Pyrrhic Stars

Innate Resistances Cost

Resistances represent your natural ability to withstand different types of damage, independently of your equipment.

The Three Resistances

ResistanceAbbreviationCost per PointDescription
Mechanical ResistanceRMEC3 pointsResistance to impacts, projectiles, pressure, shockwaves
Radiative ResistanceRRAD4 pointsResistance to fire, cold, electricity, light, radiation
Internal ResistanceRINT6 pointsResistance to life drains, necrosis, corruption, internal attacks

Baseline: All characters start with RMEC 0, RRAD 0, RINT 0 (free)

Formula

Total cost = (RMEC x 3) + (RRAD x 4) + (RINT x 6)

Examples

  • RMEC +2, RRAD +1, RINT +1 (tank build): (2x3) + (1x4) + (1x6) = 16 points
  • RMEC +1, RRAD +1, RINT +1 (balanced build): (1x3) + (1x4) + (1x6) = 13 points
  • RMEC +0, RRAD +2, RINT +2 (anti-Flux arcanist): (0x3) + (2x4) + (2x6) = 20 points
  • RMEC +3, RRAD +0, RINT +0 (physical warrior): (3x3) + (0x4) + (0x6) = 9 points

Building Advice

Innate resistances represent your natural resistance (training, constitution, Flux mastery). They stack with resistances provided by equipment (armor, shields).

Typical builds:

  • Light spellcaster: RMEC +0, RRAD +1, RINT +2 = 14 points
    • Relies on equipment for RMEC, invests in RINT (rare to find)
  • Balanced warrior: RMEC +1, RRAD +1, RINT +1 = 13 points
    • Solid base, supplemented by heavy armor
  • Specialized tank: RMEC +3, RRAD +1, RINT +1 = 19 points
    • Maximizes RMEC to be near-impervious to physical weapons
  • No resistance: RMEC +0, RRAD +0, RINT +0 = 0 points
    • Depends entirely on equipment (economical approach)

Typical range: 0-20 points in innate resistances

Cost Rationale

  • RMEC (3 pts): The cheapest because it’s the most common damage type and equipment already provides a lot of RMEC
  • RRAD (4 pts): Intermediate cost, elemental damage is frequent but equipment provides less protection
  • RINT (6 pts): The most expensive because intentionally rare and hard to increase. Very few pieces of equipment and spells provide RINT, making innate resistances particularly valuable

Important: Innate resistances stack with equipment resistances. A character with +2 innate RMEC and armor with +3 RMEC will have +5 total RMEC.