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==Bonus vs. duration==

This is a summary table of the results of performing Major Shield with different bonuses (usually de.se, but sometimes de.ta) and under different conditions. All durations are in seconds. The "base" column is the duration without any visible [[ritual modifiers]] whatsoever. A "-" indicates that isolating that particular modifier wasn't possible with that deity (e.g., all Sandelfon high altars are indoors, so it isn't possible to get ''only'' the high altar bonus with a Sandelfonian. Similarly, several deities only have ''one'' unique ritual modifier.).

Many thanks to Yukk, for all his help gathering the higher bonus data. :)

Generally, these durations were the result of choosing the "best" duration from multiple performances (at least two). In cases where there was variation, the "best" numbers were the ones that were most consistent and seemed to be affected the least by lag. Since--when the MUD isn't lagging--duration seems to be consistent for a given bonus and conditions, I'm assuming that any variation ''was'' due to lag: either of the "protected by" message or the "expires" message. This seems more reasonable than supposing a random factor of a few seconds, and it's also encouraging that I was able to find a formula that fits all of these "best" base durations perfectly. However, there's still some possibility of error.

{|class="wikitable"
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| de.se || god || base || high altar (ONLY) || JUST outside high altar || main unique bonus || w/ 2nd unique || prayed || 1 minion || 2 minions || 3 minions || 4 minions || ritual assistance at 1% || baton || drunk || poisoned || witch/wizard || opposing altar PENALTY || out of align
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| 231 || Gapp || || || || 212 || 210 || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 236 || Gufnork || 214 || 228 || || 222 || 218 || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 236 || Gapp || || || || 218 || 218 || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 240 || Fish || || || || 236 || 228 || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 241 || Fish || 220 || 234 || || 238 || 228 || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 243 || Fish || 222 || || || || || 232 || 218 || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 244 || Fish || || || || 240 || 232 || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 251 || Hat || 232 || 246 || || || 244 || 240 || 228 || || || || || || - || || || - ||
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| 253 || Hat || 234 || || || || || || || || || || || || - || || || - ||
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| 262 || Pishe || 246 || || || || - || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 262 || Hat || 246 || || || || || || || || || || || || - || || || - ||
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| 263 || Sek || 246 || 260 || || || - || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 264 || Hat || 248 || || || || || || || || || || || || - || || || - ||
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| 268 || Pishe || 252 || 266 || || 260 || - || 260 || 248 || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 268 || Sek || 252 || || || || - || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 277 || Pishe || 262 || 276 || || || - || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 280 || Sek || 266 || 280 || || || - || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 284 || Pishe || 270 || 284 || || || - || 278 || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 291 || Pishe || 278 || 292 || || 286 || - || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 293 || Sek || 280 || 294 || || || - || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 297 || Pishe || 286 || 298 || || || - || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 302 || Sandelfon || 290 || - || 300 || 298 || - || || 286 || 282 || 276 || || || || 254 || || 240 || || 286
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| 303 || Pishe || 292 || || || || - || || || || || || 294 || || || || || ||
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| 304 || Sek || 292 || 304 || || || - || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 309 || Sek || 298 || || || || - || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 310 || Pishe || 298 || 312 || || 306 || - || 306 || 294 || 290 || || || 302 || || 262 || || || 250 ||
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| 310 || Sandelfon || 298 || - || 308 || 306 || - || || || || 286 || || || || || || || || 294
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| 313 || ? || 302 || || || || - || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 313 || Sek || 302 || 314 || || || - || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 314 || Pishe || 302 || || || || - || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 315 || Sandelfon || 304 || || 314 || 312 || - || || || || 290 || || || || 268 || 268 || 254 || || 298
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| 316 || Sandelfon || || - || || || - || || || || 292 || || || || || || || ||
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| 317 || Pishe || || || || || - || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 318 || Sek || 308 || || || || - || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 321 || Sek || 310 || 322 || || || - || || 306 || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 323 || Sandelfon || 312 || - || 322 || 320 || - || || || || 298 || || || || 278 || || || || 308
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| 325 || Sandelfon || 314 || - || || 322 || - || 322 || 310 || 306 || 300 || || || 254 || 280 || 280 || 266 || || 310
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| 326 || Sek || 316 || 326 || || || - || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 333 || Sandelfon || 322 || - || || 328 || - || || || || 310 || || || 262 || 288 || || || || 318
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| 334 || Sandelfon || 322 || - || 332 || 330 || - || 330 || 320 || 316 || 310 || || || || || || 276 || || 318
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| 334 || Sek || 322 || 334 || || || - || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 340 || Sandelfon || 328 || - || || 335 || - || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 342 || Sandelfon || 330 || - || || 338 || - || || || || 318 || || || || || 298 || || || 326
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| 343 || Gufnork || || 340 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 348 || Sandelfon || 336 || - || || 344 || - || || || || 324 || || || || || || || 292 || 332
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| 349 || Sandelfon || 338 || - || 346 || 344 || - || 344 || 334 || 330 || 324 || || || || 304 || || || 292 || 332
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| 349 || Gufnork || 338 || 348 || || || || || || || || || || 280 || || || || ||
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| 350 || Sandelfon || 338 || - || 346 || 344 || - || 344 || 334 || 330 || 326 || || || || 306 || || 294 || 294 || 334
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| 351 || Sandelfon || 340 || - || || || - || || || || 326 || || || || || || || ||
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| 354 || Gufnork || || 354 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 356 || Sandelfon || 344 || - || || || - || || || || 332 || || || || 312 || || || 300 ||
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| 357 || Sandelfon || 344 || - || || 352 || - || || || || 332 || || || 290 || 314 || 314 || 300 || || 340
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| 358 || Sandelfon || 346 || - || || || - || || || || 334 || || || || || || || 302 ||
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| 359 || Sandelfon || 346 || - || || || - || || || || 334 || || || || || || || ||
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| 362 || Sandelfon || || - || || || - || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 363 || Sandelfon || 350 || - || || 356 || - || || || || 338 || || || || || || || || 346
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| 365 || Sandelfon || 352 || - || 360 || 358 || - || 358 || 348 || 344 || 340 || || || || 322 || || || 310 || 348
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| 369 || Gufnork || 356 || 366 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 382 || Gufnork || 368 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 393 || Gufnork || 376 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 403 || Gufnork || 386 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 411 || Gufnork || 392 || || || 398 || 394 || 398 || 388 || 386 || 382 || 378 || || || 364 || || || 354 || 388
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| 412 || Gufnork || 392 || 402 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 415 || Gufnork || || 404 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 429 || Gufnork || 406 || || || || || || 404 || 400 || || || || || || || || ||
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| 431 || Gufnork || || 418 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 444 || Gufnork || 418 || || || || || || 416 || || || 404 || || || || || || ||
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| 456 || Gufnork || 428 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 478 || Gufnork || 444 || || || || || || || || || 431 || || || || || || ||
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| 479 || Gufnork || 444 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 480 || Gufnork || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || 412 ||
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| 488 || Gufnork || 450 || 460 || || 456 || 452 || 456 || 448 || 446 || 442 || 438 || || || || || || ||
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| 489 || Gufnork || 452 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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| 512 || Gufnork || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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|}

===Base duration===
A graph of the base durations:

[[File:Major shield base duration.png]]

For all of these points, this formua yielded the exact duration:

<pre>2 * ROUND((400 * (ln(bonus + 75)) - 2082.5) / 2)</pre>

While it still may be wrong, it seems very reliable.

===Ritual modifiers===
Ritual modifiers--both positive and negative--have a reduced effect as bonus increases, rather than providing a flat bonus or penalty to the duration. It therefore made sense that what they actually do is provide a bonus or penalty to effective ''bonus'', since bonus vs. duration is a logarithmic function and the benefit of having, for example, a bonus ten points higher, decreases as your bonus increases. It turns out that this model fits the data.

To determine the exact effect of ritual modifiers, I took various bonuses and durations for the modifiers, and worked backwards to see what bonus ''should'' (according to the formula above) give that duration as a base duration. Since that typically resulted in a range, it usually takes at least two or three sets to narrow it down. For example, for a particular modifier--being out of alignment--performing with a 357 bonus results in a duration of 340. A bonus of 351 or 352 will give a ''base'' duration of 340 seconds. This means that being out of alignment reduces your effective bonus by either 5 or 6. Performing with a 363 bonus instead results in a duration of 346, and the bonuses that give ''that'' as a base duration are 358 or 359. According to that, being out of alingment reduces your effective bonus by either 4 or 5. Looking at ''both'' of those, being out of alignment appears to reduce your effective bonus by 5, because 5 is the overlap.

This ''was'' built under the assumption that the formula for determining the base duration (above) is correct, so if the formula is off, the conclusions here may be as well.

The following table is of those sets. It also has some sets of ''combined'' modifiers.

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
| modifier || actual bonus w/modifier || duration || range of predicted bonuses || range of differences in bonuses:
|-
| 1 minion || 243 || 218 || 239 - 240 || -4 to -3
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| 1 minion || 251 || 228 || 247 - 248 || -4 to -3
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| 1 minion || 268 || 248 || 264 - 264 || -4 to -4
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| 1 minion || 302 || 286 || 297 - 298 || -5 to -4
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| 1 minion || 310 || 294 || 305 - 306 || -5 to -4
|-
| 1 minion || 321 || 306 || 317 - 317 || -4 to -4
|-
| 1 minion || 325 || 310 || 320 - 321 || -5 to -4
|-
| 1 minion || 334 || 320 || 330 - 331 || -4 to -3
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| 1 minion || 349 || 334 || 345 - 346 || -4 to -3
|-
| 1 minion || 350 || 334 || 345 - 346 || -5 to -4
|-
| 1 minion || 365 || 348 || 360 - 361 || -5 to -4
|-
| 1 minion || 411 || 388 || 405 - 407 || -6 to -4
|-
| 1 minion || 429 || 404 || 425 - 427 || -4 to -2
|-
| 1 minion || 444 || 416 || 440 - 442 || -4 to -2
|-
| 1 minion || 488 || 448 || 483 - 485 || -5 to -3
|-
| 2 minions || 302 || 282 || 294 - 295 || -8 to -7
|-
| 2 minions || 310 || 290 || 301 - 302 || -9 to -8
|-
| 2 minions || 325 || 306 || 317 - 317 || -8 to -8
|-
| 2 minions || 334 || 316 || 326 - 327 || -8 to -7
|-
| 2 minions || 349 || 330 || 341 - 342 || -8 to -7
|-
| 2 minions || 350 || 330 || 341 - 342 || -9 to -8
|-
| 2 minions || 365 || 344 || 355 - 357 || -10 to -8
|-
| 2 minions || 411 || 386 || 403 - 404 || -8 to -7
|-
| 2 minions || 429 || 400 || 420 - 422 || -9 to -7
|-
| 2 minions || 488 || 446 || 480 - 482 || -8 to -6
|-
| 3 minions || 302 || 276 || 288 - 289 || -14 to -13
|-
| 3 minions || 310 || 286 || 297 - 298 || -13 to -12
|-
| 3 minions || 315 || 290 || 301 - 302 || -14 to -13
|-
| 3 minions || 316 || 292 || 303 - 304 || -13 to -12
|-
| 3 minions || 323 || 298 || 309 - 310 || -14 to -13
|-
| 3 minions || 325 || 300 || 311 - 312 || -14 to -13
|-
| 3 minions || 333 || 310 || 320 - 321 || -13 to -12
|-
| 3 minions || 334 || 310 || 320 - 321 || -14 to -13
|-
| 3 minions || 342 || 318 || 328 - 329 || -14 to -13
|-
| 3 minions || 348 || 324 || 335 - 336 || -13 to -12
|-
| 3 minions || 349 || 324 || 335 - 336 || -14 to -13
|-
| 3 minions || 350 || 326 || 337 - 338 || -13 to -12
|-
| 3 minions || 351 || 326 || 337 - 338 || -14 to -13
|-
| 3 minions || 356 || 332 || 343 - 344 || -13 to -12
|-
| 3 minions || 357 || 332 || 343 - 344 || -14 to -13
|-
| 3 minions || 358 || 334 || 345 - 346 || -13 to -12
|-
| 3 minions || 359 || 334 || 345 - 346 || -14 to -13
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| 3 minions || 363 || 338 || 349 - 350 || -14 to -13
|-
| 3 minions || 365 || 340 || 351 - 352 || -14 to -13
|-
| 3 minions || 411 || 382 || 398 - 400 || -13 to -11
|-
| 3 minions || 488 || 442 || 475 - 477 || -13 to -11
|-
| 4 minions || 411 || 378 || 394 - 395 || -17 to -16
|-
| 4 minions || 444 || 404 || 425 - 427 || -19 to -17
|-
| 4 minions || 478 || 431 || 461 - 460 || -17 to -18
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| 4 minions || 488 || 438 || 469 - 471 || -19 to -17
|-
| altar, carrying fluff, fluffy surroundings, prayed || 411 || 414 || 438 - 439 || 27 to 28
|-
| altar, indoors || 302 || 310 || 320 - 321 || 18 to 19
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| altar, indoors || 310 || 318 || 328 - 329 || 18 to 19
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| altar, indoors || 349 || 354 || 366 - 368 || 17 to 19
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| altar, indoors || 365 || 370 || 384 - 386 || 19 to 21
|-
| altar, indoors, prayed || 349 || 360 || 373 - 374 || 24 to 25
|-
| altar, rain || 310 || 318 || 328 - 329 || 18 to 19
|-
| carrying fluff || 236 || 222 || 242 - 243 || 6 to 7
|-
| carrying fluff || 411 || 398 || 418 - 419 || 7 to 8
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| carrying fluff || 488 || 456 || 494 - 496 || 6 to 8
|-
| combat || 318 || 312 || 322 - 323 || 4 to 5
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| combat || 313 || 308 || 318 - 319 || 5 to 6
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| company, trespass || 251 || 262 || 276 - 277 || 25 to 26
|-
| company, trespass || 262 || 274 || 286 - 287 || 24 to 25
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| drunk || 411 || 364 || 378 - 379 || -33 to -32
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| drunk || 365 || 322 || 332 - 334 || -33 to -31
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| drunk || 356 || 312 || 322 - 323 || -34 to -33
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| drunk || 357 || 314 || 324 - 325 || -33 to -32
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| drunk || 350 || 306 || 317 - 317 || -33 to -33
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| drunk || 349 || 304 || 315 - 316 || -34 to -33
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| drunk || 333 || 288 || 299 - 300 || -34 to -33
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| drunk || 325 || 280 || 292 - 293 || -33 to -32
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| drunk || 323 || 278 || 290 - 291 || -33 to -32
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| drunk || 315 || 268 || 281 - 282 || -34 to -33
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| drunk || 310 || 262 || 276 - 277 || -34 to -33
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| drunk || 302 || 254 || 269 - 270 || -33 to -32
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| far from altar || 348 || 334 || 345 - 346 || -3 to -2
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| far from altar || 340 || 326 || 337 - 338 || -3 to -2
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| far from altar || 340 || 324 || 335 - 336 || -5 to -4
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| far from altar || 348 || 333 || 345 - 343 || -3 to -5
|-
| far from altar || 348 || 332 || 343 - 344 || -5 to -4
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| far from altar || 348 || 330 || 341 - 342 || -7 to -6
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| far from altar || 340 || 321 || 333 - 331 || -7 to -9
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| far from altar || 348 || 329 || 341 - 339 || -7 to -9
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| far from altar || 348 || 328 || 339 - 340 || -9 to -8
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| far from altar || 340 || 322 || 332 - 334 || -8 to -6
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| far from altar || 340 || 323 || 335 - 333 || -5 to -7
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| far from altar || 357 || 338 || 349 - 350 || -8 to -7
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| far from altar, Bad Ass || 340 || 323 || 335 - 333 || -5 to -7
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| far from altar, Creel Springs, plus indoors || 340 || 326 || 337 - 338 || -3 to -2
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| far from altar, Creel Springs, plus wizard guild, plus indoors || 340 || 280 || 292 - 293 || -48 to -47
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| far from altar, Genua || 340 || 322 || 332 - 334 || -8 to -6
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| far from altar, Genua || 348 || 328 || 339 - 340 || -9 to -8
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| far from altar, Genua || 357 || 338 || 349 - 350 || -8 to -7
|-
| far from altar, Genua, plus fluff || 489 || 450 || 486 - 488 || -3 to -1
|-
| far from altar, Genua, plus out of align || 489 || 442 || 475 - 477 || -14 to -12
|-
| far from altar, Holy Wood || 340 || 324 || 335 - 336 || -5 to -4
|-
| far from altar, Holy Wood || 348 || 333 || 345 - 343 || -3 to -5
|-
| far from altar, house, plus indoors || 357 || 344 || 355 - 357 || -2 to 0
|-
| far from altar, just outside no-message zone || 357 || 344 || 355 - 357 || -2 to 0
|-
| far from altar, just outside no-message zone || 349 || 336 || 347 - 348 || -2 to -1
|-
| far from altar, just outside no-message zone || 325 || 312 || 322 - 323 || -3 to -2
|-
| far from altar, Lancre || 349 || 330 || 341 - 342 || -8 to -7
|-
| far from altar, Lancre || 357 || 338 || 349 - 350 || -8 to -7
|-
| far from altar, Lancre || 325 || 306 || 317 - 317 || -8 to -8
|-
| far from altar, past Holy Wood || 340 || 321 || 333 - 331 || -7 to -9
|-
| far from altar, past Holy Wood || 348 || 330 || 341 - 342 || -7 to -6
|-
| far from altar, southeast corner of map || 357 || 338 || 349 - 350 || -8 to -7
|-
| far from altar, southeast corner of map || 349 || 330 || 341 - 342 || -8 to -7
|-
| far from altar, southeast corner of map || 325 || 306 || 317 - 317 || -8 to -8
|-
| floating in water || 241 || 228 || 247 - 248 || 6 to 7
|-
| floating in water || 244 || 232 || 250 - 251 || 6 to 7
|-
| floating in water || 240 || 228 || 247 - 248 || 7 to 8
|-
| fluffy surroundings || 488 || 452 || 489 - 491 || 1 to 3
|-
| fluffy surroundings || 411 || 394 || 413 - 414 || 2 to 3
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| fluffy surroundings || 236 || 218 || 239 - 240 || 3 to 4
|-
| from baton (276 bonus) || 325 || 254 || 269 - 270 || -56 to -55
|-
| from baton (282 bonus) || 333 || 262 || 276 - 277 || -57 to -56
|-
| from baton (285 bonus) || 349 || 280 || 292 - 293 || -57 to -56
|-
| from baton (292 bonus) || 357 || 290 || 301 - 302 || -56 to -55
|-
| high altar || 488 || 460 || 500 - 502 || 12 to 14
|-
| high altar || 431 || 418 || 443 - 444 || 12 to 13
|-
| high altar || 415 || 404 || 425 - 427 || 10 to 12
|-
| high altar || 412 || 402 || 423 - 424 || 11 to 12
|-
| high altar || 369 || 366 || 380 - 381 || 11 to 12
|-
| high altar || 354 || 354 || 366 - 368 || 12 to 14
|-
| high altar || 349 || 348 || 360 - 361 || 11 to 12
|-
| high altar || 343 || 340 || 351 - 352 || 8 to 9
|-
| high altar || 334 || 334 || 345 - 346 || 11 to 12
|-
| high altar || 326 || 326 || 337 - 338 || 11 to 12
|-
| high altar || 321 || 322 || 332 - 334 || 11 to 13
|-
| high altar || 313 || 314 || 324 - 325 || 11 to 12
|-
| high altar || 310 || 312 || 322 - 323 || 12 to 13
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| high altar || 304 || 304 || 315 - 316 || 11 to 12
|-
| high altar || 297 || 298 || 309 - 310 || 12 to 13
|-
| high altar || 293 || 294 || 305 - 306 || 12 to 13
|-
| high altar || 291 || 292 || 303 - 304 || 12 to 13
|-
| high altar || 284 || 284 || 296 - 296 || 12 to 12
|-
| high altar || 280 || 280 || 292 - 293 || 12 to 13
|-
| high altar || 277 || 276 || 288 - 289 || 11 to 12
|-
| high altar || 268 || 266 || 279 - 280 || 11 to 12
|-
| high altar || 263 || 260 || 274 - 275 || 11 to 12
|-
| high altar || 251 || 246 || 262 - 263 || 11 to 12
|-
| high altar || 241 || 234 || 252 - 253 || 11 to 12
|-
| high altar || 236 || 228 || 247 - 248 || 11 to 12
|-
| in combat, no visible distance || 321 || 315 || 327 - 325 || 6 to 4
|-
| in combat, no visible distance || 326 || 320 || 330 - 331 || 4 to 5
|-
| in combat, no visible distance || 313 || 308 || 318 - 319 || 5 to 6
|-
| in combat, no visible distance || 321 || 316 || 326 - 327 || 5 to 6
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| indoors || 333 || 328 || 339 - 340 || 6 to 7
|-
| indoors || 350 || 344 || 355 - 357 || 5 to 7
|-
| indoors || 363 || 356 || 369 - 370 || 6 to 7
|-
| indoors || 365 || 358 || 371 - 372 || 6 to 7
|-
| indoors || 349 || 344 || 355 - 357 || 6 to 8
|-
| indoors || 302 || 298 || 309 - 310 || 7 to 8
|-
| indoors || 310 || 306 || 317 - 317 || 7 to 7
|-
| indoors || 334 || 330 || 341 - 342 || 7 to 8
|-
| indoors || 349 || 344 || 355 - 357 || 6 to 8
|-
| indoors || 315 || 312 || 322 - 323 || 7 to 8
|-
| indoors || 323 || 320 || 330 - 331 || 7 to 8
|-
| indoors || 325 || 322 || 332 - 334 || 7 to 9
|-
| indoors || 342 || 338 || 349 - 350 || 7 to 8
|-
| indoors || 348 || 344 || 355 - 357 || 7 to 9
|-
| indoors || 357 || 352 || 364 - 365 || 7 to 8
|-
| near altar || 348 || 342 || 353 - 354 || 5 to 6
|-
| near altar || 340 || 332 || 343 - 344 || 3 to 4
|-
| near altar || 340 || 337 || 350 - 348 || 10 to 8
|-
| near altar || 340 || 338 || 349 - 350 || 9 to 10
|-
| near altar || 303 || 298 || 309 - 310 || 6 to 7
|-
| near altar || 357 || 342 || 353 - 354 || -4 to -3
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| near altar || 350 || 346 || 358 - 359 || 8 to 9
|-
| near altar || 323 || 322 || 332 - 334 || 9 to 11
|-
| near altar || 315 || 314 || 324 - 325 || 9 to 10
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| near altar || 302 || 300 || 311 - 312 || 9 to 10
|-
| near altar || 310 || 308 || 318 - 319 || 8 to 9
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| near altar || 334 || 332 || 343 - 344 || 9 to 10
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| near altar || 365 || 360 || 373 - 374 || 8 to 9
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| near altar || 349 || 346 || 358 - 359 || 9 to 10
|-
| near altar (just outside CWC one) || 357 || 354 || 366 - 368 || 9 to 11
|-
| near altar (just outside CWC one) || 350 || 346 || 358 - 359 || 8 to 9
|-
| near altar (just outside CWC one) || 315 || 314 || 324 - 325 || 9 to 10
|-
| near altar (Scoone's room) || 253 || 244 || 260 - 261 || 7 to 8
|-
| near altar (Scoone's room) || 262 || 254 || 269 - 270 || 7 to 8
|-
| near altar (Scoone's room) || 264 || 256 || 271 - 271 || 7 to 7
|-
| near altar (Tuna Walk) || 350 || 344 || 355 - 357 || 5 to 7
|-
| near altar (Tuna Walk) || 357 || 350 || 362 - 363 || 5 to 6
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| near altar (Tuna Walk) || 315 || 310 || 320 - 321 || 5 to 6
|-
| near altar, just outside AM (Rimwards) || 349 || 340 || 351 - 352 || 2 to 3
|-
| near altar, just outside AM (Rimwards) || 357 || 348 || 360 - 361 || 3 to 4
|-
| near altar, road outside AM—just before intersection into Coast Road from Rimwards || 349 || 340 || 351 - 352 || 2 to 3
|-
| near altar, road outside AM—just before intersection into Coast Road from Rimwards || 357 || 348 || 360 - 361 || 3 to 4
|-
| none, outer edge of no-message zone || 349 || 338 || 349 - 350 || 0 to 1
|-
| none, outer edge of no-message zone || 357 || 344 || 355 - 357 || -2 to 0
|-
| none, outside AM, intersection leading to coast road, JUST inside no-message zone || 357 || 344 || 355 - 357 || -2 to 0
|-
| none, outside AM, intersection leading to coast road, JUST inside no-message zone || 349 || 338 || 349 - 350 || 0 to 1
|-
| opposing altar || 480 || 412 || 435 - 437 || -45 to -43
|-
| opposing altar || 411 || 354 || 366 - 368 || -45 to -43
|-
| opposing altar || 365 || 310 || 320 - 321 || -45 to -44
|-
| opposing altar || 358 || 302 || 313 - 314 || -45 to -44
|-
| opposing altar || 356 || 300 || 311 - 312 || -45 to -44
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| opposing altar || 350 || 294 || 305 - 306 || -45 to -44
|-
| opposing altar || 348 || 292 || 303 - 304 || -45 to -44
|-
| opposing altar || 349 || 292 || 303 - 304 || -46 to -45
|-
| opposing altar || 310 || 250 || 265 - 266 || -45 to -44
|-
| out of alignment || 302 || 286 || 297 - 298 || -5 to -4
|-
| out of alignment || 310 || 294 || 305 - 306 || -5 to -4
|-
| out of alignment || 315 || 298 || 309 - 310 || -6 to -5
|-
| out of alignment || 323 || 308 || 318 - 319 || -5 to -4
|-
| out of alignment || 325 || 310 || 320 - 321 || -5 to -4
|-
| out of alignment || 333 || 318 || 328 - 329 || -5 to -4
|-
| out of alignment || 334 || 318 || 328 - 329 || -6 to -5
|-
| out of alignment || 342 || 326 || 337 - 338 || -5 to -4
|-
| out of alignment || 348 || 332 || 343 - 344 || -5 to -4
|-
| out of alignment || 349 || 332 || 343 - 344 || -6 to -5
|-
| out of alignment || 350 || 334 || 345 - 346 || -5 to -4
|-
| out of alignment || 357 || 340 || 351 - 352 || -6 to -5
|-
| out of alignment || 363 || 346 || 358 - 359 || -5 to -4
|-
| out of alignment || 365 || 348 || 360 - 361 || -5 to -4
|-
| out of alignment || 411 || 388 || 405 - 407 || -6 to -4
|-
| poisoned || 315 || 268 || 281 - 282 || -34 to -33
|-
| poisoned || 325 || 280 || 292 - 293 || -33 to -32
|-
| poisoned || 342 || 298 || 309 - 310 || -33 to -32
|-
| poisoned || 357 || 314 || 324 - 325 || -33 to -32
|-
| prayed || 243 || 232 || 250 - 251 || 7 to 8
|-
| prayed || 251 || 240 || 257 - 258 || 6 to 7
|-
| prayed || 268 || 260 || 274 - 275 || 6 to 7
|-
| prayed || 284 || 278 || 290 - 291 || 6 to 7
|-
| prayed || 310 || 306 || 317 - 317 || 7 to 7
|-
| prayed || 325 || 322 || 332 - 334 || 7 to 9
|-
| prayed || 334 || 330 || 341 - 342 || 7 to 8
|-
| prayed || 349 || 344 || 355 - 357 || 6 to 8
|-
| prayed || 350 || 344 || 355 - 357 || 5 to 7
|-
| prayed || 365 || 358 || 371 - 372 || 6 to 7
|-
| prayed || 411 || 398 || 418 - 419 || 7 to 8
|-
| prayed || 488 || 456 || 494 - 496 || 6 to 8
|-
| rain || 268 || 260 || 274 - 275 || 6 to 7
|-
| rain || 291 || 286 || 297 - 298 || 6 to 7
|-
| rain || 310 || 306 || 317 - 317 || 7 to 7
|-
| stylish clothes || 231 || 212 || 235 - 235 || 4 to 4
|-
| stylish clothes || 236 || 218 || 239 - 240 || 3 to 4
|-
| stylish surroundings || 231 || 210 || 233 - 234 || 2 to 3
|-
| stylish surroundings || 236 || 218 || 239 - 240 || 3 to 4
|-
| trespass on holy ground || 251 || 244 || 260 - 261 || 9 to 10
|-
| trespass on holy ground || 253 || 246 || 262 - 263 || 9 to 10
|-
| trespass on holy ground || 263 || 258 || 272 - 273 || 9 to 10
|-
| trespass on holy ground || 256 || 250 || 265 - 266 || 9 to 10
|-
| trespass on holy ground || 254 || 246 || 262 - 263 || 8 to 9
|-
| trespass on holy ground || 262 || 256 || 271 - 271 || 9 to 9
|-
| underwater || 241 || 238 || 255 - 256 || 14 to 15
|-
| underwater || 240 || 238 || 255 - 256 || 15 to 16
|-
| witch/wizard (BP wizard guild) || 302 || 240 || 257 - 258 || -45 to -44
|-
| witch/wizard (BP wizard guild) || 315 || 254 || 269 - 270 || -46 to -45
|-
| witch/wizard (BP wizard guild) || 325 || 266 || 279 - 280 || -46 to -45
|-
| witch/wizard (BP wizard guild) || 334 || 276 || 288 - 289 || -46 to -45
|-
| witch/wizard (BP wizard guild) || 350 || 294 || 305 - 306 || -45 to -44
|-
| witch/wizard (BP wizard guild) || 357 || 300 || 311 - 312 || -46 to -45
|-
| with priests, near altar (Scoone's room) || 253 || 262 || 276 - 277 || 23 to 24
|-
| with priests, near altar (Scoone's room) || 264 || 274 || 286 - 287 || 22 to 23
|-
| underwater || 244 || 240 || 257 - 258 || 13 to 14
|-
| underwater || 240 || 236 || 254 - 254 || 14 to 14
|-
| floating in water || 244 || 232 || 250 - 251 || 6 to 7
|-
| floating in water || 240 || 228 || 247 - 248 || 7 to 8
|-
| floating in water || 241 || 228 || 247 - 248 || 6 to 7
|-
| ritual assistance on, 1% || 310 || 302 || 313 - 314 || 3 to 4
|-
| wrong altar, plus drunk, plus poisoned || 357 || 224 || 244 - 245 || -113 to -112
|-
| wrong altar, plus drunk, plus poisoned || 349 || 214 || 236 - 237 || -113 to -112
|-
| ritual assistance on, 1% || 303 || 294 || 305 - 306 || 2 to 3
|-
| ritual assistance on, 10% || 310 || 322 || 332 - 334 || 22 to 24
|-
| from baton, hands full (342 bonus) || 310 || 250 || 265 - 266 || -45 to -44
|-
| from baton (334 bonus) || 303 || 268 || 281 - 282 || -22 to -21
|-
| from baton (350 bonus) || 312 || 274 || 286 - 287 || -26 to -25
|-
| from baton, hands full (334 bonus) || 303 || 240 || 257 - 258 || -46 to -45
|-
| from baton (334 bonus) (hands not full) || 303 || 268 || 281 - 282 || -22 to -21
|-
| from baton (334 bonus) (hands full) || 303 || 240 || 257 - 258 || -46 to -45
|-
| from baton (342 bonus) (hands full) || 310 || 250 || 265 - 266 || -45 to -44
|-
| from baton (350 bonus) (hands not full) || 312 || 274 || 286 - 287 || -26 to -25
|-
| from baton (276 bonus) || 325 || 254 || 269 - 270 || -56 to -55
|-
| from baton (282 bonus) (hands full) || 333 || 262 || 276 - 277 || -57 to -56
|-
| from baton (285 bonus) || 349 || 280 || 292 - 293 || -57 to -56
|-
| from baton (285 bonus) (hands not full) || 349 || 280 || 292 - 293 || -57 to -56
|-
| from baton (285 bonus) (hands full) || 349 || 280 || 292 - 293 || -57 to -56
|-
| from baton (292 bonus) (hands full) || 357 || 290 || 301 - 302 || -56 to -55
|-
|}

The baton bonus seems to be special, varying widely. Sometimes having both hands full seems to roughly double it, but not always.

And the conclusions:
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|Modifier || Increase or decrease to effective bonus
|-
|At own [[high altar]] || +12
|-
|actively worshipping || +7
|-
|[[weather|rain/snow/sleet]] (Pishe) || +7
|-
|carrying [[fluff]] (Gufnork) || +7
|-
|fluffy surroundings (Gufnork) || +3
|-
|wearing stylish clothes (Gapp) || +4
|-
|stylish surroundings (Gapp) || +3
|-
|indoors (Sandelfon) || +7
|-
|underwater (Fish) || +14
|-
|floating in the water (Fish) || +7
|-
|in company of other priests (Hat) || +16
|-
|trespassing on other deity's high altar (Hat) || +9
|-
|in combat (Sek) || +5
|-
|[[deity points|ritual assistance]] set to 1% ("the hand of <deity> guides you") || +3
|-
|near high altar || +3 to +9
|-
|far from high altar || -2 to -8
|-
|1 priest [[minion]] || -4
|-
|2 priest [[minion]]s || -8
|-
|3 priest [[minion]]s || -13
|-
|4 priest [[minion]]s || -17
|-
|out of [[alignment]] || -5
|-
|performing from [[faith rod]] || varies, but high penalty
|-
|[[drunk]] || -33
|-
|[[poison]]ed || -33
|-
|at wrong high altar || -45
|-
|in witch/wizard-owned area || -45
|}

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	Generally, these durations were the result of choosing the "best" duration from multiple performances (at least two). In cases where there was variation, the "best" numbers were the ones that were most consistent and seemed to be affected the least by lag. Since--when the MUD isn't lagging--duration seems to be consistent for a given bonus and conditions, I'm assuming that any variation ''was'' due to lag: either of the "protected by" message or the "expires" message. This seems more reasonable than supposing a random factor of a few seconds, and it's also encouraging that I was able to find a formula that fits all of these "best" base durations perfectly. However, there's still some possibility of error.		Generally, these durations were the result of choosing the "best" duration from multiple performances (at least two). In cases where there was variation, the "best" numbers were the ones that were most consistent and seemed to be affected the least by lag. Since--when the MUD isn't lagging--duration seems to be consistent for a given bonus and conditions, I'm assuming that any variation ''was'' due to lag: either of the "protected by" message or the "expires" message. This seems more reasonable than supposing a random factor of a few seconds, and it's also encouraging that I was able to find a formula that fits all of these "best" base durations perfectly. However, there's still some possibility of error.
		+
		+	A scatterplot of the data in the table below is [http://dwwiki.mooo.com:8080/w/images/e/ef/Major_modifiers_scatterplot.PNG here].

	{\|class="wikitable"		{\|class="wikitable"

Reasearch and Ideas/Major Shield Duration by Ilde - Revision history

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 ===Base duration===
-A graph of the base durations:
+A graph of the base durations is [http://dwwiki.mooo.com:8080/w/images/9/9c/Major_shield_base_duration.png here].  It shows the base durations from the table above.
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-[[File:Major shield base duration.png]]
 For all of these points, this formua yielded the exact duration:

Reasearch and Ideas/Major Shield Duration by Ilde - Revision history

Ilde: /* Bonus vs. duration */

Ilde: /* Base duration */

Ilde: Created page with "__ToC__ ==Bonus vs. duration== This is a summary table of the results of performing Major Shield with different bonuses (usually de.se, but sometimes de.ta) and under different..."

Ilde: Created page with "ToC ==Bonus vs. duration== This is a summary table of the results of performing Major Shield with different bonuses (usually de.se, but sometimes de.ta) and under different..."