Together in Battle

Dark clouds gather over the island nation of Dese vile conspirators lurk in the shadows You must recruit allies and train in the gladiatorial games even as an imperial praetor hunts you down--but soon even that will not be enough
You ve arrived in the island kingdom of Dese with a secret mission to find and train loyal fighters Hunted by an imperial praetor you must maintain a low profile even as you are drawn into dark intrigues that will decide the fate of Dese itself
Recruit and manage a team of fighters Stay stocked on food make payroll and investigate a royal conspiracy Time is not on your side--and the clock is ticking
Each day you ll have2 Time Points to spend you can fight in the arena send characters away on quests shop train recruit new allies or investigate a dark conspiracy
At night you ll return to camp and watch your character s personalities come alive as they talk pursue their interests and build relationships with one another You re the boss--you get to decide how each day is spent But your choices matter To succeed you ll want to make every day count
Every character you recruit has distinct traits personal histories beliefs hobbies and secrets These differences matter a jokester may do funny impressions to boost morale a hunter may boost your stocks with wild game a baker may use food to produce cookies and cakes you can eat or sell a gambler may visit bars around town and win money for you Dancers are nimble sailors are good swimmers
Some characters are prone to depression some to self-doubt Some self-soothe with long walks or prayer others undertake long-term projects like growing vegetables forging weapons or writing novels Learn what makes each character tick as they grow and form powerful bonds of friendship
But beware your characters aren t just unique they re dynamic Let their friends fall in battle and they may become depressed Let morale fall too low and you ll risk resentment and desertion Keep them happy however and they will grow close to one another form fond memories give nicknames even share their combat skills With skill and patience you will emerge victorious together in battle
Fight battles that reward creativity and good positioning not just lucky die rolls With a deterministic core that never wastes your time Together in Battle s turn-based tactical combat nonetheless features unusual depth Combat mechanics include
Elevation claim the high ground to boost your effectiveness and hinder the enemy s
Knockbacks galore shove pull and throw enemies into water lava and chasms into traps off of cliffs or into each other
Backstabbing strike from behind to avoid counterattacks and score a huge damage bonus
Destructible environments bust down doors blow up walls hack through bushes chop through barricades If you can see it you can smash it
Defensive terrain take up position in tall grass to gain a defense boost--or hack it down to deny that same advantage to the enemy
Weather fight on battlefields that change dynamically with the weather populating it with rain puddles ice slicks or even raging fires
Create new structures on the battlefield build your own bridges and barricades freeze water to form ice bridges place explosives to detonate at an opportune moment produce roaring infernos and jagged ice barriers set traps and more
Extreme turn flexibility move a character move a second character then return to finish the first character s turn An unlimited undo stack lets you redo it all if you don t like where everyone ended up
Clever AI face enemies that use the terrain to their advantage take advantage of weak positioning cut through barriers and compete with you for item pickups
You won t see everything Together in Battle has to offer in a single playthrough--or two Every game offers a new experience TiB includes
24 base classes with branching promotions for a total of73 distinct character classes
More than175 skills
6 playable species
Dozens and dozens of random events and side quests that can play out in multiple different ways
Multiple endings for good and for ill
A near-limitless variety of unique procedurally generated characters
A custom character maker to create your own characters with your choice of traits portraits personalities growths and even custom dialogue The game will pull them into the world to fight level up and develop relationships with your other characters
Hundreds of thousands of possible procedurally generated weapons and pieces of armor including unique and personal weapons
A trainer you can use to shore up your characters stats or even multi-class them
A jobs board with various randomized jobs you can send characters away on to earn extra money
A brilliant blend of both procedurally generated arena fights and dozens of carefully hand-designed battles
Together in Battle also comes with a campaign creation suite to let you build your own full-fledged SRPG campaigns
Build characters in the character creator
Sculpt battlefields and place armies in the map editor
Compose cut scenes in the cut scene editor
Write branching dialogue trees for both battles and cut scenes using the dialogue editor
Create new skills for your characters to use in the skill editor
Craft new items and equipment for players to use in the item editor
Need ideas Let the game roll up full-fledged characters and battles for you to edit or simply use them as-is
Construct your own scripts then assign them to items and skills for whatever custom effects you can dream up
Mod support for custom music sound effects character classes AI profiles and more
Then when you re ready share your masterwork with the world With the click of a button you can let every other player who owns Together in Battle see download and experience your campaign for themselves