Echo RPG v0.14 extras

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What to do in a fight

  • Attack with a strong stat,
    e.g. melee strikes, projectiles, spells
  • Inflict Conditions on your enemies or target their morale.
    Trip enemies, blind them, set them on fire, etc.
  • Move around to a better position.
  • Defend yourself or a vulnerable ally.
  • Ask Questions about your enemies to figure them out.
  • Make a Plan to regenerate ♦Focus.
    Identify an objective, flank enemies, maneuver together.
  • Use a Flashback to improve your situation.
    e.g. You've already encountered one of the NPCs before, you prepared for this, you know the location.
  • Use a Set-up action for a combo with your allies.
    Distract an enemy for a backstab, put a Boon on an ally, cast a helpful spell or hindering curse.
  • Lead the group to act as one.
    Run away, break through a formation, gang up on one enemy, tackle an objective together.
  • Use the environment to your advantage.
    Take a better position, make things fall or catch fire, improvise weapons.
  • X Card

  • Say "X Card" to quickly stop or skip a scene, no questions asked.
  • Lines, Veils, Palettes

  • Lines: Things you absolutely don't want in the game.
  • Veils: Things you can handle being in the game, described minimally or off-screen.
  • Palettes: Things you definitely want in the game, e.g. themes, characters, genres.
  • Zoom In / Out

  • Zoom In: Expand something into a more detailed scene, e.g. travel to somewhere, shopping, a conversation
  • Zoom Out: Resolve something quickly, usually with a single roll.