22 Oct

Expand Your Armory: Extending Weapons

Art by Nintendo

Through Hyrule’s history, smiths continually invent more weapons, whether to slay the forces of darkness or light. A particular category of weapons involves the use of flexible materials or chains in order to create Extending weapons. Though less accurate than a typical sword or spear, these weapons allow their wielders to keep their foes at a distance, and even to use potent melee Techniques while out of their target’s reach.

Below is a list of new weapons and attacks especially favored by those who expect to deal with enemies on the ground and in the air. The whip in particular is favored among those who hunt blood-drinkers like the Achemen!

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08 Oct

Reutilizing Your Health

Reclaim the Wild is a game about, among other things, resource management! You have to manage your materials, your weapon durability, and even your character’s (and companions’) Health, Magic, and Stamina!

Health, of course, is your character’s most important resource, since without it they would be Helpless or even dead! If you’re using Master Mode rules, Health also determines when you suffer a nasty Injury.

While Health is what keeps your Hero upright and in the fight, there’s really only one way to use it right now: Burning it, by getting punched in the face. But what if we looked into using it in other ways?

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