Gameplay
Tactical battles, company building, and the consequences of leaving a province behind.
The game we are making
You play Pyrrhus Menethil before he becomes the figure remembered by the Dawnbreaker chronicle. Exiled with his mother as the king's firstborn illegitimate…
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An ordinary session: read a dispatch; discuss the next move in camp; adjust jobs; leave orders with a steward; choose a route; enter one substantial tactical…
Read entryCinematic combat and the first playable
Creator-confirmed direction — September 23, 2026. Ascension uses compact sprites on the tactical map and larger, expressive side-view sprites for automatic…
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Tactical combat
Scope: The following describes the intended full game. See the first playable for its deliberately smaller implemented rule set. Battle structure Deploy six…
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Jobs and company building
Character level provides broad competence. Job rank unlocks abilities with earned JP. A unit equips one primary command set, one learned secondary command set,…
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The country and its armies
Scale Use 12 provinces in the intended full campaign, with 3 in the first playable slice. Initially Pyrrhus commands one company and has stewardship…
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Tactical outcome Immediate effect Later consequence --------- Save Cinderford's mill Extra objective completed Restored supply and cheaper relief Burn the…
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Travel, camp, and everyday life
Travel uses a node-and-road map with an animated company marker, not a huge open world. A route can be safe but slow, direct but exposed, or costly by boat.…
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- Combat: central unobstructed board; turn timeline above; selected unit below left; action and forecast at right; objective always visible. Threat overlays…
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The full vision is roughly 25–35 hours for a first route: 24 main battles, 6–10 optional battles assembled from a limited map kit, 12 provinces, 12 shared…
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