Hi there, Target Defense isn't showing as temporary on items, akin to how padding and resists do. I bugged this some time ago as well.
Example - this shield with just temp TD but no temp indicator in first line:
The harmonics generated tell you that the greatshield serves to protect from magical attacks by providing +7 Target Defense. The magical harmonics reveal that this is an item which serves as a shield when held in the left hand.
The greatshield resonates with your voice, revealing some details of its temporary enhancement:
The greatshield's enhancement will degrade when the wearer is struck in combat.
It should be able to withstand an incredible amount of uses before its enhancement has completely degraded away.
When its enhancement has degraded away, the item will lose its special ability.
I would have expected the TD to show as follows in the the first message:
>The harmonics generated tell you that the [item] serves to temporarily protect from magical attacks by providing +7 Target Defense.
Reason it's important is because of items with other temp features, such as resists or padding; the TD may or may not also be temp! Take for example, this armor with perm crit weighting, ???? TD, and temp resists. Can't tell if TD is temp or not:
The harmonics generated tell you that the leather serves to reduce the severity of inflicted wounds and serves to protect from magical attacks by providing +5 Target Defense.
The leather resonates with your voice, revealing some details of its temporary enhancement:
The leather's enhancement will degrade when the wearer is struck in combat.
It should be able to withstand an incredible amount of uses before its enhancement has completely degraded away.
When its enhancement has degraded away, the item will simply return to normal.
As your song penetrates the full leather, you determine that it is temporarily and moderately resistant to natural attacks.
