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Just like in traditional Shining Force games, and the RPGs run by Alpha, a character moves based on three criteria:

· Movement [MOV]

· Move Type

· Land Effect

MOV is self-explanatory; the maximum number of squares that a character can move in a round. This is determined by the GM, and is worked out based on a character’s race and class choices, using examples from the games to find a best fit.

Move Type and Land Effect determine how a character moves in battle based on the terrain. Land Effect also provides a small amount of protection against incoming damage from non-magical attacks. The movement types that a character might have are:

· Slow

· Normal

· Fast

· Vehicle

· Heavy

· Hover

· Flight

· Spirit *(Special Move Type for TUM’s character)

And the types of terrain, plus examples that can be encountered are:

· Smooth (Dirt roads, stone floor etc). Protection: 0%

· Clear (Grass, carpets, tiled flooring etc). Protection: 10%

· Rough (Overgrowth and thick grass, heavy rugs, rubble etc). Protection: 20%

· Obstructed (Forests, stalagmites etc). Protection: 30%

· Incline (Hills, stairs, slopes etc). Protection: 20%

· Unstable (Desert, beach, mud etc). Protection: 0%

· Slippery (Snow, ice, glass etc). Protection: 0%

· Warded (Sigils, runes etc). Protection: 50% * (Impassable by Spirit Move Type)

To enter a square always costs at least 1 point of MOV. The terrain types raise this cost by different amounts depending on the Move Type. These increased costs are found in the table below:

Costs to Enter Squares Based on Terrain and Move Type
Terrain Type Protection Move Type	Smooth 0%	Clear 10%	Rough 20%	Obstructed 30%	Incline 20%	Unstable 0%	Slippery 0%	Warded 50%
Slow	1	1	1.5	3	3	3	3	Use normal terrain type
Normal	1	1	1.5	2	1.5	1.5	1.5
Fast	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Vehicle	1	1	1	1.5	1.5	1.5	2
Heavy	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Hover	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Flight	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Spirit	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	Cannot Enter

Here are a couple of examples:

· A character with Normal Movement has 5 MOV. He moves up 2 spaces across clear terrain, which costs 2 move. He then steps up onto a square of rough terrain, which costs 1.5 MOV to enter, so the character has spent 3.5 of his 5 MOV, leaving him with 1.5 remaining. There is a clear square to his left, an incline above, and obstructed terrain to the right. Stepping left onto the clear square would leave only half a MOV point left, which isn’t enough to move any further. The incline costs 1.5 MOV for the character, fully expending his movement. The obstructed terrain costs 2 for this hero, and with only 1.5 MOV left, can’t be moved to.

· A Knight with the Slow Move Type and 7 MOV is stuck in obstructed terrain. Every step he takes costs 3 of his MOV, forcing him to be limited to 2 squares each turn. Upon reaching the edge, he is in rough terrain. As rough terrain costs Slow characters 1.5 MOV, he can now move through 4 squares of rough terrain for a cost of 6 of his MOV. If his 4^th square of rough terrain is adjacent to smooth or clear terrain, the Knight could spend the 1 unspent MOV to move a 5^th square onto it.