Mechanic

Overencumbrance

Overencumbrance is the stacking Debuff granted by the current Ab Aeterno boots. Each stack Slows the wearer by 10%, lasts four seconds, and is gained when the wearer Dodge Rolls.
0.5.4d
Current data

Catalog version 0.5.4d

No direct 0.5 patch change is linked to this page. The displayed values are current for catalog version 0.5.4d.

What Overencumbrance does

Current rules

Each Dodge Roll with Ab Aeterno adds one Overencumbrance stack and refreshes the Debuff duration. Because the Slow is not limited to movement, it makes movement and skill actions take longer. Sprinting suppresses the Slow through Ab Aeterno's separate Unaffected modifier, but it does not remove the stacks.

Each stack applies a 10% generic Slow
Overencumbered is not described as only a movement-speed penalty. Its unspecified Slow applies to everything the affected character does, including movement and skill animations.
Dodge Roll adds a stack and refreshes four seconds
Ab Aeterno grants Overencumbrance for four seconds when you Dodge Roll. Reapplying the Debuff adds another stack and refreshes its duration, so repeated rolls keep every current stack active together.
The stack count is visible
Overencumbered is configured to show its count. Use that counter to see how many roll penalties are active rather than estimating from the number of recent rolls.
Sprinting makes you Unaffected by the Slow
Ab Aeterno separately makes your speed Unaffected by Slows while Sprinting. Unaffected means the Debuff can remain on the character while its effect is suppressed, so Sprinting does not cleanse Overencumbrance or stop its timer.
Stopping Sprint can expose remaining stacks
If Sprinting ends before the refreshed four-second duration expires, the character is no longer covered by the item's Sprint-only Unaffected modifier. Any Overencumbrance stacks that still remain can apply their Slow again.
The Dodge Roll defence is a separate modifier
Dodge Roll avoids all Hits is another Ab Aeterno modifier. It changes which Hits the roll can avoid, but it does not prevent damage over time and it does not change the Overencumbrance stack count or Slow value.

What happens after each Dodge Roll

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Limits and exceptions

6 rules
  • The current known player source is Ab Aeterno.
  • Overencumbrance is a Debuff, not an inventory-capacity rule.
  • Sprinting suppresses the Slow but does not remove the Debuff.
  • The four-second duration is refreshed when another stack is gained.
  • The Dodge Roll hit-avoidance modifier does not protect against damage over time.
  • Legacy Ab Aeterno uses different wording and a twenty-second recent-roll window.