Wildermythis a new roguelike strategy game where theplayer, or players, will craft their own procedurally generated story. The game boasts its own unique system where characters will never evolve in quite the same way, making each of them distinct from one another.
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All ofWildermyth’s mechanics fit together, to some extent, in how the player approaches combat. This aspect of the game can be a daunting task. Many factors go into each encounter, keeping the player on their toes as they progress through the campaign. Each battle takes place on a square grid, which the player must traverse. From there, players can formulate their own strategies to dominate in their game.
9Heroes
Thefast-paced RPGstory will feature heroes who can fill three roles:Warriors, Hunters, or Mystics. Each of these classes has its own unique style of play, as follows.
A healthy lineup will usually have a mix oftwo or three different classes. Each class can branch out into many specializations, to make each individual of a class unique from others.
8Foes
The game has a wideselection of unique monster factions,each with its own deck of monsters. They develop independently from each other over the course of the game as calamities occur. These factions include:
These creatures come into battle after cards from one of the faction’s decks are drawn. They each have their strengths and weaknesses. Some are ranged, and some possess strange abilities, meanwhile, others are more resilient, either to physical or magical damage.
7Line Of Sight
Ranged attacks, like those that belong to the Hunter class and Mystic class, requireline of sightto use. Line of sight can be obscured by either solid walls or other enemies, and works a bit differently depending on class.
Be sure to keep line of sight in mind when using ranged attacks. For example, there are cases where the attacker can lean around cover in order to achieve a better shot.
6Attack
On their turn, players will attack with either melee accuracy or ranged accuracy. This will determine a player’s chance of hitting their target. Certain factors can boost or decrease this accuracy, so pay attention to ways players can increase their chances of successful attacks. For example, Hunters, unless they have the correct perk,cannot attack enemies with a ranged attack if they are too close.
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Another attack mechanic, called Stunt, is effectively a critical hit. It boosts damage, and in some cases can even have other interesting effects. These can be determined by not only the character’s stats, but also the equipment they use.
4Damage
Damage falls into two different categories, physical and magical.
Some enemies dealPiercing damage, which ignores some armor and warding; naturally, this makes defense trickier. To increase defense, characters can also stand adjacent to each other to give themselveswalling. Walling grants asmall defense buffwhich negates up to one damage for everyone in the lineup, both physical and magical.
3Status Effects
Status effects can affect both enemies and allies. Players must pay attention to ailments that affect their party, and strategically employ these effects to gain an advantage over enemies. Effects include:
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2Modifiers
Modifierscan change certain aspects of a mission. They usually depend upon circumstances of the event leading up to the battle. These include:
1Death
When a Hero has lost all of their HP, the player can choose to eitherdie immediately and give a buff to the rest of the party, or bemaimed with the hope of being rescued. A maimed hero loses a random limb, which limits what that hero can do. All is not lost, though — special limbs can be granted depending on the situation.
If a maimed hero dies for a second time over the course of the same chapter, they will be granted no choice and will die immediately, stressing the importance ofknowing how to heal. Dead heroes can have memorials built for them, and can be added to a player’s legacy.
