At full fatigue that character is still in the fight taking damage but useless until 'rested.'Īnd for the length of a battle, battles are conditional turn based (CT where each player has their own individual turn based on something (maybe agility factoring in weight, fatigue, hp, or w/e) but done in real time. In terms of making the limited space meaningful, you got me thinking I could instead of limiting the number of slots for items to having a 'weight' system where each character can carry XYZ pounds and put a fatigue factor in place, similar to the insanity from DD.

I wouldn't set off on a journey with 8 different gear sets, boar guts, and a million quest items in my pockets with no noticeable bulge (unless I'm really excited, I thank you). I'm hoping I can emerge the players into the game instead of mindless bashing or /facerolling.Īs far as items, I know Vandal Hearts I allows each character 2 items, I like this idea of limited space cause it adds more realism imo. It will be story heavy so think of a novel but the medium is a game platform and not a book. To me a good challenge makes the reward all the sweeter. I don't like participation trophies and want some failure in my game. It wouldn't be unheard of, in my game, to restart a boss fight cause you wiped or finish it by the skin of your teeth with one or more characters 'fainted' because the team's energy, mana, or items are depleted towards the end of the fight.

My goal is to get players to think so I want my game to be difficult but not impossible.

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