Ability Score Analysis

[Okan]

I'll have to investigate that. I'm really wanting to increase the max damage I can absorb. Since the beginning I've been an MP whore, but if this proves to be worthy, I'll gladly trade some Zeniths for MND/errants.

[Zantai]

int/=magic attack bonus, as they both add to damage but in a different way. Magic attack bonus increases it by a flat multiplier, while int has a more complex formula that also varies depending on the tier of the spell. As for resistance, nobody really has proof on whether int affects it or not, but I think it does... If you ever compare taru blms to any other race it seems pretty obvious.

[Orfeo]

STR seems to be good no matter how much you have I'm at 75+49 with sole sushi now, and every bit seems to increase my damage (up to rampaging 1k+ consistantly with double attacks of 1400-1500+).

However, I, along with many BST friends of mine, believe that there is a certain amount of +CHR that you need to charm something efficiently and once you pass that limit you actually begin to fail. No parsers or anything, but today me (galka), setsuko (mithra), and cotillion (elvaan) were trioing in teriggan. All of us had identical charm gear with the exception of coti using nobles ribbon over AF head.

Our totals were for me and setsuko 59+23~ and coti had 65(?something like that)+28. This is what is interesting, over the few hours we were exping neither me or setsuko failed any charms (maybe she failed one, dunno, I was pulling...but I don't think she did) while coti was failing charms left, right and center. However, as soon as he switched to food without the +CHR he was charming fine.

Anybody else notice this with BST?