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Combat

When you walk into a hostile encounter on the hex map, the Battle Screen opens full-screen. You see the enemy's portrait against the biome backdrop, their name, level, and HP bar — plus your own stats and action buttons.

Actions

Combat is turn-based. Each turn you choose:

• Attack — strike the enemy with your equipped weapon. Hit chance scales with your stats vs theirs. Critical hits (rare) deal double damage
• Item — use a consumable from your inventory (healing potions, food). Only items with a heal amount appear here
• Flee — attempt to escape. Success depends on your speed vs the enemy's

Outcomes

• You win. Loot drops into your inventory, possibly with gold.
• You flee. No reward and no consequences — you're back where you started.
• You lose. You drop some gold. That's the only consequence right now — no death, no respawn mechanic.

Stats in combat

Your equipped weapon and armor determine your attack and defense stats. See Inventory and equipment for how equipping works.