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Hero

2021-07-03T20:58:44Z

RodriguezCIA: warrior potency 0,3 --> 0,4

Heroes are the . . . uh, heroes . . . of the game. Each hero has a [[personality]], acquires or develops [[Equipment#Augments|augments]] over time, and carries [[equipment]].

Heroes travel in a [[party]]. The party starts as a [[bunch of farmers]] and every hero develops over time. A farmer can become a [[warrior]], a [[hunter]], or a [[mystic]].

Heroes have:
* [[History]], which develops through play
* [[Aspect]]s, including character [[hook]]s
* [[Stat]]s

== Recruitment ==

One recruitment event is offered per chapter, in which the player can pay [[legacy point]]s to hire a new hero for the party.

Any time the party has fewer than 3 members another recruitment event will be offered.

The [[Bard (Ability)|Bard]] ability reduces the cost of recruitment by 1 LP.

During [[interval]]s, a child of one of the heroes will often join the party for free.

=== Legacy recruits ===

You can choose to recruit heroes from your [[legacy]], for +1 LP cost per [[legacy tier]] (stars). The legacy hero returns as a younger version of their past self, including permanent Aspects and personality. They start at level equal to their legacy tier. (Think of it perhaps as a descendent or reincarnated self, or the way folktales of a character will put them in a hundred places, in a hundred stories at once.) You can choose a number of their previous Abilities for them to return with, equal to their [[legacy tier]]. They arrive equipped with tier-1 versions of their prior equipment, including any elemental enchantment but not other augments.

Returning with permanent Aspects means that if they lost a limb previously, it's still lost, and if they gained a transformation or pet, they return with it.

When the [[overland map]] is generated at the start of the game, it is determined which legacy heroes live in which towns. They can be recruited in only one place each.

== Class and Abilities ==

Each hero is trained in a [[class]] as one of [[warrior]], [[hunter]], or [[mystic]]. They gain [[Stat#Experience|experience]] through combat and at thresholds they ''promote'' to a higher level.

=== Experience and promotion ===

The party gains 13-19 xp (10+3d3 xp) for a successful [[mission]], divided as evenly as possible among heroes who finished the mission. Certain events may also grant xp.

{| class="wikitable col-1-center col-3-right col-4-right col-5-right"
! Level !! Title !! Warrior !! Hunter !! Mystic
|-
| 1 || Greenhorn || 0 xp || 0 xp || 0 xp
|-
| 2 || Bloodhorn || 20 || 30 || 36
|-
| 3 || Bluehorn || 50 || 76 || 90
|-
| 4 || Bronzehorn || 90 || 138 || 162
|-
| 5 || Silverhorn || 140 || 216 || 252
|-
| 6 || Goldhorn || 200 || 310 || 360
|-
| 7 || Blackhorn || 270 || 420 || 486
|}

Starting with Greenhorn, each time a character ''promotes'', they gain an [[ability]]. The player is offered a random choice of three new abilities to select from, plus (if available) a fourth choice that is an ''upgrade'' of one of their current abilities. Some abilities are specific to a class, and some are [[:Category:General abilities|general abilities]] available to any hero.

Each ability has one possible upgrade. If all of the hero's abilities are already upgraded, then no upgrade option is offered.

Heroes can also promote and gain [[Ability|abilities]] by completing [[Opportunity|Opportunities]] ([[hook]] events).

With each promotion, heroes also gain additional stats according to their class:

{| class="wikitable col-2-center col-3-center col-4-center"
! Stat !! Warrior !! Hunter !! Mystic
|-
| Health || 1 || 1 || 0,9
|-
| Recovery Rate || 5 || 3 || 3
|-
| Speed || || 0,2 ||
|-
| Armor || 0,3 || 0,2 || 0,1
|-
| Warding || 0,3 || 0,4 || 0,4
|-
| Melee Accuracy || 2 || 2 || 2
|-
| Range Accuracy || 2 || 2 || 2
|-
| Bonus Damage || 0,6 || 0,4 || 0,2
|-
| Potency || 0,4 || 0,4 || 0,5
|}

== Equipment ==

* See [[Equipment]]

== Relationships ==

* See [[Relationship]]s

== Injury and Healing ==

When heroes take [[Combat mechanics#Damage|damage]] they are given a transient stat called Injury, that is subtracted from Health to give current health.

Injuries heal when time passes on the [[overland map]]. Healing rate is determined by:
* The hero's [[Stat#Recovery_Rate|recovery rate]] stat, which is modified by their age
* The hero's activity during healing. Healing is faster resting in Towns or Stations, and slower while travelling. The remaining Injury and current healing modifier is shown on the [[hero portrait]].

== Death and Maiming ==

When a hero loses their last hit point, they get a [[mortal choice]]: either die immediately in exchange for a boon for the rest of the party, or be maimed and wait to be rescued by the surviving heroes at the end of the battle.

Maimed heroes lose a randomly-selected limb, which gets replaced with a prosthetic. Heroes with only one hand cannot use two-handed or offhand items. If an event replaces an arm causing a hero to have no weapon, they pick up a basic weapon. Losing a leg causes the hero to move more slowly (the prosthetic leg grants less speed than a natural leg does). Maimed heroes do not receive their replacement limb immediately, but must return to the nearest safe [[Town]] to heal first.

If the hero has an aspect that can replace limbs they get [[theme|special versions]] instead of a standard hook or peg leg. In some cases the replacement can be an upgrade from human normal. If a partially-transformed hero falls again and loses another limb, they always lose one of their remaining human limbs, not a transformed one.

Heroes can be maimed at most once per [[chapter]]. If they fall a second time they die, and do not get a [[mortal choice]] boon.

If a character dies in battle, you can build them a memorial tomb afterwards. This adds them to your [[legacy]].

== Retirement ==

When a hero exceeds [[Stat#Retirement_Age|retirement age]] ''during'' a [[chapter]], they will retire in the [[interval]] at the end of the chapter, taking their gear with them. They will be automatically added to your [[legacy]] if you win the campaign, and the party gains +3 LP (or maybe LP=Level?). You will get the option to have them train a younger character, passing along 25% of their experience points.

* e.g If the hero's retirement age is 65, they will trigger "retire at the end of this chapter" the day they turn 66.

* If a hero reaches retirement age during an [[Interval]], they will adventure for one more chapter and ''then'' retire.
* If a hero earns a bonus to retirement age during a chapter, they will cancel retirement plans that no longer apply.
* Every hero has a hidden birthday.

[[Category:Class]]
[[Category:Character]]

Raider

2021-06-29T03:04:32Z

RodriguezCIA:

'''Raider''' is an active [[Warrior]] [[:Category:Ability|ability]].

==In-Game Description==
====Raider====
<q>''(Active) As a swift action, once per turn, [[Hero]] can start a fire in an empty tile, or break a piece of adjacent scenery dealing '''x''' damage to all foes adjacent to the scenery.''</q>

====Raider+====
<q>''(Active) As a swift action, once per turn, [[Hero]] can start a fire on a foe or empty tile, or break a piece of adjacent scenery dealing '''x''' damage to all foes adjacent to the scenery.''</q>

==Specifics==
====Raider====
* Action: {{iconify|swift action}}
* [[Damage]]: <code>1 + 1/2([[Bonus Damage]] + [[Potency]])</code>
* Range: 1
* Note: does count as an attack for flanking

====Raider+====
* [[Damage]]: <code>2 + [[Bonus Damage]] + [[Potency]]</code>

==Uses==
Destroying scenery can be useful to take away cover from opponents, to clear a path for movement, or to deny interfusion effects to enemy spellcasters.

[[Category:Ability]]
[[Category:Warrior abilities]]

Shieldshear

2021-06-29T03:04:17Z

RodriguezCIA: Upgraded ability

'''Shieldshear''' is an active [[Warrior]] [[:Category:Ability|ability]].

==In-Game Description==
====Shieldshear====
<q>''(Active) Once every other turn, as a swift action, [[Hero]] shreds '''x''' of a foe's armor with his weapon.''</q>

====Shieldshear+====
<q>''(Active) As a swift action (no cooldown), [[Hero]] shreds '''x''' of a foe's armor with his weapon.''</q>

==Specifics==
* Action: {{iconify|swift action}}
* [[Shred]]: <code>2 + 1/2 [[Potency]]</code>
* Range: weapon's range
* Note: doesn't work with a ranged weapon
* Note: does count as an attack for flanking

==Uses==
Use it to break down the armor of well-defended foes.

[[Category:Battle]]
[[Category:Ability]]
[[Category:Warrior abilities]]

Raider

2021-06-29T02:59:55Z

RodriguezCIA: Updating (1.0+334) + Upgraded ability

'''Raider''' is an active [[Warrior]] [[:Category:Ability|ability]].

==In-Game Description==
====Raider====
<q>''(Active) As a swift action, once per turn, [[Hero]] can start a fire in an empty tile, or break a piece of adjacent scenery dealing '''x''' damage to all foes adjacent to the scenery.''</q>

====Raider+====
<q>''(Active) As a swift action, once per turn, [[Hero]] can start a fire on a foe or empty tile, or break a piece of adjacent scenery dealing '''x''' damage to all foes adjacent to the scenery.''</q>

==Specifics==
====Raider====
* Action: {{iconify|swift action}}
* [[Damage]]: <code>1 + 1/2([[Bonus Damage]] + [[Potency]])</code>
* Range: 1
* Note: does count as an attack for flanking

====Raider+====
* [[Damage]]: <code>2 + [[Bonus Damage]] + [[Potency]]</code>

==Uses==
Destroying scenery can be useful to take away cover from opponents, to clear a path for movement, or to deny interfusion effects to enemy spellcasters.

[[Category:Ability]]
[[Category:Warrior abilities]]

Shieldshear

2021-06-29T02:06:11Z

RodriguezCIA:

'''Shieldshear''' is an active [[Warrior]] [[:Category:Ability|ability]].

==In-Game Description==
====Shieldshear====
<q>''(Active) Once every other turn, as a swift action, [[Hero]] shreds '''x''' of a foe's armor with his weapon.''</q>

====Shieldshear+====
<q>''(Active) As a swift action (no cooldown), [[Hero]] shreds '''x''' of a foe's armor with his weapon.''</q>

==Specifics==
* Action: {{iconify|swift action}}
* [[Shred]]: <code>2 + 1/2 [[Potency]]</code>
* Range: weapon's range
* Note: doesn't work with a ranged weapon
* Note: does count as an attack for flanking

==Uses==
Use it to break down the armor of well-defended foes.

[[Category:Battle]]
[[Category:Ability]]
[[Category:Warrior abilities]]

Shieldshear

2021-06-28T03:03:35Z

RodriguezCIA: Updating (1.0+334)

'''Shieldshear''' is an active [[Warrior]] [[:Category:Ability|ability]].

==In-Game Description==
<q>''(Active) Once every other turn, as a swift action, [[Hero]] shreds X of a foe's armor with his weapon.''</q>

==Specifics==
* {{iconify|Swift action}}
* [[Shred]] <code>2 + 1/2 [[Potency]]</code>
* Same range as weapon

==Uses==
Use it to break down the armor of well-defended foes. Counts as an attack for flanking.

[[Category:Battle]]
[[Category:Ability]]
[[Category:Warrior abilities]]