Damage absorption

• Each point of damage absorption absorbs one damage when you are hit. This effect takes place after the damage calculation based on offense and defense is done.
• Amounts for Skills are affected by S, the number of skill points invested in the skill.

Source	Source type	Increase	Duration	Requirements	Notes
Crystallizer of Dreams	Offhand Item	10%	Always	Level 40	+50 spell damage +10% to initiative
Armadillo Armor	Naturalist Buff	2 + S + round(level/6)	30 + 3*S minutes
Aegis Flux Incapacitor	Offhand Item	1*Level, cap 20	Always		Can discharge elemental attacks +20% resist fire, ice, electric, and acid damage Attacker takes 5 damage +20 to maximum HP
Zorromir's double tower shield	Offhand Item	1*Level, cap 20	Always		Allows you to use a battle cry +3% of weapon damage returned as HP +X offense (+5/level, max: +60) (requires set)
roboto shield	Offhand Item	20	Always	Level 13
brick wall	Offhand Item	10	Always	Level 9	-33% Strength
Plump with Laughter	Item	10	90 minutes		Obtained from berry pills
Upgrade Armor: Superabsorbance	Gadgeteer Skill	2 + (S/2) 8 for S=10	20-40 minutes	Level 2	Skill points invested in Upgrade Armor Duration depends on Improved Tinkering
Bowler's Sticky Wicket	Talisman	5	Always		+30% Intellect +20% spell damage -15% defense
heavy duty jacket	Shirt	5	Always	Level 15	+10% Strength
insanely super bowl breastplate	Shirt	5	Always		20% sugar item drops +10% Reflexes - for Gadgeteers only
Little Yellow Indifferent	Item	5	30 minutes		Obtained from little yellow pill
Plated Pantaloons of Pretentious Potency	Pants	5	Always	Level 10	+5% Strength
pseudo-chitin armor	Full-body suit	5	Always	Level 8	+5% acid damage resistance Attacker takes 3 damage
Tangled Up in Two	Item	5	60 minutes		Obtained from lost soul +2% chance of fumbles +25% psychic resistance
Tempest's Brooch	Talisman	5	Always		+30% Intellect +20% spell damage -15% defense
three-speed bicycle shorts (high gear)	Pants	5	Always	Level 10	-15 seconds to the duration of each turn Regenerates PP as a function of level
docker's pants	Pants	4	Always	Level 6
Euphoria	Item	4	60 minutes		Obtained from white pill and liao +100% XP per combat +100% to maximum HP In practice halved due to Utter Wretchedness
eyepatch	Accessory	4	Always	Level 10
heavy, heavy plate	Full-body suit	4	Always	Level 9	+10 foe toughness.
Mummified	Item	4	120 minutes		Obtained from unsanitary gauze -2 HP regen/turn
blockheaded hat	Helmet	3	Always	Level 10	-33% Intellect
Soft Wear	Effect	3	65 minutes		Gained from There's a Blog.Org for This
The Slime's snuggie	Full-body suit	3	Always	Level 11	+50% acid damage resistance
Biff Socko's socks	Boots	2	Always	Level 5	+5% Reflexes
Blue's crushed velvet wristband	Accessory	2	Always	Level 6	+10% Strength
catcher's mask	Helmet	2	Always	Level 3
poofy skirt	Pants	2	Always	Level 8	-5 to initiative
kneepads	Accessory	1	Always
starched shirt	Shirt	2	Always	Level 7
yule shield	Offhand Item	2	Always
carapace shield	Offhand Item	1	Always	Level 4
low-jump boots	Boots	1	Always	Level 9	-33% Reflexes
Lug-Nut Keychain	Talisman	1	Always		-1 Strength
Black robot	Sidekick	?	120 minutes		Obtained from black robot
Clockwork armadillo	Sidekick	?	180 minutes		Obtained from clockwork armadillo
Ferric man	Sidekick	?	120 minutes		Obtained from ferric man
Free dummy	Sidekick	?	60 minutes		Obtained from mismatched earring Breaks after some damage
genuine lookalike World Series 2008 ring	Talisman	-2	Always		+30% resist fire, ice, electric, and acid damage
Utter Wretchedness	Item	-2	240 minutes		Obtained from white pill and liao -50% XP per combat -50% to maximum HP

Notes

• Having 50 damage absorption qualifies you for the More than One Way to Hunt a Bounty merit badge.