State: lag, shock, paralysis, stun

Your character can enter one of several states that limit the use of commands and skills: lag, daze, paralysis, and stun.

LAG Lag is applied to a player after using most skills and other actions -- you can't do everything at once. Some powerful artifacts, as well as states of fatigue or fervor, can change a character's reaction speed, thereby changing the lag duration after skills. Small amounts of lag are also applied during movement, depending on the terrain's difficulty.

While in this state none of your commands are executed or processed -- you have to wait. Lag can last anywhere from a couple of moments (pulses) to several seconds.

In combat, some combat skills apply a lag state to the opponent -- for example, trip, bash, and smash. In PK these skills therefore completely block the opponent's ability to do anything or flee.

Be careful: commands entered while lagged stay in the command buffer and start executing one after another once the lag ends. To clear the command buffer, use the \ command.

PAIN SHOCK / DAZE Shock or temporary daze is applied by the effect of certain spells (for example, scream), the numbness from Deimos's sign, or the effects of a shocking weapon. In this state spells work much worse (you can lose concentration), and skills noticeably worse (a skill may fail to trigger). Shock usually passes after a couple of seconds.

PARALYSIS / STUN Stunned and paralysed enemies do not attack with their weapons. In addition, paralysis prevents giving orders to followers and blocks many defensive skills (parry, dodge, hand block). Stun blocks them only in part.

You can paralyse an enemy with the paralysis spell, the effects of certain rare artifacts, or mastering pound. Paralysis usually lasts only one combat round before immediately turning into stun. But paralysis inflicted by an anti-paladin is especially harmful. The chance of overcoming such paralysis depends on the victim's build, the level difference, and the affect's duration.

Stun can be applied to an opponent by skills such as black feeble. You can also stun yourself -- with certain harmful artifacts.