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Summary

This gameplay element is called "states" or "statuses" or "status ailments" or "ailments" in different parts of the UI. The game also talks about "auras" as a separate thing (and indeed, auras were one of the main gameplay elements highlighted in marketing for this game), but auras are really the same thing as states, just with a little more UI emphasis.

States are modifiers for creatures (Shiren, NPCs, and monsters). States usually only last a limited duration, such as just a few turns or just one floor, though some states can last indefinitely until something happens to the creature to change the state.

States are boolean and mostly independent of one another. They can have a hidden countdown timer, but they are either in effect or not in effect for any given creature, and if they are in effect, they have a uniform effect on the creature for the duration of the state.

Virtually all states can apply to Shiren and to NPCs and to monsters, and states seem to affect NPCs and monsters the same way, but the effect on Shiren can be slightly different. For example, when Shiren gains Paralyzed state, he can't take his turn for a long time (20 turns? 100?). But when a monster gains Paralyzed state, they can *never* take another turn again unless and until something else interacts with them (such as Shiren throwing an item at them, even if it misses). So it's possible to e.g. bar a passageway with a paralyzed monster and have that passage stay barred forever, depending on what other monsters are around.

Almost no creatures ever have any states by default, but there is one exception: monsters can occasionally spawn with one of the three different aura states (blue aura, red aura, or yellow aura).

That being said, many actions can add states to creatures, such as consuming items, being hit by items, being hit by magic bolts, triggering traps, or just getting hungry. States end in a variety of ways as well, most frequently just by the passage of time (turns) or from some form of healing. Notably, if monsters/NPCs level up or level down, they heal all HP and lose all states, but the same is not true for Shiren.

Some states are good for the creature, some are bad. If a given thing says it removes "status ailments", it will very likely only remove the bad states.

Beware that many state names in Shiren 5 are buggy, having different names in different parts of the UI, including often showing the wrong name entirely at the top of the information screen about the state.

Super state, available for Shiren only, is a key gameplay element of Shiren 5 and deserves its own strategy page.

External References

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