dropped to 3 and unfortunately I missed how it happened. Is there a way to look up what influences the stats? How can I restore it to base level of 10?

Thanks in advance.

fizzix · August 21, 2010, 16:04

The alchemist sells potions of 'restore strength' and that is probably the best choice for early on in the game.

Potions of strength will also restore strength before increasing it. Same with potions of brawn (i think)

The only other low level item are mushrooms of vigor. They will restore all stats. Mushrooms are (still) pretty rare though.

Later on there are some more options. rods of restoration, priest spells of restoration, !Aug, !Life will all work.

PowerDiver · August 21, 2010, 19:43

The most lilely culprits are a red ant or a red frog.

Timo Pietilä · August 21, 2010, 20:49

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Originally Posted by PowerDiver

The most lilely culprits are a red ant or a red frog.

Or melee with red jelly.

Rings of STR and several other items give "sustain STR". Like Crowns of Might. That prevents losing points from stat (only time attacks go thru that).

Derakon · August 22, 2010, 01:28

It all goes to show: you should pay attention to what's going on when you're fighting things.

(Another possible source of stat drain is dart traps, but you're unlikely to get drained all the way down to 3 just from those)

rythin · August 23, 2010, 23:55

Thanks for answers, everyone! RESTORE CONSTITUTION did indeed work with my two point constitution drain, which is great, but RESTORE STRENGTH did nothing to my STR of 3

It didn't change at all. Any ideas what's that all about? If that helps, the colour of attribute in the upper left section of the screen is green, while the drained ones were all yellow.

Taha · August 24, 2010, 00:27

Ah, that sounds like you got hit by a nexus attack that swapped two stats. For instance, if you were a hobbit mage, and your charisma was 10 and got swapped with your strength, it could take you down to 3. If the base stat before modifiers is 10 or less, and your charisma or one of your other useless stats (wis or int, depending on class) are very high, a nexus attack probably got you.

That sort of attack has resulted in the loss of more than one promising character for me in the 30s. Nexus is one of the more critical resists, just to avoid the side effects.
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Derakon · August 24, 2010, 00:42

Yep, the only thing in Vanilla that can reduce stats while leaving them "green" is a stat swap effect. That means either Nexus (swaps the values of two stats straight out) or a stat-swap potion (like Brawn, Intellect, Nimbleness, etc.) which takes a single point from one stat and puts it in the other. Nexus is by far the most likely here. Avoid Nexus Hounds like the plague! Nexus vortices should also be avoided. Fortunately nexus threats besides those two are quite rare. Unfortunately, the only thing you can do if you get nailed by a bad stat swap is raise the stat back up the hard way -- Potions of Strength and Potions of Augmentation, both fairly rare. Or you could hope to get lucky with another stat swap, but the odds are against it...

rythin · August 24, 2010, 03:12

Aw, crap. Well, thanks for answers anyway. I'm getting more and more into this game

buzzkill · August 24, 2010, 03:18

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Originally Posted by rythin

I'm getting more and more into this game

Yeah. It's one of those mixed-blessing items that you may have read about.

August 21, 2010, 14:59	#1
rythin Rookie Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 3	How to restore lowered stat? Hi. I've just noticed my STR dropped to 3 and unfortunately I missed how it happened. Is there a way to look up what influences the stats? How can I restore it to base level of 10? Thanks in advance.

August 24, 2010, 00:27	#7
Taha Adept Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 128	Ah, that sounds like you got hit by a nexus attack that swapped two stats. For instance, if you were a hobbit mage, and your charisma was 10 and got swapped with your strength, it could take you down to 3. If the base stat before modifiers is 10 or less, and your charisma or one of your other useless stats (wis or int, depending on class) are very high, a nexus attack probably got you. That sort of attack has resulted in the loss of more than one promising character for me in the 30s. Nexus is one of the more critical resists, just to avoid the side effects. ________ LoveAnalSexx Last edited by Taha; August 14, 2011 at 15:52.

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August 21, 2010, 16:04	#2
fizzix Prophet Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Madison, Wisconsin, US Posts: 3,023	The alchemist sells potions of 'restore strength' and that is probably the best choice for early on in the game. Potions of strength will also restore strength before increasing it. Same with potions of brawn (i think) The only other low level item are mushrooms of vigor. They will restore all stats. Mushrooms are (still) pretty rare though. Later on there are some more options. rods of restoration, priest spells of restoration, !Aug, !Life will all work.

August 21, 2010, 19:43	#3
PowerDiver Prophet Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,712	The most lilely culprits are a red ant or a red frog.

August 22, 2010, 01:28	#5
Derakon Prophet Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 9,024	It all goes to show: you should pay attention to what's going on when you're fighting things. (Another possible source of stat drain is dart traps, but you're unlikely to get drained all the way down to 3 just from those)

August 23, 2010, 23:55	#6
rythin Rookie Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 3	Thanks for answers, everyone! RESTORE CONSTITUTION did indeed work with my two point constitution drain, which is great, but RESTORE STRENGTH did nothing to my STR of 3 It didn't change at all. Any ideas what's that all about? If that helps, the colour of attribute in the upper left section of the screen is green, while the drained ones were all yellow.

August 24, 2010, 00:42	#8
Derakon Prophet Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 9,024	Yep, the only thing in Vanilla that can reduce stats while leaving them "green" is a stat swap effect. That means either Nexus (swaps the values of two stats straight out) or a stat-swap potion (like Brawn, Intellect, Nimbleness, etc.) which takes a single point from one stat and puts it in the other. Nexus is by far the most likely here. Avoid Nexus Hounds like the plague! Nexus vortices should also be avoided. Fortunately nexus threats besides those two are quite rare. Unfortunately, the only thing you can do if you get nailed by a bad stat swap is raise the stat back up the hard way -- Potions of Strength and Potions of Augmentation, both fairly rare. Or you could hope to get lucky with another stat swap, but the odds are against it...

August 24, 2010, 03:12	#9
rythin Rookie Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 3	Aw, crap. Well, thanks for answers anyway. I'm getting more and more into this game

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