The Wildsea

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• regenerate — My ability regenerate costs a mana gives me or cost an action gives me two mana attached to target player. Duration heal them one HP.
• Terrain interaction — Wild roots. I may only target other characters if they're in terrain, but all of my cards except travel cards that target a tile also draw range from all tiles with terrain.
• Terrain placement — Lay of the land. Before the first turn, I make uh two target tiles difficult terrain and draw a card.

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• I really like this character um the Wilder. Uh just because they were really big on like board presence.
• The Executioner has a really cool passive.
• So, that's before the first turn that has a range two on it.
• You have to technically successfully attack.
• Yeah. So, that's before the first turn that has a range two on it.
• Oh god, that's hot. That's That's pretty hot.
• I'm going to spend one to play vine snap. Attach it to a tile. Uh when you enter it, you take five damage. Um at the end at the start of my turn, if you are not on it, um you travel to it unless you pay a resource.
• I feel like it definitely can be.
• The Executioner versus the Wilder.
• I'm making my comeback.
• It's not like the most wild um ability, but I think it's my favorite. Just you just die.
• I'm going to do lucky hit. So, uh deal four damage to target enemy. Um and then I gain a luck.
• deal five damage to target enemy and then silence one disarm one.
• So, I'm going to have to spend I'm going to spend this to get rid of the disarm or the silence.
• You're able to move into difficult turn or easier, right?
• You can't use initiative unless Oh, I'm assuming you're going.
• The draw and this that that [ __ ] me up, right?
• It's like, oh, okay, these cards suck, but I just have these.
• Yeah. And they're like, no mulligans, wink. It's like, why?
• I really don't think so. I I literally think it's just It's too Yeah, there's because of the fact that you only can draw one card. I mean, yeah, there are cards that late you draw, but you have to draw into them.

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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• character and ship creation — Session zero combines character creation with collaborative ship design, creating stakes and shared ownership of the world
• dice-pool resolution — Players build a dice pool from edges, skills/languages, and advantages; roll d6s; highest die determines success; six = perfect success; 4-5 = success with a drawback; 1-3 = failure
• edges/aspects/traits — Edges shape problem solving; aspects (traits, gear, companions) provide flavorful advantages and drive narrative moments
• Track Advancement — Tracks govern travel, combat, events, and health; no traditional HP; damage to aspects reduces capabilities until healed
• tracks-based progression — Tracks govern travel, combat, events, and health; no traditional HP; damage to aspects reduces capabilities until healed
• Variable Set-Up: Player — Session zero combines character creation with collaborative ship design, creating stakes and shared ownership of the world

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Quotes (from this video)

• The real star of the show in The Wild Sea is the world itself. It's colorful. It's vibrant. It's full of experiences.
• the more thought and embellishment they put into an action, the more dice they'll generally get to roll.
• A character can't die unless a player wishes them to.
• It's the perfect way to draw more detail out of the scenario or the world into the roleplay
• Would play again.

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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• cooperative narrative — group goals and character goals drive free-form progression
• role-based storytelling — character arcs; narrative-driven decisions affect progression

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Quotes (from this video)

• the videos aren't being pushed anyone compared to what they were in January and before that
• chef's kiss
• heavy Gateway game
• it's trick taking with a twist
• it's not snappy enough to sustain interest

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