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Spells that decrease Target Defense: 413 reduces elemental TD, not all TD

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Often abbreviated as "TD" it is a value used to determine the outcome of [[warding]] magic. Many different types of magic can invoke this type of defense, therefore each circle of magic will have its own TD value, depending upon the particular training of the target.

A character's base TD to all spells is 3 points per level, plus the relevant [[statistic]] bonus:
*[[Wisdom]] for spiritual spells
*[[Aura]] for elemental spells
*[[Discipline]] for mental spells

Sorcerer spells take the average of Wisdom and Aura.

Spells that add to a particular type of TD always add 50% to the other type and 75% to hybrid types. Example, if a spell adds +15 Spirit TD, then it'll add +7 Elemental TD and +11 Sorcerer TD. Conversely, if a spell adds +15 Sorcerer TD, then it will add +11 to Elemental and Spiritual TDs and +7 to Mental TD.

TD may be decreased due to the [[Multi-Opponent Combat|Force on Force]] effect when defending against multiple enemies, if the number of enemies exceeds the defender's Multi-Opponent Combat training. For every enemy above one's Force on Force limit, actual TD is lowered by about 2.5% of the base TD value.

Rare [[armor]]s or [[shield]]s may have a [[TD bonus]] in their [[item properties|primary property slot]].

== Spells that increase Target Defense ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" align="center"
|-
! Spell
! TD Bonus
! Sphere
! class="unsortable" | Scaling
|-
| [[Elemental Defense I (401)]]
| +5
| Elemental
|
|-
| [[Elemental Defense II (406)]]
| +10
| Elemental
|
|-
| [[Elemental Defense III (414)]]
| +15
| Elemental
|
|-
| [[Elemental Barrier (430)]]
| +15
| Elemental
| align="left" | +1 TD per 2 ranks of [[Minor Elemental]] above 30
|-
| [[Elemental Bias (508)]]
| +20
| Elemental
|
|-
| [[Melgorehn's Aura (913)]]
| +20
| Elemental
| align="left" | +1 TD per 3 ranks of [[Wizard Base]] above 13
|-
| [[Cloak of Shadows (712)]]
| +20
| Sorcerer
| align="left" | +1 TD per 10 ranks of [[Sorcerer Base]] above 12, not counting ranks above caster's level
|-
| [[Spirit Warding I (101)]]
| +10
| Spiritual
|
|-
| [[Spirit Warding II (107)]]
| +15
| Spiritual
|
|-
| [[Lesser Shroud (120)]]
| +20
| Spiritual
|
|-
| [[Spell Shield (219)]]
| +30
| Spiritual
|
|-
| [[Warding Sphere (310)]]
| +10
| Spiritual
| align="left" | +1 TD per 2 ranks of [[Cleric Base]] above 10, max +20 TD
|-
| [[Prayer (313)]]
| +10
| Spiritual
|
|-
| [[Self Control (613)]]
| +20
| Spiritual
|
|-
| [[Nature's Touch (625)]]
| +1
| Spiritual
| align="left" | +1 TD per 2 ranks of [[Ranger Base]] above 25, max +12 TD
|-
| [[Empathic Focus (1109)]]
| +15
| Spiritual
|
|-
| [[Strength of Will (1119)]]
| +12
| Spiritual
| align="left" | +1 per 3 ranks of [[Empath Base]] above 19, max +25 TD
|-
| [[Mantle of Faith (1601)]]
| +5
| Spiritual
| align="left" | +1 TD per [[summation chart|seed 2 summation]] of [[Spiritual Lore, Blessings]]
|-
| [[Faith Shield (1619)]]
| +50
| Spiritual
| align="left" | 3% * ([[summation chart|seed 5 summation]] of [[Spiritual Lore, Religion]]), max +74 TD at 68 ranks
|-
| [[Mindward (1208)]]
| +20
| Mental
| align="left" | +1 TD per 2 ranks of [[Minor Mental]] above 8, max +40 TD
|}

== Spells that decrease Target Defense ==

*[[Elemental Saturation (413)]]: -25 to Elemental TD; additional TD pushdown with [[summation chart|seed 5 summation]] of [[Elemental Lore, Fire]].
*[[Curse (715)|Hex Curse (715)]]: -24 or -25 to all TD (no warding check)
*[[Song of Depression (1015)]]: -20 TD to all; additional TD pushdown with [[Mental Lore, Telepathy]] ranks. Maximum with lore bonus -40 TD.
*[[Interference (212)]]: -15 Spiritual TD; additional TD pushdown with [[summation chart|seed 5 summation]] of [[Spiritual Lore, Summoning]].

== Spells with natural pushdown ==

*[[Frenzy (216)]]
*[[Corrupt Essence (703)]]
*[[Torment (718)]]
*[[Bone Shatter (1106)]] (only for level < 35)
*[[Empathic Assault (1110)]]

[[Nature's Fury (635)]] may also have pushdown but there are no other warding spells in Ranger Base to compare against.

[[Category:Combat Mechanics]]
[[Category:Magic]]

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imported>JEFFEE83: /* Spells that decrease Target Defense */ 413 reduces elemental TD, not all TD