Most of use have wondered for a very long time about the exact effects of items that just sit in your inventory. So far, I have only figured out the effects of the Sculpture (aka. Artemis Statue) and the Gemini's Pot, but I plan to post more in the near future.
Although it is not completely necessary that you do this, I STRONGLY suggest that you are familiar with the system for Lifespan loss (read the "Lifespan Hits" thread, first post).
SCULPTURE:
The Sculpture reduces Fatigue in your monster at the very beginning of each month. The amount of Fatigue reduced by the Sculpture varies as follows:
Current Fatigue --- Amount Reduced - 0 to 33 Fatigue: Sculpture has no effect - 34 to 66 Fatigue: -1 Fatigue - 67 to 99 Fatigue: -2 Fatigue - 100 Fatigue: -3 Fatigue
The effects of multiple Sculptures ARE cumulative. So, if your monster has 80 Fatigue at the beginning of the month, having 2 Sculptures would reduce that to 76 Fatigue. However, this is where the problems begin......
When you have multiple Sculptures, the effects of each on are evaluated 1 at a time. Let's say that your monster has 70 Fatigue at the beginning of the month and you have 3 Sculptures in your inventory. This is what happens:
1) Your monster has 70 Fatigue. The effects of the first Sculpture are evaluated (refer to the above chart). Your monster's Fatigue is reduced by 2 points, bringing it to a total of 68 Fatigue.
2) Your monster now has 68 Fatigue. The effects of the second Sculpture are evaluated. Your monster's Fatigue is reduced by 2 more points, bringing it to a total of 66 Fatigue.
3) Your monster now has 66 Fatigue. The effects of the third Sculpture are evaluated. Now, since your monster has only 66 Fatigue, the last Sculpture will reduce your monster's Fatigue by only 1 point (refer to the above chart if necessary).
So, -5 Fatigue for 3 Sculptures. That's not terrible, but let's take a case that's a bit more extreme.
You hear that Sculptures reduce Fatigue and that the multiple Sculptures have a cumulative effect. So, you go ahead and fill all 20 spaces of your inventory with Sculptures (yes, I ACTUALLY tried this). At the beginning of the month, your monster has 34 Fatigue. This is what happens:
1) The first Sculpture takes effect. Your monster's Fatigue is reduced to 33 points. 2) Now, since your monster only has 33 points of Fatigue, the other 19 Sculptures have absolutely no effect, other than taking up inventory space.
Guess what, it gets worse......
While the Sculpture takes effect at the beginning of the month before feeding, it doesn't occur until AFTER the lifespan hit process takes place. So, if your monster has 70 Fatigue and 0 Stress, and one Sculpture reduces this to 68 Fatigue, you STILL TAKE THE LIFESPAN HIT, even though you are now in the safe zone.
GEMINI'S POT:
The Gemini's Pot works EXACTLY like the Sculpture, but for Stress instead of Fatigue. If you've read the "Lifespan Hits" thread, then you should know that Stress reduction is twice as important as Fatigue reduction, so the Gemini's Pot is better, right??? Consider the following: the Gemini's Pot does not even begin to work until your monster has 34 points of Stress. If you have a mere 2 points of Fatigue, then you will already be taking a lifespan hit. I do my best to keep my monster's Stress under 20 points at all times, so if you ask me, I think that the Gemini's Pot is even more useless than the Sculpture (but that's just my opinion. You've been given the data, so form your own....)
-Nevistar
**NOTE** This is NOT done by me. This was done by Nevistar. Some know him better is Sean M., Webmaster of Monster Haven and was copied here with his permission.