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Pneuma

Tyg13 — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:05:08 GMT

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Combat

Tyg13 — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:59:15 GMT

Sweep attunement→affinity to match Pneuma/Bembi's code; repoint cross-link to the renamed Synergy-and-dissonance section (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

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	'''Combat''' covers how the four elements play out in a fight. The core relationship — each element counters its diagonal opposite — is settled. The offense/defense model and encounter tiers below are '''proposed''' and not yet final.		'''Combat''' covers how the four elements play out in a fight. The core relationship — each element counters its diagonal opposite — is settled. The offense/defense model and encounter tiers below are '''proposed''' and not yet final.

	For the elements, the square, and ~~attunement~~, see [[Pneuma]].		For the elements, the square, and affinity, see [[Pneuma]].

	== The counter rule ==		== The counter rule ==
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	* Air ↔ Earth		* Air ↔ Earth

	Countering is an '''action''', not a damage multiplier: you put the fire out, you ground the storm. This is the same diagonal that governs annihilation and ~~attunement~~ suppression (see [[Pneuma#~~Opposition~~]]).		Countering is an '''action''', not a damage multiplier: you put the fire out, you ground the storm. This is the same diagonal that governs annihilation and affinity suppression (see [[Pneuma#Synergy and dissonance]]).

	== Offense and defense (proposed) ==		== Offense and defense (proposed) ==
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	* '''Phase 1''' is their strength: attack with fire, quench with air, both mastered. Casts are cheap; the pool barely dips.		* '''Phase 1''' is their strength: attack with fire, quench with air, both mastered. Casts are cheap; the pool barely dips.
	* '''Phase 2''' is their weakness: earth and water answer dearly and feebly. Attacks chip slowly, quenches barely hold, and each low-~~attunement~~ cast bleeds the pool fast. This is where they bring a cold-edge partner, for whom Phase 2 is easy.		* '''Phase 2''' is their weakness: earth and water answer dearly and feebly. Attacks chip slowly, quenches barely hold, and each low-affinity cast bleeds the pool fast. This is where they bring a cold-edge partner, for whom Phase 2 is easy.

	Against a '''master''' (all four high): both phases flow — fire → earth on offense, air → water on defense, tracking the boss's rotation. No bad phase.		Against a '''master''' (all four high): both phases flow — fire → earth on offense, air → water on defense, tracking the boss's rotation. No bad phase.

Pneuma

Tyg13 — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:58:57 GMT

Match Bembi's code: sweep attunement→affinity throughout. Combine synergy-reward (allies) with dissonance-suppression (diagonal) under one Synergy-and-dissonance section. Fix stale death/Law citation. (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

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Combat

Tyg13 — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:48:36 GMT

New page: the elemental wheel in play — counter=diagonal rule, edges/matchups, difficulty by coverage, worked example (offense/defense model and encounter tiers marked proposed) (via create-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

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'''Combat''' covers how the four elements play out in a fight. The core relationship — each element counters its diagonal opposite — is settled. The offense/defense model and encounter tiers below are '''proposed''' and not yet final.

For the elements, the square, and attunement, see [[Pneuma]].

== The counter rule ==

Each element answers exactly one other — its diagonal opposite — and is answered by that same one:

* Fire ↔ Water
* Air ↔ Earth

Countering is an '''action''', not a damage multiplier: you put the fire out, you ground the storm. This is the same diagonal that governs annihilation and attunement suppression (see [[Pneuma#Opposition]]).

== Offense and defense (proposed) ==

Two rules, both on the diagonal:

* '''Offense.''' A boss defends in some element. You deal real damage by attacking with its diagonal counter.
* '''Defense.''' A boss attacks in some element. You blunt it by casting that element's diagonal counter as an action — quench the fire, ground the storm.

A boss's defensive form and its attack are usually different elements, so you juggle two active elements at once: an offensive one and a defensive one.

== Edges and matchups ==

The square splits into two opposed '''edges''' along each quality axis. The natural two-element build is one edge — an allied pair sharing a quality:

* '''Hot''' — Fire + Air
* '''Cold''' — Water + Earth
* '''Wet''' — Air + Water
* '''Dry''' — Fire + Earth

Because counter = diagonal, you fight a boss with the '''edge opposite''' the edge it currently shows. A boss showing the hot edge (fire/air) demands the cold edge (water/earth) from you, and vice versa.

* A '''specialist''' owns one edge: dominant against the opposite edge, weak against their own edge's mirror.
* A '''master''' owns all four elements: no weak edge, no bad matchup. Mastery of all elements lets a player transcend the wheel and stand alone where others need a partner.

== No fixed party roles ==

Elements are not locked to roles (tank/heal/DPS). Every serious player is expected to build proficiency across the wheel and switch reactively as a boss shifts, the way RuneScape players switch attack styles. Cooperation comes from covering matchups: a player weak against the current edge brings a partner whose edge covers it. That interdependence is strongest while leveling and fades for the rare master who can answer everything solo.

== Difficulty by coverage (proposed) ==

A boss's difficulty is how much of the square it forces you to answer:

{| class="wikitable"
! Boss type !! Forces you to answer !! Who can solo it
|-
| '''Single form''' (one element) || One counter || Anyone whose edge covers it
|-
| '''Single edge''' (rotates within one edge) || The opposite edge || A specialist in that opposite edge; others bring a partner
|-
| '''Full square''' (rotates all four) || All four elements || Only a master; everyone else pairs up
|}

"Master content" is content that demands total mastery — so completing the mastery-of-all grind unlocks a tier of solo play otherwise gated behind a complementary partner.

== Worked example: a two-phase boss (proposed) ==

A boss that rotates edges mid-fight:

{| class="wikitable"
! Phase !! Boss form (attack with) !! Boss attacks with (quench with) !! Edge you need
|-
| '''1 — Frost Aegis''' || Water → '''Fire''' || Earth → '''Air''' || Hot (fire + air)
|-
| '''2 — Emberveil''' || Air → '''Earth''' || Fire → '''Water''' || Cold (water + earth)
|}

Against a '''hot-edge specialist''' (strong fire/air, suppressed water/earth):

* '''Phase 1''' is their strength: attack with fire, quench with air, both mastered. Casts are cheap; the pool barely dips.
* '''Phase 2''' is their weakness: earth and water answer dearly and feebly. Attacks chip slowly, quenches barely hold, and each low-attunement cast bleeds the pool fast. This is where they bring a cold-edge partner, for whom Phase 2 is easy.

Against a '''master''' (all four high): both phases flow — fire → earth on offense, air → water on defense, tracking the boss's rotation. No bad phase.

== Open questions ==

* The efficiency gap between a mastered and an unmastered cast — together with the suppression strength — decides whether a bad-matchup phase reads as "hard but doable" or "unplayable." This is the key tuning dial. See [[Pneuma#Open questions]].
* Whether the offense/defense model above is the final combat shape or a starting point.
* How hybrids factor into combat (a hot-edge player casting lightning, and so on).

Pneuma

Tyg13 — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:48:17 GMT

Rewrite in rules-manual register; unify the diagonal (annihilation/counter/suppression); adopt counter=diagonal; add mastery-of-all aspiration; split combat detail to new Combat page (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

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File:Aristotle's Elemental Square.gif

Tyg13 — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 22:24:56 GMT

Tyg13 uploaded File:Aristotle's Elemental Square.gif

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Describes the 4 elements and their shared qualities

Pneuma

Tyg13 — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:03:47 GMT

Open questions: flag the opposition-of-attunement rule as a reversal of the earlier jointly-settled "no attunement opposition" decision (wants joint review), and add opposition-suppression strength + total-attunement soft-cap curve to the deferred-numbers list. (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

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The World

Tyg13 — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:28:15 GMT

Expand with detailed, non-technical world layout info: terrain types, water, verticality/bridges, caves, notable unnamed areas, and world growth (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

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	The world of BTScape is a ~~chunk~~-~~based~~ tile ~~grid~~. ~~Each chunk takes 16x16 tiles~~. ~~Each~~ tile is ~~assumed~~ to be ~~1 m<sup>2</sup>~~		The world of BTScape is one seamless landscape shared by every player, seen from a 3D camera as you walk, run, and explore across it on foot. It's built from a grid of square tiles, each about a metre across, stitched together out of 16×16-tile chunks that stream in around you as you travel through the world.

			== The Terrain ==

			Most of the land explored so far is open grassland, dotted with patches of dirt and soil, windswept sand dunes, and snowfields in colder-looking reaches of the map. Civilisation leaves its own mark on the ground: paved cobblestone paths, wooden floorboards, flagstone, and the occasional red carpet mark out roads, buildings, and other constructed spaces, standing out against the natural ground around them.

			== Rivers and Water ==

			Rivers and streams cut through the landscape as translucent, animated water that ripples and catches the light — tinted darker where it runs deep, and flecked with foam along the shallows and shore. You can't wade or swim across deep water yet; it blocks your path like a wall, so rivers act as natural obstacles to route around or cross by bridge.

			== Elevation, Bridges, and Buildings ==

			The ground isn't flat. Hills rise and fall across the map, and where the terrain climbs steeply it's rendered as rocky cliff faces rather than smooth grass. Elsewhere, ramps and staircases connect one height to another gradually, like a real flight of stairs. Built-up areas add whole extra layers on top of the base terrain — bridges spanning rivers, raised platforms, and upper floors of buildings. Unlike some tile-based games, BTScape doesn't hide one floor to reveal another: stand underneath a bridge and you'll still be able to see (and bump into) anyone crossing above you.

			== Caves ==

			Openings cut into hillsides lead down into caves — real gaps in the ground, with the hillside above acting as their rock ceiling. Step inside and the light fades the deeper you go: the mouth of a cave stays reasonably lit, but push further in and it dims toward near-total darkness beyond the small area lit around you, brightening smoothly again as you head back toward the entrance.

			== Notable Areas ==

			BTScape's map doesn't have official place names yet — the world is still young and growing — but a few areas already stand out to explorers:

			* A camp of cultists, marked out by cultist symbols and patrolled by guards, with wells, beds, and tables scattered around.
			* A small market row where a general store, a food shop, and an ore trader have set up alongside one another.
			* Sprawling wheat fields — easily the largest cultivated area on the map.
			* A mining ground where tin ore can be dug out of the hillside.
			* A pair of water wheels turning near the mining ground.

			These all lie some distance from where new characters first arrive in the world, so you'll need to explore to find them.

			== A Growing World ==

			The map isn't a fixed rectangle — it's an irregular, ever-expanding patchwork of chunks that can be extended in any direction at any time. Expect the explored world to keep growing as development continues.

Pneuma

Tyg13 — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:55:42 GMT

basic description

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	Pneuma is in ~~stuff~~.		Pneuma is a source of power, and a source of energy. It comes in 4 basic elemental types:

			# Water
			# Fire
			# Earth/life
			# Air

			It also comes in typeless (pure) form.

Pneuma

Tyg13 — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:51:07 GMT

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Pneuma is in stuff.

The World

Tyg13 — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:49:44 GMT

basic description

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	~~This~~ is ~~the world~~		The world of BTScape is a chunk-based tile grid. Each chunk takes 16x16 tiles. Each tile is assumed to be 1 m<sup>2</sup>

The World

Tyg13 — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:42:27 GMT

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This is the world

Main Page

Tyg13 — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:40:06 GMT

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