Paralysis is a status effect that completely immobilizes the affected character. When a character is paralyzed, they are unable to take any actions until the effect wears off or is removed.

• Duration: 10 turns by default, modified by Resistance from Ring of Elements
• Removal: Damage has a chance to break the character out of paralysis based on their current HP vs damage taken
• Visual Indicator: PARALYSIS icon appears on character's status bar
• Visual Effect: Character sprite shows PARALYSED state

• Weapons: Paralysis enchantment on weapons can stun enemies (not true paralysis, but Stun effect)
• Arrows: Paralysis Arrows inflict paralysis when they hit
• Darts: Curare Darts cause paralysis
• Gases: Paralytic Gas clouds cause paralysis when breathed
• Enemies: Some enemies like Yog's Brain can inflict paralysis
• Armor: Warrior class skill “Shock” can cause paralysis

The following creatures are immune to paralysis:

• Ghost NPC and Mirror Images
• Earth and Ice Elementals
• Yog's brain, heart, and teeth
• King of Dwarves
• Piranhas
• Ice Guardian and Ice Guardian Core
• Crystal
• Various undead creatures (Worms, Nightmare, Zombie Gnoll, Pseudo Rat, Runic Skull, Lich, Dread Knight)
• Mimic types

• Ring of Elements: Provides resistance that extends the duration of paralysis effects

• Information Source: Paralysis.java
• Effect Description: Based on code analysis of Paralysis class and string resources
• String Resources: String definitions in strings_all.xml
• Last Updated: Verified against current codebase

• Java source: Paralysis.java
• String resources: String definitions in strings_all.xml
• Enchantment: Paralysis enchantment

• Stun - Related immobilization effect
• Paralytic Gas - Gas that causes paralysis
• Curare Dart - Dart that causes paralysis
• Paralysis Arrow - Arrow that causes paralysis
• Ring of Elements - Provides resistance
• Immunities - List of all immunities in the game