Outcast Tales: The First Journey News

Hi, everyone!
We continue the theme of powerful opponents by introducing the new enemy: the Gang Leader. This fearsome woman has some of the most violent criminals in the wasteland under her control. If her minions aren’t enough she is always ready to handle the problem herself.



Gang leader’s first weapon is her special knife. If one of your crew members gets hit by that blade, you’ll have to face a difficult choice: either your character skips their turn doing nothing except treating their wounds or they’ll suffer heavy bleeding until the end of the fight.



Gang leader’s second weapon is her loyal Rat Canine. This big brute rushes into battle at the flick of her finger and will do everything to protect its owner.



On top of all that, you’ll have to face her ever-present bodyguards. This fight is going to be tough, but the reward is sure worth it. If you overcome all these challenges, not only you will get some sweet cash, but also be able to claim her special weapon.

Try your best and stay alert in the desert!

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Hello, everyone!
Today you’ll see something special - the Big Boss. This legendary outlaw has managed to loot the Alchemist’s Guild storage and ran away with their precious supplies. There is a chance you’ll become an obstacle on his way.



Claiming his head won’t come easy: this giant is surrounded by fellow bandits and can act twice in one turn, delivering the punishment with his so-called Big Gun. However the biggest threat is not the raining bullets, but the cargo the gang have stolen: the barrels filled with hazardous chemicals.



Given the opportunity, the Big Boss will throw one of these barrels amid your battle formation and order his whole crew to shoot the thing. If the barrel gets destroyed, the team will have a very bad time: they may take the damage from the blast, or inhale the poisonous gas and spend the whole turn drooling.



Can you stop that? You can, but you’ll have to protect the barrel at all costs: use the force fields on it, provoke and suppress the enemies.

Big Boss is a big deal. You’ll have to use all your battle experience and collected equipment to take him on. Good luck and remember stay alert in the desert!

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Hi, everyone!
Today you’ll meet yet another wasteland dweller - Venomous Lizard.



Despite the name, Venomous Lizards aren’t predators and will not attack humans unless they feel a threat. However, if you decided to hunt one of these creatures, you better be prepared.



Lizard defends itself spitting out the venomous liquid in their enemy’s face. If one of your characters takes damage from this attack, they will lose hp every turn until the fight is over.



How can you get rid of poisoning? First, you can use a specific ability to cleanse a character of all harmful effects. Second, you can try to finish the battle quickly, so the crew members can treat their wounds.

If things go sour, remember - any additional spit attacks won’t make things worse. Still, you better avoid hits in the first place.

Stay alert in the desert!

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Hi, everyone!
It’s time to tell you more about the battle abilities. Fights in Ragtag Crew are turn-based: each turn all your character can use one of their abilities.

Those abilities fall under one of the three categories:
Elimination - deals damage to the foes.
Support - protects your allies and makes them stronger.
Manoeuvre - weakens and controls your enemies.

Depending on the background, each character specializes in two of those categories. You can tell which by looking at their two starting abilities. The Hound, for example, begins the game with an Elimination and a Maneuver ability.
That is not all: over the course of the journey, your crewmembers can add 2 more abilities to their arsenal. Each time your character gains an ability, you have to choose 1 out of 3 randomly selected ones.



Those abilities will be chosen from the categories your character specializes in. It means some abilities will be not available and your character has to rely on their teammates to cover their weaknesses.





Take your team composition into account, choose your abilities wisely and remember to stay alert in the desert!

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Hi, everyone!
Today we are revealing a new available background - the Hound.



Hounds are working as bounty hunters, bringing criminals to justice dead or alive. With some luck they can get decent money doing so, but they must send a major cut to the monastery that trained them.

Hound is capable of learning both Elimination and Maneuver abilities, but unlike Technomancer, his kit at the start of the game is pure offence:

Quick Shot - make an attack against the enemy and deal moderate damage. There is nothing special about this ability, except it’s always available to you. Your bread and butter.



Take Aim - take time to carefully aim your shot. Your next strike will be a lot more powerful and precise. This ability is useful if an enemy should be finished in one quick burst or you have to prepare for the next turn.



At the start of the run, the hound is a reliable damage dealer, but he doesn’t have to be this way the whole game. You can always dip into control by picking up some manoeuvres or get more elimination abilities and start hitting like a truck.

Put on your travelling cloak, load the guns and remember to be alert in the desert!

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