Game Mechanics

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

Encounters

• Adventure Queue
• Combat-Noncombat Selection
• Conditional Adventures
• Encounter

Core Combat Mechanics

• Combat Tree
• Hit Chance
• Weapon Damage
• Calculating Spell Damage
• Special Monsters
• Class-exclusive resources:
  • Fury (Seal Clubber)
  • Turtle Blessings (Turtle Tamer)
  • Soulsauce (Sauceror)
  • Disco Momentum (Disco Bandit)

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
• Run Away
• Familiar Action Frequency
• Smacks

The Spoils of Victory!

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

Various

• Adventure Queue
• Banishing
• Carrying Capacity (no longer applicable)
• Combat Frequency
• Cost Analysis of Restoring HP and MP
• Elemental Resistance
• Familiar Weight
• HP Restorers
• Enchantments
• Monster Level
• MP Restorers
• Skill MP Cost Modifiers
• Hobo Power (can be converted to various other game mechanics)
• Smithsness (also convertible to other game mechanics)
• Infernal Seals
• Turtle Taming
• Pasta Thralls
• Special challenge path

Unrelated to Combat

• Extra Rollover Adventures
• Extra PvP Fights
• Pool Skill

Item Lists

• Hats
• Shirts
• Back Items
• Pants
• Accessories
• Off-hand Items
• Combat Items
• Weapons
• Melee weapons
• Mysticality weapons
• Ranged weapons
• One-handed weapons
• Two-handed weapons

Maximizing Your...

• Dressing For Success
  • Muscle
  • Mysticality
  • Moxie
  • HP
  • MP
  • Weapon Damage
  • Spell Damage
  • Combat Initiative
  • Damage Absorption
  • Damage Reduction
  • Elemental Resistance
  • Stat Gains from Fights
  • Monster Level
  • Item Drops
  • Meat Drops
  • HP Regeneration
  • MP Regeneration
  • Rollover Adventures
  • Critical Hit Chance

Other Articles

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