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to three characters in size. The cosmetic appearance of each character can be chosen as well as the character's class, which determines starting weapons and gear as well as how strong or weak the character will be in regards to each trait, of which there are seven in the game; strength, vitality, intelligence, awareness, talent, speed, and luck. The value of each trait ranges from 1 to 95, but rarely falls below 40 for a character, with the value corresponding to a percent chance of succeeding at an attack or other action that is associated with the respective trait, making the combat and exploration system behave similar to the dice-based systems of traditional
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various towns throughout the map offer services that replenish focus or health, markets where goods can be bought and sold, and a location where side quests may be started, which can grant large sums of gold, extra lives to the shared pool, or items. These side quests generally involve defeating enemies and acquiring and delivering quest items. An adventure ends when the final dungeon is cleared or when all characters die in a battle. Throughout an adventure, players may accumulate 'lore' which functions as a currency the player may utilize to purchase new classes as well as new points of interest and items that have a chance to appear in future adventures.
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or consumables. Movement is based on a character's speed trait value on land and talent trait value at sea. When a player initiates combat with an enemy on a particular tile, nearby characters from the party and enemies may join the fight. Additionally, characters may encounter random events in the game which provide an opportunity to obtain benefits such as increased movement, items, or healing. Focus, a resource in the game, may be utilized by characters to increase the chances of desired outcomes in and out of combat and may be replenished by abilities or consumables.
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playthroughs are available. The arenas for these maps are randomly generated for each playthrough, but overall each adventure is consistent in which towns, enemies, and terrains appear throughout the map. Prior to beginning each adventure, a party is created by the player or players, ranging from one
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