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‎Strain and Continuity

Bezel: /* GM Commands */

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‎GM Commands

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‎Commands Glossary

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‎Combat Profiles

Reliant: /* Mantle and Combat Resources */

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‎Mantle and Combat Resources

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‎Mantle and Combat Resources

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‎Fighting Multiple Opponents

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‎Core Concepts

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‎Commands Glossary

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‎Core Concepts

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	'''>strain/reinforce''' instantly Reinforces your Signature (as many times as you have opponents). This works identically in all respects to any other source of Reinforcement. You also gain an extremely small benefit to random accuracy and damage; this is a small bonus that mostly helps even out the utility of Reinforcing "honestly" and Reinforcing only right when you need to. You Break and Stress 3 points of Continuity for Reinforcing, and can only strain-Reinforce once per battle.<br>		'''>strain/reinforce''' instantly Reinforces your Signature (as many times as you have opponents). This works identically in all respects to any other source of Reinforcement. You also gain an extremely small benefit to random accuracy and damage; this is a small bonus that mostly helps even out the utility of Reinforcing "honestly" and Reinforcing only right when you need to. You Break and Stress 3 points of Continuity for Reinforcing, and can only strain-Reinforce once per battle.<br>

−	'''>strain/continue''' restores your HP and Drive at the cost of Continuity, which ''can revive you from a KO state''. When used, 15 points of Continuity are Broken from the top of your bar, and converted to ''20'' HP and ''1'' Drive each. ''A Stressed point of Continuity gives Peril HP''. Being defeated by a very large amount of damage does mean that you gain less effective HP when Continuing, due to the greater resources expended to take you out. After Continuing, you also gain a very small random accuracy and damage bonus equivalent to strain-Reinforcing. If you have 15 or less Continuity remaining, this command Breaks only as many points as would leave you with 1 Continuity. When you '''>reset''', every 40 points of HP you have remaining converts back to 1 Stressed Continuity, up to a maximum of how much was originally Broken. It should be noted that Continuing is an ''inefficient use of Continuity''. Using other >strain commands up front gives better returns for investment. This is to prevent "waiting to see if you lose and then hitting the Continue command" from being the best strategy.<br>	+	'''>strain/continue''' restores your HP and Drive at the cost of Continuity, which ''can revive you from a KO state''. When used, 15 points of Continuity are Broken from the top of your bar, and converted to ''40'' HP and ''1'' Drive each. ''A Stressed point of Continuity gives Peril HP''. Being defeated by a very large amount of damage does mean that you gain less effective HP when Continuing, due to the greater resources expended to take you out. After Continuing, you also gain a very small random accuracy and damage bonus equivalent to strain-Reinforcing. If you have 15 or less Continuity remaining, this command Breaks only as many points as would leave you with 1 Continuity. When you '''>reset''', every 40 points of HP you have remaining converts back to 1 Stressed Continuity, up to a maximum of how much was originally Broken. It should be noted that Continuing is an ''inefficient use of Continuity''. Using other >strain commands up front gives better returns for investment. This is to prevent "waiting to see if you lose and then hitting the Continue command" from being the best strategy.<br>

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 *<Type> can be Raw, Armor, Shield, Peril, or Fade HP. No Type defaults to regular "raw" HP.<br>
 You regain that much HP. Not useable with your personal Mantle. Use is logged..<br>
-'''>HPgrant/<Type> <Name> <#>'''<br>
+'''>HPgrant/<Type> <Name>=<#>'''<br>
 *<Type> can be Raw, Armor, Shield, Peril, or Fade HP. No Type defaults to regular HP.<br>
 *<Name> references the name of the targeted character.<br>

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 *<ID> references the number seen next to the Mantle in your armory.<br>
 Dons the specified Mantle. Will initialize upon >reset.<br>
 '''>armory/setmainassist <Assist>'''<br>
 *<Assist> references the name of the selected Assist.<br>

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 The central aspects that comprise the Mantle of a character or entity are their '''Archetype''', their '''Quirks''', their '''Signature''', their '''Stats''', their '''Weight''' class, and if they are a Player Character, their '''Assist''' and any '''Enhancement''' bonuses they may have. These elements together comprise a character's full combat ability, and most heavily influence how they will play in combat. All of these elements can be viewed by using the '''>sheet''' command. An example has been inserted and labeled above.
-'''1: Archetype:''' A character's Archetype is roughly analogous to a "character class". It is a large, static package of abilities and bonuses that is chosen or assigned at combat profile creation. For player character Mantles, these as chosen by the player in their application. For public Mantles, these are assigned by the Mantle creator (pretty much always staff). The Archetype typically defines the broad strokes basics of how a Mantle plays in combat, essentially forming the base of their fighting style and initial build options. Once chosen, a player character's Archetype may be changed by the player only on a '''<time>''' cooldown. Archetypes are visible to other players.
+'''1: Archetype:''' A character's Archetype is roughly analogous to a "character class". It is a large, static package of abilities and bonuses that is chosen or assigned at combat profile creation. For player character Mantles, these as chosen by the player in their application. For public Mantles, these are assigned by the Mantle creator (pretty much always staff). The Archetype typically defines the broad strokes basics of how a Mantle plays in combat, essentially forming the base of their fighting style and initial build options. Once chosen, a player character's Archetype may be changed by the player. Archetypes are visible to other players.
 '''2: Quirks:''' A Mantle may have up to three different Quirks assigned to it at any given time. Quirks are smaller packages, or individual instances, of abilities and bonuses, which are added on top of the Archetype. Some Archetypes are able to additionally equip a single Prime Quirk, which is a more powerful type of Quirk with particular limitations. Quirks may be changed at any time by the Mantle owner until a battle has begun, taking effect when they next >reset, without an application or any special rules, meaning that players are free to use them to customize their character as they wish. Quirks are a core tool by which players are able to put their character's own unique stamp on their Archetype, prepare to fight other Archetypes they might have a tough time with, or explore different playstyles and put original twists on existing ones. Quirks are invisible to other players.

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 All available [[Enhancements]]<br>
 A list of public mantles can be seen with the -> >armory <- command.
 If you didn't read the above: go do it.

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 ::''Serious:'' As above, but the player's passive Drive gain is increased by ''twice'' the number of extra foes, and their passive Hype gain is increased by ''50%'' per extra foe.<br>
-'''Boss Usage:''' Due to the amount of resources that a boss can accumulate from being attacked by so many players, we expect a soft level of respect in how those resources are allocated. The combat system is technically balanced such that if the boss were to expend all their resources on targeting individual PCs until KO, their odds of winning wouldn't actually go up, so the act of intentionally focusing on eliminating specific players one at a time should be considered playing in ill faith, as all this accomplishes is forcing certain people out of the fight after getting to play very little. We encourage the bossing player to instead split their resources evenly across the Party as much as possible, with some wiggle room for players who have experienced runs of unusually bad luck. Trying to go soft on fragile characters and go hard at tough characters, or trying to use only strong defenses against powerful attackers and frail defenses against weak attackers, only serves to make everyone's results look the same, and generally suck the joy out of building and specializing a character.<br>
+'''Boss Usage:''' Due to the amount of resources that a boss can accumulate from being attacked by so many players, we expect a soft level of respect in how those resources are allocated. The combat system is technically balanced such that if the boss were to expend all their resources on targeting individual PCs until KO, their odds of winning wouldn't actually go up, so the act of intentionally focusing on eliminating specific players one at a time should be considered playing in ill faith, as all this accomplishes is forcing certain people out of the fight after getting to play very little. We encourage the bossing player to instead split their resources evenly across the Party as much as possible, with some wiggle room for players who have experienced runs of unusually bad luck. Trying to go soft on fragile characters and go hard at tough characters, or trying to use only strong defenses against powerful attackers and frail defenses against weak attackers, only serves to suck the joy out of building and specializing a character, and should be avoided.<br>
-Importantly, >boss can be adjusted ''downward'' as well as upward, without resetting, and will preserve the percentage of damage taken and resources gained or spent when doing so. If a PC has to leave the scene for some reason, or can no longer contribute, the number of opponents assigned to >boss ''should be adjusted down''. If a PC is simply KOed, there is no need to do so. Undershooting the number of players to try and make for an easier fight is an unnecessary kludge, and >boss/casual and use of '''GM Commands''' will do the job better and without complications. Overshooting the number of players to make a fight artificially harder will be squinted at very seriously, and all but definitely involve disciplinary measures if used to gain an edge in a PvP fight.<br>
+Importantly, >boss can be adjusted ''downward'' as well as upward, without resetting, and will preserve the percentage of damage taken and resources gained or spent when doing so. If a PC has to leave the scene for some reason, or can no longer contribute, the number of opponents assigned to >boss ''should be adjusted down''. If a PC is simply KOed, there is no need to do so. Undershooting the number of players to try and make for an easier fight is an unnecessary kludge, and >boss/casual and use of '''GM Commands''' will do the job better and without complications. Overshooting the number of players to make a fight artificially harder will be squinted at very seriously, and all but definitely involve disciplinary measures if used to gain an edge in a PvP fight.
 ==GM Commands==

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 '''4: Pushes:''' Pushes are various action modifiers and special moves that can be activated by spending Hype. They encompass effects such as buffs, debuffs, Drive gain and drain, healing, damage reduction, super attacks, etc. Any Push can be activated at any time, including right before an attack or defense. Some Pushes have an instantaneous effect and kick in immediately, announcing their result. Most Pushes are instead loaded into a queue, where they will trigger once an attack/defense exchange is resolved. Queuing up more Pushes than you have Hype will result in Pushes at the end of the list failing to activate. Using these Pushes creates a visible notification, which will tell anyone in the room that you have used one, but most don't name the specific Push itself. This allows players to anticipate which attacks and defenses are the most heavily enhanced, without divulging all details. The command '''>push/list''' displays the complete list of Pushes, their effects, and their associated Hype cost. To activate one, the command is '''>push <name>/<cost>''', sometimes followed with '''=<option>''' in the case of Buff and Debuff.<br>
-'''5: Aid:''' Aid actions are the primary means by which players can lend support to one another in combat when working as a team. Aid commands range from levels 1-5 just like attacks, but cost no Drive to use, and can be used any time, as many times as a player wishes. Using the '''>aid <name>/<level>:<stat>''' command grants the designated ally a number of stacking ''Moderate'' bonuses to the chosen stat equal to the aid's level. In exchange, the user takes on an equal number of stacking ''Moderate'' penalties to the ''twin'' stat. ex. An aid of 3:Power grants an ally 3 stacks of Power bonus, but the user takes on 3 stacks of Precision penalty. A number of stacks are ''applied to and consumed by'' the attacks or defenses the player makes equal to the attack's level. Light attacks will be less affected by, and take longer to consume, a bonus or penalty compared to Heavy attacks, and so on. A player can have any number of Aid stacks at once.
+'''5: Aid:''' Aid actions are the primary means by which players can lend support to one another in combat when working as a team. Aid commands range from levels 1-5 just like attacks, but cost no Drive to use, and can be used any time, as many times as a player wishes. Using the '''>aid <name>/<level>:<stat>''' command grants the designated ally a number of stacking ''Moderate'' bonuses to the chosen stat equal to the aid's level. In exchange, the user takes on an equal number of stacking ''Moderate'' penalties to the ''sister'' stat. ex. An aid of 3:Power grants an ally 3 stacks of Power bonus, but the user takes on 3 stacks of Precision penalty. A number of stacks are ''applied to and consumed by'' the attacks or defenses the player makes equal to the attack's level. Light attacks will be less affected by, and take longer to consume, a bonus or penalty compared to Heavy attacks, and so on. A player can have any number of Aid stacks at once.
 '''EX: Support Actions:''' Some Archetypes have the ability to further support and empower teammates in battle. These Archetypes have access to the >support command, which makes an ally the recipient of that Archetype's special Support Action benefits. If no target is selected, the benefits of '''>support''' are applied to your own character until one is. The Support target can be changed in battle, but cannot be changed a second time until the character has attacked and defended again; it isn't possible to cycle through every single character in a Party to give them all the benefit of a Support Action in the same turn.<br>

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 *<Type> must be either Guard, Maneuver, Bolster, Focus, or Rally. G, M, B, F, and R work.<br>
 Defends against an incoming attack. The attack resolves at this step. Your turn "begins" when the attack is resolved.<br>
 '''>support <Target>'''<br>
 *<Target> is the name of the ally you wish to support.<br>

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 Under perfectly average circumstances, the majority of Heat results will maintain a neutral yellow color, however expensive Pushes applied to low level attacks have a relatively more dramatic effect on Heat, and should be noted by players who prefer to pay close attention to Heat.
-'''4: Pushes:''' Pushes are various action modifiers and special moves that can be activated by spending Hype. They encompass effects such as buffs, debuffs, Drive gain and drain, healing, damage reduction, super attacks, etc. Any Push can be activated at any time, including right before an attack or defense. Some Pushes have an instantaneous effect and kick in immediately, announcing their result. Most Pushes are instead loaded into a queue, where they will trigger once an attack/defense exchange is resolved. Queuing up more Pushes than you have Hype will result in Pushes at the end of the list failing to activate. Using these Pushes creates a visible notification, which will tell anyone in the room that you have used one, but most don't name the specific Push itself. This allows players to anticipate which attacks and defenses are the most heavily enhanced, without divulging all details. The command '''>push/list''' displays the complete list of Pushes, their effects, and their associated Hype cost. To activate one, the command is '''>push <name>/<cost>''', sometimes followed with '''=<option>''' in the case of Buff and Debuff.
+'''4: Pushes:''' Pushes are various action modifiers and special moves that can be activated by spending Hype. They encompass effects such as buffs, debuffs, Drive gain and drain, healing, damage reduction, super attacks, etc. Any Push can be activated at any time, including right before an attack or defense. Some Pushes have an instantaneous effect and kick in immediately, announcing their result. Most Pushes are instead loaded into a queue, where they will trigger once an attack/defense exchange is resolved. Queuing up more Pushes than you have Hype will result in Pushes at the end of the list failing to activate. Using these Pushes creates a visible notification, which will tell anyone in the room that you have used one, but most don't name the specific Push itself. This allows players to anticipate which attacks and defenses are the most heavily enhanced, without divulging all details. The command '''>push/list''' displays the complete list of Pushes, their effects, and their associated Hype cost. To activate one, the command is '''>push <name>/<cost>''', sometimes followed with '''=<option>''' in the case of Buff and Debuff.<br>
-'''EX: Support Actions:''' Some Archetypes have the ability to support and empower teammates in battle. These Archetypes have access to the >support command, which makes an ally the recipient of that Archetype's special Support Action benefits. If no target is selected, the benefits of '''>support''' are applied to your own character until one is. The Support target can be changed in battle, but cannot be changed a second time until the character has attacked and defended again; it isn't possible to cycle through every single character in a Party to give them all the benefit of a Support Action in the same turn.
+'''5: Aid:''' Aid actions are the primary means by which players can lend support to one another in combat when working as a team. Aid commands range from levels 1-5 just like attacks, but cost no Drive to use, and can be used any time, as many times as a player wishes. Using the '''>aid <name>/<level>:<stat>''' command grants the designated ally a number of stacking ''Moderate'' bonuses to the chosen stat equal to the aid's level. In exchange, the user takes on an equal number of stacking ''Moderate'' penalties to the ''twin'' stat. ex. An aid of 3:Power grants an ally 3 stacks of Power bonus, but the user takes on 3 stacks of Precision penalty. A number of stacks are ''applied to and consumed by'' the attacks or defenses the player makes equal to the attack's level. Light attacks will be less affected by, and take longer to consume, a bonus or penalty compared to Heavy attacks, and so on. A player can have any number of Aid stacks at once.
 ==Strain and Continuity==