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Units are a single combatant that a player controls on the battlefield. Players will control a small group of Units (referred to in the rules as their Army) while playing.

Ratings describe how good a Unit is at certain things. Ratings are on a letter scale, with E being the worst and A being the best. (Some tables with go above or below this scale, but no Class can provide a default higher or lower than these values.) There are 6 Ratings a Unit gets from their Class, detailed in this table:

Units can carry multiple types of item in their Inventory. Weapons allow a Unit to fight enemies or assist allied Units. Accessories are Items that provide a benefit to the Unit as long as the Unit carries them in their Inventory. Consumables are Items that can be used in some way for a limited number of times.

All Items share a Weight property. Weight ranges between -2 and 2, and decreases or increases the Speed rating of a Unit while using that weapon by that amount.

Weapons are required for Units to attack. A Unit may only equip one Weapon at a time, and will use it’s equipped weapon when attacking or being attacked. Weapons have the following attributes.

• Currently, the game is setup on a Foundry Module.
• Units and Items are available in the Compendium tab. Drag a Unit from the compendium onto the map to create a Unit of that type. Drag Items from the compendium onto the Unit’s character sheet to give that Unit the item.
• A Scene should be created for the map the players will be using for the game. (If using maps from the Magvel Atlas, set the grid size to 70.)

The first thing to set up is the map that will serve as the battlefield. Players can create their own maps, or use their favorite maps from Fire Emblem games they’ve played. This wiki includes the Magvel Atlas, a list of maps from Fire Emblem Sacred Stones. Included in the Atlas are images for maps sized for Tabletop Simulator (and Foundry), as well as links to any scenarios written for that map.

Next players must agree on the Scenario. A Scenario defines setup, victory, and loss conditions for the players as well as any special rules required for the battle. Many Scenarios will give special “Scenario Tags” to Units that they can use. The Writing Scenarios page includes basic scenarios to adapt to any map. The Magvel Atlas also includes prewritten Scenarios for some maps.

After choosing a Scenario each player should have a War Chest amount defined for them. The players each will build their Armies so that the total cost of the Army does not exceed the War Chest. Armies are built in three phases: Hiring, Scouting, and Outfitting.

• In the Hiring phase, each player builds their Army as they see fit, hiring Units in any Class the scenario allows for, equipping them with any Weapons and Items the scenario allows. 
• In the Scouting phase, the players then share the Classes that they are bringing to battle with each other. Inventory is NOT shared, only the types of Classes. 
• In the Outfitting phase each player may change the Inventory of their Units however they so choose. They may NOT change the Class of those Units, nor add or remove from the Classes they chose in the Hiring phase.

The Scenario chosen will determine where each player is allowed to deploy, or place their units at the start of the battle. The Scenario will also determine which player will deploy their units first.

The first player to deploy will place all of their Units into their Deployment Zone. Once that player had decided the starting locations of their Units, the other player will deploy their units to their Deployment Zone. The first player cannot move their Units after the second player begins deploying theirs.

Game play takes place in rounds. In a round, every unit on the map moves once. All units on a side are not activated at the same time. Players begin and activate one unit each that is under their control. Once they have moved those units, the GM will move three enemy units. This alternates until all units have moves and the round ends.

When a Unit is activated, it begins a Combat Turn. On a Combat Turn, a Unit can:
- Move,
- use an Action,
- and take any number of Free Actions.

All Classes have a base movement of 4 spaces when unpromoted and 5 when promoted. The Fast(X) and Slow(X) tags increase and decrease this amount respectively. Movement is also affected by the Terrain of each space.

The Terrain Table shows how much of a unit’s movement is required to enter a space of that type. Units with certain tags (Armored, Cavalry, Flying) use their respective columns on the table, while all other units use the “Foot” column.

Tile types not listed cost 1 move to enter. These tiles include Plains, Sand, Buildings, Ruins, Floors, Stairs, Bridges, and Village Gates.

A Unit can attack a Target if the Target is within the Range of the Unit’s equipped weapon. The attack process is as follows:

• First, confirm the Target is in range of the Attacker’s Weapon.
  • Some Staves have a Range of “Mag”. In this case, the maximum range of the staff is determined by the Unit’s current Mag Rating. See the Staff Range table to check what Range that is.
• Before the Attacker rolls to hit, they must check for any modifiers to their Ratings. When a Rating is modified, postive numbers increase the Rating (B->A) while Negative numbers decrease the Rating (B->C).
  • The Weapon Triangle
  • The Weight of the Defenders Weapon applied to their Speed Rating.
  • Tags on the Classes of either combatant or Tags on their Equipped weapons, such as the Inaccurate(X) tag. (Don’t forget to check for tags that deal with Critical hits, such as Lucky(X)!)
• To hit a Target, the Attacker must roll on the To Hit Table. In a simple combat, the Attacker will cross reference their Skl with the Target’s Spd Rating to determine what number they must roll under on a d100 to hit.
  • A Critical Hit is scored when the result is 10 or less. This range is modified by Tags.

Italic Ratings are not standard for any Class: they can only be reached via Modifiers.

• Before Damage can be applied, the combatants must check for any modifiers to their Ratings. When a Rating is modified, postive numbers increase the Rating (B->A) while Negative numbers decrease the Rating (B->C).
  • The Weapon Triangle
  • The Terrain Table modifies the Defense and Resistance of a Unit
  • Tags on the Classes of either combatant or Tags on their Equipped weapons, such as the Inaccurate(X) tag.
• The Attacker uses either Strength or Magic as their Attack Rating. Which is determined by the Damage Type of the Weapon they are using. (Physical Type uses Strength, Magic type uses Magic.)
• The Target uses Def as their Defense Rating when the Attacker is using Strength, and Resistance when the Attacker is using Magic.
• The amount of Damage dealt is found by cross referencing the Attack Rating of the Attacker by the Defense Rating of the Target on the Damage Table.
  • On a Critical hit, this value is tripled!
• If the Target’s hit points are reduced to 0 after taking damage, the Target is Routed. An Routed unit is removed from the map and unable to return to the battle. Some victory conditions may require you to track how many Units have been routed on either side.
• If the attacker had advantage from the The Weapon Triangle, the enemy unit will gain the Broken Status.

Italic Ratings are not standard for any Class: they can only be reached via Modifiers.

• If a Target is not routed at the end of the attack, the Target becomes the Attacker and gets to make a Counter Attack with it’s currently equipped Weapon. This follows the exact same procedure, simply with roles reversed.
• After the Counter Attack, one of the two combatants may get to make a second attack, as a Follow Up. Follow Up attacks occur when one Unit’s Speed is 2 Ratings higher than the others. For example, A Unit with a Speed of B in combat with a second Unit that has a Speed of D will get to make a Follow Up attack. The Follow Up attack follows the same procedure as before.
  • Who started the combat is irrelevant to who gets to make a Follow Up attack!
  • If neither Unit is 2 Ratings higher than the other, neither Unit makes a Follow Up attack.
• Special note: Staves cannot counter attack or follow up. Staves also do not need to roll to hit when targeting an allied unit, they always hit.

The Weapon triangle represents how certain weapon types have combat advantages or disadvantages when used against certain other weapon types. There is a triangle for melee weapons as well as types of magic.

When using an advantageous weapon against a Target, a Unit will deal one extra point of damage and their Dexterity is treated as one point higher. Likewise, when using a disadvantageous Weapon, the Unit deals one less point of damage and their Dexterity is treated as one point lower.

When a unit attacks with advantage on the Weapon Triangle and deals damage, the Break Status Effect is applied to the target. They immediately lose their ability to counter attack in the current combat, and cannot counter attack in the next one they’re involved in.

The break status cures itself after a combat where the unit started broken or if the unit is activated to take a turn. A broken unit cannot be further broken, it must cure the status before it can be broken again.

Some tags give a Unit access to Special Actions, they can take on their turn. These actions don’t require an accuracy roll when the Target is an allied Unit. Find out more in Special Action Tags.

Free actions can be taken at anytime on a Unit’s turn.

• Equip Change which Weapon or Accessory the unit has equipped from it’s Inventory.
• Discard Remove an item from the Unit’s Inventory permanently. This item is lost for the rest of the battle.
• Trade When a unit is adjacent to an allied unit, it can Trade any number of items between their Inventories. A Unit can only Trade with one Unit in a single Combat Turn.

Tags are keyword that represent features of a Class, Weapon, Accessory, or Consumable. These keywords can be referenced by other Tags, can provide the Unit with it special rules or other mechanical benefits. Tags on a Weapon or Accessory only apply while that Weapon or Accessory is equipped.

Special Action tags each give a Unit access to a Special Action they can use, as defined in Use a Special Action.

Scenario Tags are tags that should only be used if the scenario calls for them. These tags are often applied at the start of the game to a number of a Player’s Units and enable their Units to take a Special Action needed for the Scenario.

Certain Tags (such as Effect(Tag)) can temporarily bestow a Tag onto another Unit. These Status Effect tags are typically given in battle rather than found on a Unit at the start of the battle. Each includes a way that the Tag will be removed from the Unit.