Strike-back damage

• Strike-back damage is applied whenever you are hit by a foe.
• Each damage type has a specific message associated to it.

physical: Your opponent is damaged by your fierce defenses, and takes X damage.

sonic: Part of your opponent's blow comes into contact with your sonic defenses, causing your equipment to reverberate with a resounding CLONGGGGG! It causes X damage to your opponent.

ice: Your opponent's attack triggers a blast of frost that sprays them for X damage.

acid: Your opponent becomes slightly dissolved (ew) by your acidic defenses, and takes X damage.

fire: With a WHOOSH! your fiery defenses activate in response to your opponent's attack, reflecting X damage onto your opponent.

electric: Your opponent is zapped by your electrified defenses (shocking!), and takes X damage.

psychic: In retribution for the attack your defenses trigger a psychic echo that fires back to your opponent for X damage.

• Fire Shield has a different message. See specifics on its page.
• Strike-back damage cannot kill an opponent. When an opponent would have been killed by strike-back damage it is canceled and you get a message right after the regular message, depending on damage type:

physical: Your opponent appears to be in pretty bad shape. It pulls back before your defenses cause it critical damage.

sonic: Your opponent appears to be pretty shaken up by the noise.

ice: Your opponent appears rattled by the intensity of your defenses.

acid: Your opponent appears to be in pretty bad shape. It pulls back before your defenses cause it critical damage.

fire: Your opponent appears to be pretty shaken up by the noise.

electric: Your opponent appears to be in pretty bad shape. It pulls back before your defenses cause it critical damage.

psychic: Your opponent appears rattled by the intensity of your defenses.

• Frusion Enemies take only one Strike-back damage every hit, with a special message:

Your opponent seems slightly put off by your defenses, and takes 1 damage.

• Amounts for Skills are affected by S, the number of skill points invested in the skill.

Source	Source type	Increase	Duration	Requirements	Notes
bully pulpit	Accessory	20% of damage	Always	Level 10	ice damage
blazing shield fragment	Accessory	15% of damage	Always	Level 15	fire damage Take 5 fire damage per round of combat
chalkboard shield	Offhand Item	15% of damage	Always	Level 10	sonic damage
genuine lookalike World Series 2011 ring	Talisman	15% of damage	Always		fire damage +1 to the cost of combat skills
genuine lookalike World Series 2012 ring	Talisman	15% of damage	Always		ice damage +1 to the cost of combat skills
genuine lookalike World Series 2014 ring	Talisman	15% of damage	Always		acid damage -10% resist fire, ice, electric, and acid damage
genuine lookalike World Series 2015 ring	Talisman	15% of damage	Always		sonic damage -15% dodging ability
hero's blazing shield	Offhand Item	15% of damage	Always	Level 20	fire damage
Dr. Nano's labcoat	Full-body suit	10% of damage	Always	Level 25	acid damage +25% Intellect +10% acid damage resistance
firewall fragment	Offhand Item	10% of damage	Always	Level 20	fire damage +20% psychic damage resistance
heretical stockings	Pants	10% of damage	Always	Level 25	sonic damage +15% sonic damage resistance Wailing of Yuggoth
ice cool jacket	Shirt	10% of damage	Always	Level 15	ice damage +5 PP per turn Cool as Ice
insanely super bowl shield	Offhand Item	10% of damage	Always		sonic damage +5% dodging ability +10% Strength - for Naturalists only
Midnight's Cloak	Shirt	10% of damage	Always	Level 5	psychic damage +10% dodging ability
multiversal gong	Offhand Item	10% of damage	Always		sonic damage Stunning reverb -10 seconds to the duration of each turn Rental equipment is lost at rollover
pet dust bunny	Offhand Item	10% of damage	Always	Level 10	electric damage Your software triggers less consistently
Siamese dreamcatcher	Offhand Item	10% of damage	Always	Level 16	psychic damage +10% psychic damage resistance
snow angel halo	Helmet	10% of damage	Always		ice damage Regenerates PP as a function of level Drops snow and items that can be combined into companions
solar disc	Offhand Item	10% of damage	Always		electric damage +5 HP per turn Occasionally blocks enemy attacks Charges with solar power when you take damage
solar-powered shirt	Shirt	10% of damage	Always		electric damage Regenerates PP as a function of level +20% fire resistance Sometimes hits enemies with solar-powered lightning
Sunset's Flaming Sharovary	Pants	10% of damage	Always	Level 5	fire damage +10 to your maximum Power Points
diving bell	Transportation	1% of damage	Always		sonic damage Grants wearer the ability to breathe under water
Fire Shield	Elemental Buff	5 + 2*S + round(level/5)	30 + S minutes		fire damage
Gwneuthurwr Deganau's hunllef puzzle	Accessory	2*Level, cap 30	One turn		acid damage When trigger Green Other beneficial results
Spines of the Echidna	Naturalist Buff	5 + S	30 + 3*S Minutes
decorative gears	Accessory	10	Always	Level 15	+10 foe toughness
Desert Dan's snake rattle	Talisman	10	Always		sonic damage +15% Melee damage +20% ice resistance This game is too hard
multiversal bandolier	Accessory	10	Always		acid damage +10% Reflexes +10% chips Rental equipment is lost at rollover
King of Armageddon	Talisman	10	Always		fire damage Allows you to tap into the power of Armageddon in combat Adds ice damage to your attacks -25% to your maximum Hit Points Take 2 psychic damage per round of combat
Moletron's Molecar	Transportation	10	Always	Level 4	Bolsters your Initiative when the city is under attack Drill beneath your foes for surprise attacks
pointininis	Boots	10	Always	Level 11
thistle hurt you more than it hurts me	Offhand Item	10	Always	Level 7	Take 1 physical damage per round of combat
tricky triskelion	Talisman	10	Always		Prevents bad injuries +10% of weapon damage returned as HP -75% dodging ability
Vambraces of the Star Spawn	Gloves	10	Always	Level 40	-15 foe toughness. -6% chance of weapon fumbles.
With Chance of Ions	Item	10	180 minutes		Obtained from ionic cloud
Frost	Melee weapon	8	Always	Level 5	ice damage +8 ice damage +50% ice resistance Rental equipment is lost at rollover
volcano shield	Offhand Item	8	Always	Level 15	fire damage
tectonic plate	Full-body suit	7	Always	Level 15	fire damage +7 damage absorption
triangle triptych	Offhand Item	7	Always	Level 7	+4 defense
Paradox Naught	Talisman	6	Always		+3 HP per turn -15% Intellect
stamped boots of stamping	Boots	6	Always	Level 7	+2 damage absorption
Aegis Flux Incapacitor	Offhand Item	5	Always		Can discharge elemental attacks +X damage absorption +20% resist fire, ice, electric, and acid damage +20 to maximum HP
Blockee power armor	Full-body suit	5	Always		+5 damage absorption +10% resist fire, ice, electric, and acid damage You find Blockees in the weirdest places
Bruiser's shell shield	Offhand Item	5	Always	Level 12	+20% fire resistance +5 Melee damage
dataclub	Melee weapon	5	Always	Level 6	+10 electric damage
Doctor Talon's anklet	Accessory	5	Always	Level 8	+10% Reflexes
motorpede	Transportation	5	Always	Level 8
paper cut gloves	Gloves	5	Always	Level 10
photoelectric cello	Offhand Item	5	Always	Level 6	electric damage Infinitesimally increased odds of finding an ultra-rare. Moderately increased odds of finding nonseizium. +2 electric damage
spiky heels	Boots	5	Always	Level 10	+5 Melee damage
wings of Icarus	Transportation	5	Always	Level 12	electric damage Grants wearer the ability to fly
firefly gloves	Gloves	4	Always	Level 5	electric damage
Great Cesar's sheet	Full-body suit	4	Always	Level 8	ice damage +8% psychic damage resistance
pseudo-chitin armor	Full-body suit	3	Always	Level 8	+5% acid damage resistance +5 damage absorption
cold shoulder shirt	Shirt	2	Always	Level 5	+4 ice damage
spooked credo	Pants	2	Always	Level 2
styrofoam lid	Offhand Item	2	Always		sonic damage
attache case	Offhand Item	1	Always	Level 10	+50% drops for SQUID and CTHULHU discs