A new character joins the party! Who is it? At last, we undrape the secret follower gift! We also check out one round of the game in less than five minutes.
Howdy,
Boardcubator is back with Going Medieval number five! This time, we’ll walk you through one round of Kingdom Come: Deliverance – The Board Game. You’ll see how the game flows typically, how players interact with each other, the environment & its inhabitants, and how your choices can have long-lasting effects on gameplay and the story. No time to waste—saddle up!
New Character Joins the Fray!
Adventurers, rejoice! At last, the Follower Gift has been unlocked!
Our band of four intrepid adventurers–which you might have already seen on the cover of the campaign page–is being joined by a fifth brave soul. In the base game, you’ll find Novice Jarmila, Jan the Inquisitor, Commoner Záhora, and Mikul. The extra additional character is Merchant Slíva. Slíva is a gifted speaker and good at keeping people where he wants them. His anecdotes are a great distraction tool and he doesn’t refrain from using his faithful wooden club once he runs out of jokes. He is not very good at covert operations, however, he can fit well into all sorts of environments and situations—and leave at the right moment. As he would say „Everything has a price these days—even God’s grace.”
If you received this update–the good news is you receive Slíva for free! Everyone who follows the campaign before it launches on September 12 at 6 pm CEST will receive this fifth playable character along with their pledge during the campaign. So share it around amongst the townsfolk so that everybody can get in on the free-gift action! Afterwards, Slíva will be available as an add-on during the campaign.
One Round of Kingdom Come
Now, let’s dive into the latest episode of Going Medieval! Since we are a bit closer to the launch of the campaign, the upcoming episodes are going to be short, each one focusing on one aspect of the game. This time we are joined by a local board game enthusiast Simon (whom I’ve met a couple of years ago during a local Blood Rage tournament) as Tobi was unable to come to our dungeon on this occasion.
So let’s not waste any more time–here is one round Kingdom Come in five minutes!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=382dTRXTL6Q&feature=emb_title
The Round
Every round of Kingdom Come consists of 2 phases. These are the player turn and the player refresh. Players can freely choose in what order they are going to perform their actions. They can freely decide to pass all their Actions during the whole round, or spend Action Points to execute them.
All available actions happen during the player turn phase. Player refresh is initiated at will—but most likely once all the players in the group run out of Action points.
During the player refresh phase, players refresh all their Stamina and Action points to get them ready for the next player turn. Bear in mind that player refresh is kind of like NPC refresh as well. The NPCs (including the ones after you) get their stamina refreshed the same as you, which renews their strength.
The Actions
There’s a variety of actions available to players as they progress through the game. Each one of them costs an Action point to perform so choose wisely
At the core is the Movement action. You can move to nearby (adjacent) tiles–or even further! Each extra tile costs you one additional point of Stamina. Thus the distance you can move by is limited by your Stamina and Action points every round. Be careful where you go though! You’ll get stopped if you encounter any Guard on the way–no running near Guards!
Throughout the game, you’ll come across countless Interaction tokens placed on the map. These tokens mark a possible interaction with the environment, such as kicking down doors (or pick locking perhaps), examining the stable, picking up herbs for brewing healing remedies, going through a crate, and much more. The Interaction tokens are connected to Attributes–you might get tested on your abilities.
You can also Interact with NPCs—be it the guards or regular townsfolk. You can chat, bribe, enquire, threaten—fight, even! However, the game tracks your steps, and your preference for punching information out of people might affect their hostility towards you.
Last but not least, there’s the Assist action. This allows you to help out your buddies in need with a brawl or, say, moving an ox-drawn wagon stuck in the mud. Put more technically, you allow your friends to reroll their dice. We’ll talk about this one more once we get to explaining the dice checks.
Moreover, you can also learn some other Actions–such as silently backstabbing people, or brewing your own potions. We’ll keep these for the level-up mechanism update though.
The (Other) Actions
Outside of the main actions, there are plenty of others you can make use of that do not cost any Action points. You can offer objects in your inventory to your fellow players; save an Action for the next round; or become stealthy to move through the map without raising attention.
You’ll also be able to progress via Character Advancement–you’ll gain new Perk Points based on what you do in the world! The next update will cover this in depth.
Making the Right Choice
The world of Kingdom Come is historically accurate—meaning quite ruthless, with often a very blurry line between right and wrong. You’ll find yourself at many moral crossroads while playing, and the full consequences of some choices might not be obvious until later in the game.
Quests you can take on often have several possible outcomes; and the living world of the game remembers and responds to your behaviour. The game does not lead you to choices, but rather consistently puts you at crossroads.
You’ll be able to complete Main Quests and Side Quests and it is up to you how you progress. A scenario can have more than one main quest, and all of them lead to somehow completing the Scenario–uncover all the possibilities or follow the first one you find!
Cooperate!
Kingdom Come is enjoyed best when you make full use of its cooperative aspects. Its world is cold-blooded, and just the right amount of heartwarming camaraderie might get you through it alive. Consult which paths to explore, and combat enemies in groups.
Speaking of Combat, NPCs cooperate too, so watch out! If they see your combat with an allied character, they won’t refrain from getting involved.
And that’s it, folks! Mere 7 days left until the campaign starts, so feel free to share it amongst your friends so that they gain the free fifth character too!
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