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Challenges are how both combat and non-combat contests are resolved in Thea.

In Thea you can fight with any wandering monster with muscles and steel, but sometimes you will have additional options how to deal with adversary or be enforced to use them by events and those are called challenges. The difference between typical fight is that in challenges characters uses abilities to achieve specific goal and won’t be physically wounded by opponents as a result of damage from that challenge. They may become wounded or die, because of the whole test if it was only way to protect villagers from disaster.

Each challenge is a test of abilities in certain situation created by a way of solving problem. For example you might want make a ritual and banish ghosts instead of fighting with them face to face.

Card Minigame[]

See the Card Game page for more information about how to play the card minigame.

Tactical Abilities[]

Main article: Tactical Abilities

In each challenge type, different skills and equipment attributes are used to give these tactical abilities:

  • Confuse: makes target lose first combat phase that round
  • Counter Tactic: removes card from opponent tactical card deck
  • Counter Offense: removes card from opponent offensive card deck
  • Shield Ally: target ally card gets bonus hit points
  • Support Ally: target ally card gets bonus damage
  • First Action: moves target card to left on initiative line
  • Get Closer: move card into play (will be Confused during first fight phase)

Challenge Types[]

There are 9 challenge types in the game:

Challenge type Description
Fight Fight Classic combat with weapons and armor, where your villagers may get wounded.
Physical Physical Challenges, that require raw strength and endurance.
Sneaking Sneaking Getting past without being noticed.
Hunting Hunting Challenge to trap and/or kill an animal.
Tactical Tactical Strategic thinking for maneuvering units in a battle.
Intellect Intellect Knowledge and intuition for solving puzzles and logical thinking challenges.
Cure sickness Cure sickness Resisting an illness or finding a cure.
Hex Hex Removing curses or other effects of evil magic, also banishing unliving.
Social Social Convince your opponent with words and wisdom.

Each challenge shares the same set of tactical abilities. However, different attributes are used to determine the power of these tactical abilities.

Fight[]

Plank fight

Ability Attribute
Direct
Offense Damage Damage
Defense Armour Armour
Shield Shielding Shielding
Tactical
First Action Stealth Stealth
Support Ally Ranged Damage Ranged Damage
Shield Ally Shielding Shielding
Counter Offense Traps Traps
Counter Tactic Perception Perception
Confuse Tactics Tactics
Get Closer Damage Damage
Weapon Effects
Blunt Damage Blunt Damage Blunt Damage
Piercing Damage Piercing Damage Piercing Damage
Poison Poison Poison
Leech Leech Leech

Physical[]

Plank physical

Ability Attribute
Direct
Offense Strength Strength
Defense Health Health
Shield Dexterity Dexterity
Tactical
First Action Perception Perception
Support Ally Magic Magic
Shield Ally Dexterity Dexterity
Counter Offense Strength Strength
Counter Tactic Intelligence Intelligence
Confuse Tactics Tactics
Get Closer Strength Strength
Weapon Effects
Blunt Damage
Piercing Damage Fast Reaction Fast Reaction
Poison Adrenaline Boost Adrenaline Boost
Leech Sturdiness Sturdiness

Sneaking[]

Plank sneaking

Ability Attribute
Direct
Offense Stealth Stealth
Defense Health Health
Shield Perception Perception
Tactical
First Action Dexterity Dexterity
Support Ally Magic Magic
Shield Ally Perception Perception
Counter Offense Stealth Stealth
Counter Tactic Will Will
Confuse Tactics Tactics
Get Closer Stealth Stealth
Weapon Effects
Blunt Damage
Piercing Damage Light Steps Light Steps
Poison Backstab Backstab
Leech Distraction Distraction

Hunting[]

Plank hunting

Ability Attribute
Direct
Offense Gathering Gathering
Defense Health Health
Shield Animal Kinship Animal Kinship
Tactical
First Action Perception Perception
Support Ally Ranged Damage Ranged Damage
Shield Ally Animal Kinship Animal Kinship
Counter Offense Stealth Stealth
Counter Tactic Animal Kinship Animal Kinship
Confuse Traps Traps
Get Closer Gathering Gathering
Weapon Effects
Blunt Damage
Piercing Damage Light Steps Light Steps
Poison Backstab Backstab
Leech Distraction Distraction

Tactical[]

Plank tactical

Ability Attribute
Direct
Offense Intelligence Intelligence
Defense Will Will
Shield Speech Speech
Tactical
First Action Perception Perception
Support Ally Tactics Tactics
Shield Ally Speech Speech
Counter Offense Magic Magic
Counter Tactic Traps Traps
Confuse Tactics Tactics
Get Closer Intelligence Intelligence
Weapon Effects
Blunt Damage
Piercing Damage Clear Mind Clear Mind
Poison Feint Feint
Leech Find Weakness Find Weakness

Intellect[]

Plank intellect

Ability Attribute
Direct
Offense Intelligence Intelligence
Defense Will Will
Shield Tactics Tactics
Tactical
First Action Perception Perception
Support Ally Folklore Folklore
Shield Ally Tactics Tactics
Counter Offense Magic Magic
Counter Tactic Perception Perception
Confuse Intelligence Intelligence
Get Closer Intelligence Intelligence
Weapon Effects
Blunt Damage
Piercing Damage Concentration Concentration
Poison Divination Divination
Leech Sixth Sense Sixth Sense

Cure Sickness[]

Plank cure sickness

Ability Attribute
Direct
Offense Will Will
Defense Health Health
Shield Herbalism Herbalism
Tactical
First Action Magic Magic
Support Ally Medic Medic
Shield Ally Herbalism Herbalism
Counter Offense Herbalism Herbalism
Counter Tactic Intelligence Intelligence
Confuse Medic Medic
Get Closer Will Will
Weapon Effects
Blunt Damage
Piercing Damage Fast Reaction Fast Reaction
Poison Adrenaline Boost Adrenaline Boost
Leech Sturdiness Sturdiness

Hex[]

Plank hex

Ability Attribute
Direct
Offense Magic Magic
Defense Will Will
Shield Folklore Folklore
Tactical
First Action Medic Medic
Support Ally Curse Curse
Shield Ally Folklore Folklore
Counter Offense Intelligence Intelligence
Counter Tactic Herbalism Herbalism
Confuse Curse Curse
Get Closer Magic Magic
Weapon Effects
Blunt Damage
Piercing Damage Concentration Concentration
Poison Divination Divination
Leech Sixth Sense Sixth Sense

Diplomacy/Social[]

Plank social

Ability Attribute
Direct
Offense Speech Speech
Defense Will Will
Shield Folklore Folklore
Tactical
First Action Attractiveness Attractiveness
Support Ally Intelligence Intelligence
Shield Ally Folklore Folklore
Counter Offense Attractiveness Attractiveness
Counter Tactic Intelligence Intelligence
Confuse Magic Magic
Get Closer Speech Speech
Weapon Effects
Blunt Damage
Piercing Damage Clear Mind Clear Mind
Poison Feint Feint
Leech Find Weakness Find Weakness

Challenge Trigger[]

Beasts[]

  • Hunting: Traps skill 4 and Gathering skill 4
  • Sickness: Two party members with Intelligence 4, and a Medic 2 or Herbalism 3

Bandits[]

  • Social: Two party members with Speech 6
  • ?
  • ?

Demons and Ghosts[]

  • Social: Two party members with Speech 6
  • Sneak: Two party members with Stealth 6
  • Hex (Magic): Two party members with Magic 5
  • Tactics: Two party members with Intelligence 5

Undead[]

  • Sneak: Two party members with Stealth 6
  • Tactics: Two party members with Intelligence 5
  • Hex (Magic): Two party members with Magic 5

Trolls[]

  • Tactics: Two party members with Intelligence 6
  • Sneak: ???

Dragons[]

  • Social: Two party members with Speech 6
  • Intellect: One party member with Perception 4 and at least one item made of gold or one gold resource in the expedition’s inventory.

Giants[]

  • Sneak: Two party members with Stealth 6
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