Player's Guide

Player's Guide Symbol Language

ARC Overview

ARC Types define a character's broad role. ARC SubTypes define the player's more specific combat identity, armor direction, movement expectations, and future starting stat adjustments.

ARC SubTypes

ARC SubTypes are chosen at level 3. Level 1 and Level 2 characters are defined by ARC Role only, but players may review SubTypes during character creation for planning.

Armor Matrix

Armor eligibility matrix using the standard PHB symbol language. All armor items fit into one Armor Category; character usability is determined from the item armor_category value, not just the equipment slot. Each column also carries its Movement penalty (move), its Armor Family, and the maximum DEX bonus that family allows toward AC (dex_cap). A character is governed by the WORST piece of armor they wear: the equipped item with the largest movement penalty (ties broken by the heavier family) sets both their movement penalty and their DEX cap.

Armor Category Rule: all armor items fit into one Armor Category. For example, a crown can be categorized as Cloth even though it uses the Head slot, while a full face helmet can be categorized as Full Plate.

Movement: your movement is your race's base movement, reduced by your armor, then increased by any items you carry. Your armor penalty is set by the worst piece of armor you wear — not by how many pieces. All Scale is −3; one Studded Leather and one Scale is still −3; one Scale and one Full Plate is −5.

DEX cap: heavier armor limits how much of your Dexterity bonus counts toward your Armor Class. The cap comes from the same worst piece of armor you wear.

Race Matrix

Season 1 race mechanical tendencies. The submitted X values have been converted to ✓ so X does not conflict with the PHB meaning of unavailable.

Race Profiles

These are mechanical-first race profiles. Lore, art, colors, and homelands can be added after the mechanical tables stabilize.

Weapon Matrix

Weapon affinity matrix using the standard PHB symbol language. Blank means unavailable; -- significant disadvantage; - minor disadvantage; ✓ neutral affinity; + minor advantage; ++ major advantage or specialty treatment. Weapon columns include hover help text, ranged weapons include configured range in hexes, and columns are grouped by Weapon Type.

DAC Rules

DAC rules are data-driven and shared by game enforcement, Admin tools, and this Player's Guide display.

Rule Set: 1.0 — Production DAC Rules

• Speed Affix Equip Limit: A character may only equip one item with the Speed affix.
• Eagle Eyes Single Equip: A character may only equip one item with the Eagle Eyes affix.
• Quickness Single Equip: A character may only equip one item with the Quickness affix.
• Keen Single Equip: A character may only equip one item with the Keen affix.
• Thorns Single Equip: A character may only equip one item with the Thorns affix.

Stash, Chests, Vaults & Treasure Enhancers

The Stash contains unopened reward containers. It replaces the old player-facing Packs page name while preserving Pack as a specific reward type.

Remanent of Riches

Trigger: On Treasure Award.

You have an X% chance of receiving one additional item inside a Chest or Vault when it is awarded.

• Multiple Remanent of Riches powers do not stack.
• Only the highest equipped Remanent value is used.
• Remanent affects Chests and Vaults, not regular purchased Packs.
• Remanent is evaluated when the Chest or Vault is awarded, not when it is opened.

Echo of Riches

Trigger: On Treasure Award.

You have an X% chance of receiving one additional item inside a Chest or Vault when it is awarded.

• Multiple Echo of Riches powers stack additively with each other.
• If any Echo of Riches power is equipped, all Remanent of Riches powers are ignored.
• Echo affects Chests and Vaults, not regular purchased Packs.
• Echo is evaluated when the Chest or Vault is awarded, not when it is opened.

Empowered Echocore Shard

Trigger: On Pack Opening.

Empowered Echocore is independent from Remanent and Echo because it is evaluated when a reward container is opened. It may therefore stack naturally with either Treasure Award result.

Example: a Chest is awarded with 6 items from Riches, then Empowered Echocore succeeds during opening and adds another item at opening time.

ARC SubType vs Race Matrix

Movement

Human baseline unarmored movement is 8. Race and armor modifiers adjust from that baseline. Some races may reduce movement by 2; some may increase it by 1.

Initiative

Initiative is the character's tendency to act earlier in combat. ARC SubType, race, equipment, and temporary effects may contribute.

Luck

Luck affects rare events and favorable edge cases. It should remain modest so it supports character identity without overwhelming skill, level, or equipment.

Defenses

Fortitude, Reflex, and Will represent physical resilience, agility response, and mental or spiritual resistance.

Damage

Physical Damage and Magical Damage describe race tendencies, but core damage should still primarily come from level, equipment, skill, affinity, and mastery.

Resistances

Poison, Fire, Cold, and Sacred currently appear as Season 1 race resistance tendencies.

Skills Catalog