Game Code/Resolution System/Concepts

Concepts

A Concept is a generic term related to the Card based Resolution System. They relate to a character's ability to do something. They span from the basic 'Physical' tag, to indicate a character is capable of Physical based combat, to more complex words like 'Data Drain', which would be a special ability related to the Power Paths.

Concept Terms

In summary, your character holds Concept Potential (a list of Concepts), which give access to Concept Points by means of buying the right cards with the Requirements your character meets.

Concept Potential

Typical cards will often require a certain Concept to be available on a class or character. For instance, 'Firebolt' card may require a character with the 'Magic' Concept Potential, as well as 'Fire' Concept Potential.

Concept Potentials come from the following sources: Class, Kingdom, Relics, and Race, and are used by Card Requirements.

Concept Points

Concept Points are the Concepts on cards multiplied by the Card Cost, are used for Project Requirements. These are the representations of how far your character has spent time to get good at doing that concept. For instance, a character with a 'Hammer' card, which has a 'Construction' Concept attached to it - may use it for a 'Construction' requiring Project.

Concept List

Though this list is not exhaustive, a generic list of Concepts can be found below:

GATHER	CREATE	COMMUNICATE	DISCOVER	COMBAT	TACTICAL	POWER PATH
Farming	Enchanting	Negotiation	Appraisal	Bludgeoning	Handle Animal	System Protection
Woodworking	Scripture	Legerdemain	Slashing	Handle Monster	Sneaking	Data Drain
Hunting	Armor Forging	Law	Searching	Piercing	Tracking	Legend
Capture Animal	Weapon Forging	Mercantile	Diving	Fire	Transformation	Hacker
Capture Monster	Accessory Forging	Etiquette	Cryptography	Water		Oracle
Herbology	Metalworking	Song	Cartography	Earth		Loremaster
Mining	Tailoring		Divination	Air
	Artisany			Dark
	Alchemy			Light
	Cooking			Melee
	Brew			Ranged
	Pharmacy			Physical
	Construction			Evasion
				Shield
				Magical

Concept Primer

The following is a primer on the various non-combat abilities and a minimum of what they can be used for. Note that the following list is not exhaustive and that there are uses for these concepts outside of what is written here.

Gather

Concept	Description
Farming	A buffing ability which increases the number and rarity of item drops from all plants.
Fishing	A buffing ability which increases the number and rarity of item drops from sea creatures.
Hunting	A buffing ability which increases the number and rarity of item drops from beasts and monsters.
Capture Animal	The ability to create traps or snares which can be used to capture animals.
Capture Monster	The ability to create traps or snares which can be used to capture monsters.
Herbology	The ability to gather and understand the properties of herbs and other such plants.
Mining	The ability to gather and understand the properties of raw ores, precious gems, and stones.

Create

Concept	Description
Enchanting	Used to imbue items with magical properties.
Woodworking	Used to create wooden weapons such as staffs or bows. Can be used to craft other wooden products, including furniture.
Armor Forging	Used to create armor using metal or certain heavy monster drops.
Weapon Forging	Used to create weapons using metal or certain heavy monster drops.
Accessory Forging	Used to create jewelry, precision tools, items, or fashion headgear.
Metalworking	Used to create miscellaneous objects out of metal such as horseshoes or chains. Can be used to experiment with combining metals and/or heavy monster drops to create new alloys.
Tailoring	Used to create items or armor using cloth, leather, and certain light monster drops.
Artisany	Used to create drawings, paintings, sculptures, and other works of art.
Alchemy	Used to create poisons and status effect potions, or transfer traits from one item to another.
Cooking	Used to create meals by chopping, combining, and heating ingredients.
Brew	Used to create beverages, including alcohol. Can flavor potions from other professions.
Pharmacy	Used to diagnose and treat illness, or inspect status effects. Can create healing potions.
Construction	Used to create large structures such as buildings, boats, or other civil works.

Communicate

Concept	Description
Negotiation	Knowledge of how to convince people to agree with your ideas or plans.
Scripture	Knowledge of lore and writing.
Law	Knowledge of the laws and their enforcement.
Mercantile	Knowledge of business practices.
Etiquette	Knowledge of proper behavior in social situations.
Song	Knowledge of music and skill in musical performance.

Discover

Concept	Description
Appraisal	Knowledge to analyze objects and identify special properties.
Legerdemain	Knowledge of pickpocketing, picking locks, and other sleight of hand.
Searching	Knowledge of how to find hidden objects or information within a single location.
Diving	Knowledge of undersea exploration. Skill in swimming, holding your breath.
Cryptography	Knowledge of symbols, runes, and numbers. Skill in puzzle solving.
Cartography	Knowledge to create and interpret maps. Skill in navigation.
Divination	knowledge in reading subtle signs which give insight to past, present, and future.

Combat

Concept	Description
Fire	A combat ability that encompasses heat and manipulation of flame. Can apply the 'burning' status.
Water	A combat ability that encompasses cold and manipulation of water. Can apply the 'drowning' status.
Earth	A combat ability that encompasses plant control and manipulation of earth and stone.
Air	A combat ability that encompasses electricity and manipulation of winds.
Light	A combat ability that encompasses healing and manipulation of light.
Dark	A combat ability that encompasses the arcane arts and manipulation of darkness.
Physical	A combat ability that represents the Adventurer's general physical fitness. This can include strength, endurance, and dexterity in a general sense.
Magical	A combat ability that represents the Adventurer's general magical ability. This can include how much mana they have, the strength of their spells, and their general skill with the arcane.
Ranged	A combat ability that encompasses all aspects of shooting physical or spell attacks at range. This includes visually tracking a target, aiming, and launching both physical or magical attacks.
Melee	A combat ability that encompasses all aspects of close ranged physical or spell attacks. This includes utilizing weapon or touch-based spell attacks as well as skill in close quarters fighting.
Shield	A combat ability that encompasses utilizing both physical and magical shields and barriers to reduce incoming damage.
Evasion	A combat ability that encompasses utilizing raw speed to reduce incoming damage. Also tightly aligned with an Adventurer's movement speed.

Tactical

Concept	Description
Handle Animal	The ability to tame, train, and control an animal.
Handle Monster	The ability to train, and control a monster.
Sneaking	The ability to blend into the environment and hide from the notice of others.
Tracking	The ability to follow a person or animal over long distances by noting subtle clues from the environment.