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Chapter 02 · Reactive Combat

The Difference Between Roleplay Mode and Combat Mode

It's important to recognize that most gameplay occurs in Roleplay Mode, where players perform actions and engage in dialogue at various paces, from seconds to years in game time.

However, we need a turn-based mode for situations where characters compete with other creatures, such as during combat. We'll call this Combat Mode. Here, each turn represents a variable amount of time because if we give a turn a fixed number of seconds, in the late game turns start to make absolutely no sense.