Shattered Kingdoms

I sure we go over this like once a month... but if the positive affects of skills/spells don't stack then why do the negative effects do?


For example I just frenized and berserked my barb(trying a pill I found) and I noticed that the weapon bonuses of frenzy were cancelled out by berserking, yet I still have magical protection penalties from both of them.

I'm just a little confused.

Named bonuses of the same type don't stack. Penalties are not named; therefore they stack. It was designed this way on purpose. Frenzy is most often used defensively but can also be used offensively.

Basicly you exhert yourself to try and get better then what is humanly (or insert whatever race you are playing) possible, and find you cannot exceed certain mortal limits. Your body still suffers negative effects from the attempt though. Life's not fair :p