==Tactics & Weapon Skill==

In normal Ultima Online, your skill in a particular weapon type determines your hit chance and your Tactics determines your damage. In our system it is reversed and split- your skill in a particular weapon unlocks abilities and determines damage, while your [[Martial Tactics]] and [[Underhand Tactics]] determine your ability to hit. There are also Tactics-specific abilities that can be used with any weapon. Your skill in the Weapon you are using determines how much damage is done when you land a hit, and unlocks Special Weapon Moves that may be used with that weapon.

'''Martial Tactics''' represents formal military training, and '''Underhand Tactics''' represents informal training or actual combat experience. 
In combat, Martial Tactics and Underhanded Tactics are compared to determine the attacker’s effective combat skill and the defender’s effective defensive skill. Against NPCs, this system is simple: the attacker uses whichever of their two tactics skills is higher, and the defender uses whichever of their two tactics skills is higher. There is no Martial-versus-Underhanded penalty in NPC combat, so a character who only trains one tactics skill is not disadvantaged against creatures or other non-player enemies. 
The underlying goal of this split in Tactics is to force a choice upon the player- would you rather have more utility or crafting skills, or be fully optimized for PVP combat? 

 

==Example==
Bob has 100 Martial Tactics. Fred has 100 Underhanded Tactics and 40 Martial Tactics. 
Bob swings at Fred. 
Bob’s 100 Martial Tactics is used because it is higher than his Underhanded Tactics. 
Because Bob is attacking with Martial Tactics, Fred’s Martial Tactics is the matching defensive skill and is counted at full value. 
Fred has 40 Martial Tactics, so his matching defensive value is 40. 
Fred’s Underhanded Tactics is not the matching defensive skill, so his 100 Underhanded Tactics is reduced to 60% value, giving him an effective defensive value of 60. 
The system compares Fred’s 40 Martial Tactics against his reduced 60 Underhanded Tactics. 
Because 60 is higher than 40, Fred defends using his reduced Underhanded Tactics value. 
So the final skillcheck is Bob’s 100 Martial Tactics versus Fred’s effective 60 Underhanded Tactics. 
 
With no other bonuses, maluses, cover, or modifiers involved, that produces: 

'''''Bob = (100 + 20) * 100 = 12000 '''''
'''''Fred = (60 + 20) * 100 = 8000 '''''
'''''Bob's hit chance = 12000 / (8000 * 2) = 0.75 '''''
''(The +20 represents a baseline combat value added to both sides of the calculation, so even a character with little or no tactics skill still has a small amount of defensive or offensive value before bonuses and penalties are applied.) ''
So Bob would have a 75% hit chance before any other modifiers. 
If Fred had 100 Martial Tactics instead, the final comparison would be 100 Martial Tactics versus 100 Martial Tactics, resulting in a 50% hit chance before modifiers. 

==Weapons==

Weapon Skill determines your damage, and unlocks special weapon moves that can be used with that weapon class. As a general rule, Tactics Abilities use [[Focus]] whereas Special Weapon Moves use [[Stamina]]. 
All weapons, regardless of type, One-handed and have a DPS of 6.0. With the exception of [[Ranged Weapons]], which also consist of [[Firearms]], weapons generally follow the pattern of swingspeed to damage of fast/low, mid/mid, low/fast. In effect, each skill only has 3 weapon types. Firearms are further balanced by their magazine capacity, maximum range, and [[cover]] mechanics.

* [[Pugilism]] - Fist Wraps, Brass Knuckles, Whips/Flails
* [[Bladed Weapons]] - Knives, Swords, Axes
* [[Piercing Weapons]] - Daggers, Rapiers, Spears
* [[Bludgeoning Weapons]] - Clubs, Maces, Hammers
* [[Ranged Weapons]] - Slings, Bows, Crossbows
* [[Firearms]] - Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns
 
All weapons of a specific type (i.e. Swords) have identical damage and speed statistics regardless of their quality and appearance. They may be further enhanced and customized with [[Weapon Attachments]]. 
 
The '''[Sheath''' or '''[Sling''' commands may be used to sling or sheath your weapon if it has a sling or sheath. Mechanically it will remain in your hands, but its graphics will change to show it has slung or sheathed, and it will be automatically flip back to its normal animation if you enter combat. This is so that you may have a weapon at the ready will not making the role-play faux pas of walking around social settings with a sword or gun drawn pointed at everyone.

Main Page

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Arven:

{{DISPLAYTITLE:UO Icebound Wiki}}
__NOTOC__

Icebound is Ultima Online Roleplay server set in an alternate-history in which Earth has frozen over in the late 19th century. Plummeted into an apocalyptic ice age, civilization has collapsed, and in its place a never-ending winter where humanity struggles to survive amidst the unyielding cold.

You cannot save this world. But you can work alongside your fellow survivors to build a new one on the old one's bones.

This is not a traditional fantasy server. This project draws from alternate history, speculative fiction, and, if you're unfortunate, weird fiction. Out in the white expanse, the world does not always behave the way it should. Or perhaps it does, and the mind simply plays tricks in the cold.

⚠️This Wiki is under construction.⚠️

=Getting started=
<div style="columns: 3; column-gap: 10px; padding: 10px;">
* [[Setting Primer]]
* [[Beta Playtest Primer]]
* [[Server Rules]]
* [[Download & Installation]]
* [[Character Creation]]
* [[New Player Guide]]
* [[UO Veteran Guide]]
</div>

=Character Mechanics=
<div style="columns: 3; column-gap: 10px; padding: 10px;">
* [[Adaptation Traits]]
* [[Amputation]]
* [[Combat]]
* [[Drugs & Addiction]]
* [[Disguise & Concealment]]
* [[Fatigue System]]
* [[Firearms & Cover]]
* [[Hunger, Thirst & Nutrition]]
* [[Illness, Injury & Death]]
* [[Languages]]
* [[Sanity]]
* [[Skills]]
* [[Stats]]

</div>

=World Mechanics=
<div style="columns: 3; column-gap: 10px; padding: 10px;">
* [[City Development]]
* [[Job System]]
* [[Region Maintenance]]
* [[Region Safety]]
* [[Rental Property]]
* [[Storms]]
* [[Temperature]]
* [[Train Stations]]
* [[Consumable Properties]]
* [[Agriculture]]
* [[Music]]
* [[Weapon Attachments]]
* [[Rat Breeding]]
* [[HTML Writing Guide]]
* [[Layering Guide]]
* [[Quality Crafting]]
* [[Public Market]]
* [[Player Factions & Turf Wars]]
</div>

=World Lore & History=
<div style="columns: 3; column-gap: 10px; padding: 10px;">
* [[Timeline of Events]]
* [[Religion]]
* [[Points of Interest]]
* [[Society & Classism]]
* [[Surviving Communities]]
* [[World Map]]

</div>

------

[[Credits & Acknowledgements]]

2026-06-08T11:48:48Z

Arven:

{{DISPLAYTITLE:UO Icebound Wiki}}
__NOTOC__

Icebound is Ultima Online Roleplay server set in an alternate-history in which Earth has frozen over in the late 19th century. Plummeted into an apocalyptic ice age, civilization has collapsed, and in its place a never-ending winter where humanity struggles to survive amidst the unyielding cold.

You cannot save this world. But you can work alongside your fellow survivors to build a new one on the old one's bones.

This is not a traditional fantasy server. This project draws from alternate history, speculative fiction, and, if you're unfortunate, weird fiction. Out in the white expanse, the world does not always behave the way it should. Or perhaps it does, and the mind simply plays tricks in the cold.

⚠️This Wiki is under construction.⚠️

=Getting started=
<div style="columns: 3; column-gap: 10px; padding: 10px;">
* [[Setting Primer]]
* [[Beta Playtest Primer]]
* [[Server Rules]]
* [[Download & Installation]]
* [[Character Creation]]
* [[New Player Guide]]
* [[UO Veteran Guide]]
</div>

=Character Mechanics=
<div style="columns: 3; column-gap: 10px; padding: 10px;">
* [[Adaptation Traits]]
* [[Amputation]]
* [[Combat]]
* [[Drugs & Addiction]]
* [[Disguise & Concealment]]
* [[Fatigue System]]
* [[Hunger, Thirst & Nutrition]]
* [[Illness, Injury & Death]]
* [[Languages]]
* [[Sanity]]
* [[Skills]]
* [[Stats]]

</div>

=World Mechanics=
<div style="columns: 3; column-gap: 10px; padding: 10px;">
* [[City Development]]
* [[Job System]]
* [[Region Maintenance]]
* [[Region Safety]]
* [[Rental Property]]
* [[Storms]]
* [[Temperature]]
* [[Train Stations]]
* [[Consumable Properties]]
* [[Agriculture]]
* [[Music]]
* [[Weapon Attachments]]
* [[Rat Breeding]]
* [[HTML Writing Guide]]
* [[Layering Guide]]
* [[Quality Crafting]]
* [[Public Market]]
* [[Player Factions & Turf Wars]]
</div>

=World Lore & History=
<div style="columns: 3; column-gap: 10px; padding: 10px;">
* [[Timeline of Events]]
* [[Religion]]
* [[Points of Interest]]
* [[Society & Classism]]
* [[Surviving Communities]]
* [[World Map]]

</div>

------

[[Credits & Acknowledgements]]

Main Page

2026-06-08T11:48:21Z

Arven:

{{DISPLAYTITLE:UO Icebound Wiki}}
__NOTOC__

Icebound is Ultima Online Roleplay server set in an alternate-history in which Earth has frozen over in the late 19th century. Plummeted into an apocalyptic ice age, civilization has collapsed, and in its place a never-ending winter where humanity struggles to survive amidst the unyielding cold.

You cannot save this world. But you can work alongside your fellow survivors to build a new one on the old one's bones.

This is not a traditional fantasy server. This project draws from alternate history, speculative fiction, and, if you're unfortunate, weird fiction. Out in the white expanse, the world does not always behave the way it should. Or perhaps it does, and the mind simply plays tricks in the cold.

⚠️This Wiki is under construction.⚠️

=Getting started=
<div style="columns: 3; column-gap: 10px; padding: 10px;">
* [[Setting Primer]]
* [[Beta Playtest Primer]]
* [[Server Rules]]
* [[Download & Installation]]
* [[Character Creation]]
* [[New Player Guide]]
* [[UO Veteran Guide]]
</div>

=Character Mechanics=
<div style="columns: 3; column-gap: 10px; padding: 10px;">
* [[Adaptation Traits]]
* [[Amputation]]
* [[Firearms]]
* [[Drugs & Addiction]]
* [[Disguise & Concealment]]
* [[Fatigue System]]
* [[Hunger, Thirst & Nutrition]]
* [[Illness, Injury & Death]]
* [[Languages]]
* [[Sanity]]
* [[Skills]]
* [[Stats]]

</div>

=World Mechanics=
<div style="columns: 3; column-gap: 10px; padding: 10px;">
* [[City Development]]
* [[Job System]]
* [[Region Maintenance]]
* [[Region Safety]]
* [[Rental Property]]
* [[Storms]]
* [[Temperature]]
* [[Train Stations]]
* [[Consumable Properties]]
* [[Agriculture]]
* [[Music]]
* [[Weapon Attachments]]
* [[Rat Breeding]]
* [[HTML Writing Guide]]
* [[Layering Guide]]
* [[Quality Crafting]]
* [[Public Market]]
* [[Player Factions & Turf Wars]]
</div>

=World Lore & History=
<div style="columns: 3; column-gap: 10px; padding: 10px;">
* [[Timeline of Events]]
* [[Religion]]
* [[Points of Interest]]
* [[Society & Classism]]
* [[Surviving Communities]]
* [[World Map]]

</div>

------

[[Credits & Acknowledgements]]

Public Market

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Arven:

The Public Market is a centralized, NPC-run trading post where players can list their goods for sale. Once listed, your items are added to a shared marketplace accessible, where they are sorted into categories and displayed alongside similar items. This allows for convenient buying and selling without the need for direct bartering or face-to-face trade, and is especially helpful for players across different time zones, or for those who want to sell items on the fly without the long-term commitment of managing a personal storefront.

Custom shops and commercial properties are restricted to those with the [[Mercantilism]] skill.

[[File:Publicmarket.PNG]]

=Accessing the Market=

The Public Market can be accessed by double-clicking a Public Market Clerk NPC (located within the Market) or by double-clicking a nearby Stock Bin. This will open the Marketplace interface, along with a container where you can drop items from your inventory. Items placed into this container will be added to your Stock for management and sale.

Anything you buy from the Market will go straight into your character’s backpack. If you don’t have enough scrip on hand, the Market will automatically pull the rest from your storage.

=Listing Items for Sale=

To list an item for sale, simply drop it into the Stock Bin. This adds it to your personal stock, but keep in mind that items are not automatically listed on the market. To make an item available for purchase, click the checkmark in the Sell Column. If you wish to remove an item from the market and reclaim it, click the X in the Claim Column.

The number of items you can have listed at once is based on your [[Mercantilism]] skill. You may list a number of items equal to your Mercantile Skill level or 10, whichever is higher. For example, with 35 skill, you can list 35 items. At 5 skill, you still get a minimum of 10 listings. At 100 skill, you can manage up to 100 active listings.

When another player buys one of your listings, the scrip will be deposited directly into your storage. A record of all completed sales can be viewed under the Sales tab in your Trade Ledger.

=Trade Ledger=

Your Ledger is character-bound and tracks all of your Public Market activity. It’s located in the lower half of the Public Market interface, where you can view your sales records, purchase history, and statistics on the left side of the footer.

Stock management tools are found on the right side, including bulk actions like marking items for sale or reclaiming them. Note: bulk actions only apply to items visible on the current page, so be sure to navigate between pages when managing a large inventory.

File:Publicmarket.PNG

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Arven:

Player Factions & Turf Wars

2026-06-05T13:01:27Z

Arven: /* Turf Wars */

Factions fill the same role as Guilds do in most MMOs. They may represent a Gang, Company, Religious Congregation, Military Outfit, or any other group of like-minded players. The system may be accessed with [gang or [faction

==Structure==
Given we're in the apocalypse, Gang is the default structure, and the only difference between different types of Factions is how they are referred to on internal menus. Factions have four ranks, each with the full privileges of the ranks below it.

*Leader - May rename faction, set pay amounts, promote officers, and set faction symbols and colors.
*Officer - May promote members up to full Member status.
*Member - Count as holding territory in Turf Wars, can identify fellow members of their own faction, can invite Prospects to the faction
*Prospect - No special privileges, holding rank for prospective members.

The the faction leader is for whatever reason killed or deleted, the most senior member (by both rank and how long they've been a member) is promoted to Leader.

[[File:ganggump.PNG]]

==Renown==

Factions accrue 1 Renown per member per day. Unclaimed Turf costs 10 Renown to claim, and Turf Wars cost 50 Renown to initiate. There may also be rentals that charge Renown as rent, or vendors that take Renown as payment.

==Turf Wars==

Turf Wars are a PVP battle system in which players can fight over and control territory. Turf pays out [[Scrip]] directly to the Faction treasury of its owner, representing local NPCs paying taxes, levies, tithes, or protection money. The Turf may also be decorated with the banners of the Faction who controls it. Your faction must have a minimum of 3 members to claim or challenge for Turf.

Controllable Turf will have a Turf Marker around the center of the region. Faction Leaders may interact with the turf to challenge the current owner for control. Turf Wars take place at a set time- the current owner sets the times they can be challenged. Once a challenge begins, the parent region will become Unguarded regardless of its current status. The battle is a standard King of the Hill- whichever faction has more members within 5 tiles of the Turf Marker during the challenge will accrue a control point every 30 seconds. Whichever faction has more points at the end will control the Turf.

Non-Faction members may engage in the battle, but are unable to score points. Anyone knocked down during the battle will not be able to get back up until it is over. Downed combatants are subject to normal looting rules, but will be unable to be maimed or permanently killed.

[[File:turfgump.PNG]]

Player Factions & Turf Wars

2026-06-05T13:01:13Z

Arven: /* Structure */

Factions fill the same role as Guilds do in most MMOs. They may represent a Gang, Company, Religious Congregation, Military Outfit, or any other group of like-minded players. The system may be accessed with [gang or [faction

==Structure==
Given we're in the apocalypse, Gang is the default structure, and the only difference between different types of Factions is how they are referred to on internal menus. Factions have four ranks, each with the full privileges of the ranks below it.

*Leader - May rename faction, set pay amounts, promote officers, and set faction symbols and colors.
*Officer - May promote members up to full Member status.
*Member - Count as holding territory in Turf Wars, can identify fellow members of their own faction, can invite Prospects to the faction
*Prospect - No special privileges, holding rank for prospective members.

The the faction leader is for whatever reason killed or deleted, the most senior member (by both rank and how long they've been a member) is promoted to Leader.

[[File:ganggump.PNG]]

==Renown==

Factions accrue 1 Renown per member per day. Unclaimed Turf costs 10 Renown to claim, and Turf Wars cost 50 Renown to initiate. There may also be rentals that charge Renown as rent, or vendors that take Renown as payment.

==Turf Wars==

[[File:turfgump.PNG]]

Turf Wars are a PVP battle system in which players can fight over and control territory. Turf pays out [[Scrip]] directly to the Faction treasury of its owner, representing local NPCs paying taxes, levies, tithes, or protection money. The Turf may also be decorated with the banners of the Faction who controls it. Your faction must have a minimum of 3 members to claim or challenge for Turf.

Controllable Turf will have a Turf Marker around the center of the region. Faction Leaders may interact with the turf to challenge the current owner for control. Turf Wars take place at a set time- the current owner sets the times they can be challenged. Once a challenge begins, the parent region will become Unguarded regardless of its current status. The battle is a standard King of the Hill- whichever faction has more members within 5 tiles of the Turf Marker during the challenge will accrue a control point every 30 seconds. Whichever faction has more points at the end will control the Turf.

Non-Faction members may engage in the battle, but are unable to score points. Anyone knocked down during the battle will not be able to get back up until it is over. Downed combatants are subject to normal looting rules, but will be unable to be maimed or permanently killed.

Player Factions & Turf Wars

2026-06-05T13:00:50Z

Arven: /* Turf Wars */

Factions fill the same role as Guilds do in most MMOs. They may represent a Gang, Company, Religious Congregation, Military Outfit, or any other group of like-minded players. The system may be accessed with [gang or [faction

==Structure==
Given we're in the apocalypse, Gang is the default structure, and the only difference between different types of Factions is how they are referred to on internal menus. Factions have four ranks, each with the full privileges of the ranks below it.

*Leader - May rename faction, set pay amounts, promote officers, and set faction symbols and colors.
*Officer - May promote members up to full Member status.
*Member - Count as holding territory in Turf Wars, can identify fellow members of their own faction, can invite Prospects to the faction
*Prospect - No special privileges, holding rank for prospective members.

The the faction leader is for whatever reason killed or deleted, the most senior member (by both rank and how long they've been a member) is promoted to Leader.

==Renown==

Factions accrue 1 Renown per member per day. Unclaimed Turf costs 10 Renown to claim, and Turf Wars cost 50 Renown to initiate. There may also be rentals that charge Renown as rent, or vendors that take Renown as payment.

==Turf Wars==

[[File:turfgump.PNG]]

Turf Wars are a PVP battle system in which players can fight over and control territory. Turf pays out [[Scrip]] directly to the Faction treasury of its owner, representing local NPCs paying taxes, levies, tithes, or protection money. The Turf may also be decorated with the banners of the Faction who controls it. Your faction must have a minimum of 3 members to claim or challenge for Turf.

Controllable Turf will have a Turf Marker around the center of the region. Faction Leaders may interact with the turf to challenge the current owner for control. Turf Wars take place at a set time- the current owner sets the times they can be challenged. Once a challenge begins, the parent region will become Unguarded regardless of its current status. The battle is a standard King of the Hill- whichever faction has more members within 5 tiles of the Turf Marker during the challenge will accrue a control point every 30 seconds. Whichever faction has more points at the end will control the Turf.

Non-Faction members may engage in the battle, but are unable to score points. Anyone knocked down during the battle will not be able to get back up until it is over. Downed combatants are subject to normal looting rules, but will be unable to be maimed or permanently killed.