Outcast Tales: The First Journey News

Hi, everyone! Today we’re going to tell you a bit about character’s skills and how to improve them through the journey.



Your crewmembers are capable individuals, who are able to handle both wilderness and ancient ruins. Each of them has a set of skills, that will play a big role in global map events:

• Athletics is a essential for traversing harsh environments, such as big eastern desert. It will let you travel long distances without getting exhausted, climb mountains or outrun a stronger enemy.
  
• Persuasion covers all social situations and helps your character to convince, deceive or intimidate other people.
  
• Stealth helps you go unnoticed, which is really useful if you don’t want to get bitten, stabbed or shot in a fight. Stealth may involve hiding, sneaking around or even smuggling ancient artefacts.
  
• Investigation helps you find whatever you want. Every time you're looting a place for valuables, searching for something or trying to understand the situation this skill comes into play.
  
• Knowledge lets you know all sorts of stuff about survival. Want to distinct edible and poisonous mushrooms? Want to deactivate a Steel Guardian? Want to figure out if a beast is aggressive or just playful? Upgrade this skill.
  

Talking about upgrades, there are two ways to improve your skills: training and failure.
You can learn from other people’s mistakes by paying for training courses: find a competent person, pay them and get better at a chosen discipline. Or you can go “cheap” way and learn from your own mistakes: every time a character fails to use one of their skills, they become better at it! You just have to survive in the process.

Stay alert in the desert and we’ll meet again!

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Hi, everyone! Today we present you one more wilderness menace - Insectoids.



These creatures typically travel in groups, but it’s not unknown to see them among other animals.



Not only they float like butterflies and sting like bees, but also possess a secret weapon - pheromones.



If the character gets sprayed over by this nasty attack, their scent will make them target for every enemy for the next turn. To make things worse, it also makes the victim vulnerable, so even a beefy fighter can be taken down in a moment.

Protect that poor soul with everything you got and remember to stay alert in the desert!

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Hi everyone!
To safely traverse the desert you’ll have to keep your eye on several resources. Here we’ll tell you about them.





Health - represents your character’s ability to survive fights and harsh environments. Once a crewmember drops to 0 health, they can no longer participate in battles or events. If everything goes badly and the whole team is at zero, you immediately lose the game. The only way to restore health in Ragtag Crew is resting, so try not to get hurt.



Rations - are used during resting and travelling. Every time you move to a new location, you have to spend 1 ration. If you want to recover some health you’ll have to spend even more. Carrying enough food is crucial, but you can only fit that much in your bags. Make sure to restock in settlements and forage whenever possible.



Money - money alone can’t help your survival, but it can buy everything that will help: food, equipment and training. The main way of acquiring money is looting ruins, but you can also sell you equipment or find opportunities to earn some cash on the road.



Morale - crewmembers are tough, but they aren’t made of steel. If your character’s morale is high, they will perform better in combat. If they’re demoralized, don’t expect them to show their best during fights. The may even throw an occasional tantrum! To keep spirits high try to take character preferences into account during events. Each team member has their own moral code and way of thinking, so keep that in mind.

That’s all, folks! Stay alert in the desert!

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Hi, everyone!
You’ll have to carefully plan your journey if you ever want to get to the end of it. Here are the places you’ll see on your way to the big prize:


Desert - the most common location, that will test your skills and combat strategy. At times you’ll get lucky and get something useful there. At times you’ll be thankful you went through in one piece.


Ruins - remains of the old civilization. Here you’ll find ancient technology alongside danger. Scavenging these places is your main way of getting money and equipment, but your sweat and blood may be the cost.


Deadly Ruins - especially dangerous ruins. Once you get there, prepare to face the toughest challenges and fight the strongest enemies. Pull the victory and you’ll get generous rewards.


Deathtrap - a forsaken place, where you won’t find anything valuable, only hardship and perils. Try to avoid it, if possible.


Settlement - a small island of civilization. Spend your hard earned money on rations and equipment.


Shelter - a safe resting place. Here you can recover without worrying about food or enemies.


Oasis - hunting grounds, where you can forage and refill your supplies.


Travelers Camp - a place, where survival experts gather. Here you can improve your skills if you have enough cash.


Unknown - territory, waiting to be explored. It can be any location of the above, and the only way to find out is to visit the place.

Calculate risks, keep track of your resources and plan your journey accordingly. And remember to stay alert in the desert!

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Hi, everyone!

Today we present you yet another unpleasant inhabitant of the deserts, the evasive subterranean worm.



This creature will hunt you down from the underground, striking the unaware prey with its spikes.



When it emerges, you can try to attack it, but beware: whenever it gets damaged, it will burrow under the ground, becoming completely immune to any further harm till the end of the turn.



To overcome this annoying ability, you can try to hit it with your strongest attack each turn. Alternatively, just attack with one crewmember and buff her with the others.

Keep that in mind and stay alert in the desert!

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